Mrs. Dawn Waters-Baker, artist-inresidence at Arapaho Road Baptist Church in Garland, Texas, and Dr. Natalie Carnes, assistant professor of theology at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, were this year’s Arts Week speakers. During chapel, they spoke on beauty, its language within the context of our wounds and in our ministries, and as it relates to life, nature, and theology. Go to voice.dts.edu/chapel to view all of the Arts Week messages.
1 (From right to left) Jennie Allen (MABS, 2005), takes the time to pose with her friend and mentor, Christine Caine, featured speaker at the All About Influence, Women’s Leadership Conference.
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2 Dr. Rodney Orr (ThM, 1990) took his DTS cross-cultural apologetics class to the State Fair of Texas to do evangelism during the University of Oklahoma vs. University of Texas game. The students had many opportunities to share the gospel one on one and many trusted Christ. 3 Stephanie Reyes, Sucely de León, and Margaret Tolliver (MAMC, 2012) strike a pose at the DTS annual fall festival. 4 Assistant director of DTS en Español, Williams Trigueros (STM, 2015) prays over the pastor and the leadership team of Primera Iglesia Biblica de Apatzingan in Apatzingán, Michoacán, México. The church celebrated their 61st anniversary this past fall. 5 Director of Spiritual Formation, Sten-Erik Armitage (MABS, 2012; ThM, 2012), had no prob-llama winning the coveted tacky sweater hat at the DTS Staff Christmas Party in December.
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6 Eric Mason (ThM, 2000) spoke at the RightNow Conference in Dallas, Texas, where he challenged believers to engage with others on race, justice, and the church. To watch his session, please visit rightnowconferences.org. 7 Dr. Dan Wallace (ThM, 1979; PhD, 1995) fights Bruce Lee in Hong Kong where he spoke at Waterloo Hill Church. Special thanks to Josh Lam (ThM, 2006), pastor of Waterloo, for his hospitality and especially for getting him there. 8 Every year at DTS-Dallas, the staff competes in an interdepartmental Christmas decorating contest. Congratulations to the Business Office and DTS Foundation for the creative reminder of God’s indescribable gift.
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