Jimmy Dukes, a visionary and innovator who served New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College as a faculty member and administrator for more than four decades, died December 4 at the age of 81. Dukes was integral to the founding and establishment of Leavell College, the ground-breaking and highly successful...
What happens when the pastor brings his homework to church? What if that homework assignment involves evangelism? Shane Stidham, pastor of Fulton Bridge Baptist Church, Hamilton, Alabama, knew that his first reading assignment as a Leavell College student and a Caskey Center scholarship recipient was something his church members needed to...
One man’s determination 70 years ago to bless others continues to bless some New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary families today at Thanksgiving when a food basket arrives at their door. “It’s not just about bringing groceries. It’s about bringing encouragement,” said Dorothy, daughter of Albert Graythen, the man who decided long...
“Servant Leadership in Uncertain Times,” the theme of the first annual Prepare Here Conference hosted by the Jim Henry Leadership Institute of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, drew in 250 pastors, church ministry leaders, and spouses from across 10 states, October 12-13. Featured speakers were Steve Gaines, senior pastor, Bellevue Baptist...
A spirit of encouragement marked the regularly scheduled meeting of the board of trustees of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, October 10-11. “We had a very productive board of trustees meeting this year,” said Jamie Dew, president. “We are excited about the morale and the time that...
As far as she can tell, Kathy Steele, former IMB missionary, licensed professional counselor, and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary counseling professor, started the first Moms in Prayer International group in Cuba nearly 20 years ago. Today, over 3,000 women are active in Moms in Prayer International (MIPI) groups across Cuba,...
Serve Day at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary yielded two professions of faith and numerous gospel conversations as more than 200 faculty, staff and student participants shared the gospel and served across the city, September 28. The once-a-semester event mobilized evangelism teams into the French Quarter and New Orleans’...
Hard times often are described as “going through a valley.” But Bruce Watson, pastor of First Baptist Jeanerette, Louisiana, describes life’s valleys as the place where the soil is the richest. “It’s not until you get in the valley where the dirt of life is, where the thorns and thistles are,...
