By Timothy Cockes on Thursday, May 15, 2025

The closing chapels of the spring semester at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary included a time of commissioning for students participating in summer missions work and a time of celebration to note outstanding academic achievement and performance throughout the year. Commissioning Service NOBTS and Leavell College students participating...

By Timothy Cockes on Friday, May 9, 2025

Students come from all over the world to prepare for ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. For Ogola Kange, her journey from Nigeria to New Orleans began when the letters NOBTS appeared to her in a dream. Kange, a graduate student pursuing a degree in ministry to women,...

By Staff on Tuesday, May 6, 2025

A shooting occurred near the campus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College on May 6 around midnight, leaving two students with non-life threatening injuries. The students were taken to a local hospital and are expected to make a full recovery. Seminary administration was present with the students...

By Timothy Cockes on Tuesday, April 29, 2025

The Caskey Center at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary hosted their annual pastors' conference April 25-26 featuring guest speakers Jeff Iorg, President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee and Sam Greer, senior pastor of Red Bank Baptist Church (Tenn.). Iorg spoke to more than 250 pastors and pastors’...

By Timothy Cockes on Monday, April 21, 2025

The board of trustees for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College heard a of variety of positive reports and approved new faculty and curriculum updates during their spring meeting April 15-16. Jamie Dew, president of...

By Timothy Cockes on Wednesday, April 16, 2025

If someone were to walk through the doors of St. Bernard Baptist Church in Chalmette, La., it would be completely unrecognizable from what it looked like just two years ago. At that time, the church had an average attendance of about six people on a typical Sunday. Since then,...

By Timothy Cockes on Monday, March 31, 2025

Missions Week at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary emphasized the need and the opportunity for students to reach the nations with the Gospel. Taking place March 24 – 28, the week featured a variety of guest speakers and events all focused on the importance of fulfilling the Great Commission,...

By Timothy Cockes on Friday, March 14, 2025

Chuck Kelley, president emeritus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, spoke about his journey of grief after losing his beloved wife Rhonda in his first chapel message since his retirement. Kelley’s chapel address on Thursday (March 13) marks more than a year since the passing of...