Southeastern Magazine Fall 2021

SOUTHEASTERN

ANNUAL REPORT 2020-2021

Letter from the Director here are we going? What an important question. As Yogi Berra has famously said, “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” We all, in some way, have contemplated this question. Whether preparing for a trip or considering God’s call, knowing where you are going is indispensable knowledge as you embark on the journey of service to our Lord.

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and The College at Southeastern are no different. The institutional direction and missional focus position Southeastern to journey forward serving the Lord, uniquely aware of where we are going.

In 2006 I arrived in Wake Forest. That same year the administration unveiled its Great Commission vision. This same vision, now 15 years later, continues to undergird our direction and institutional focus. We have articulated this vision in various ways through the years, including the moniker, “every classroom a Great Commission classroom.”

This was a concerted effort to bring to life the missional thrust of the biblical, theological, and practical ministry in every course.

In January of 2014, Southeastern launched the “Go” campaign. This initiative focused our missional efforts and vision into one word. Over the past seven years, the “Go” campaign has produced various articulations of our missional emphasis. I Am Going provided a unique way for our students and alumni to answer where and how they serve the Lord.

Nine years of record enrollment and growing campus needs led Southeastern’s administration to launch For the Mission in April 2019. This four-year strategic fundraising campaign allows Southeastern to address four critical areas for future growth.

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Through this campaign, donations of over $2.5 million go to support student aid resources. In addition to the student aid resources, $3.1 million is designated to support academic initiatives. We are working to raise $8.5 million in critical campus renovations and construction needs. By God’s grace, we have received $3.2 million to support these projects. We hope to begin renovations on Bostwick Hall soon and construction of a new dining facility to support our growing student population. Southeastern is blessed to have raised these resources while not hindering our Southeastern Fund donations, which provides mission-critical operational support for our school. Over the next year or so, Southeastern will finish For the Mission and celebrate its foundation for the future.

I am excited to report that the days are bright, and we know where we are going. While we may articulate our Great Commission vision in different ways, the focus never changes. We recognize that our ministry is to help students, graduates, and ultimately churches fulfill the mission. Our students are working to fulfill their calling in Great Commission ministry. Whether preparing for the pastorate, the mission field, a business office, a counseling room, or a classroom, our students and graduates are working to fulfill the Great Commission. So where are we going? What are we doing? We are helping students Fulfill the Mission.

Jonathan Six, Director of Financial and Alumni Development

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4 Years, 4 Strategic Initiatives, For the Glory of God

16 24 About This Issue his issue of the Southeastern Annual Report seeks to emphasize the ways in which your giving is helping us advance the kingdom around the world.

In this issue, we’ll highlight the progress of our For the Mission campaign and explain how you can play a part in helping us finish the mission. For the Mission is a 4-year campaign to raise $20.5 million for the students, for the faculty, for the campus, and for the cause.

You’ll see a breakdown of how we are accomplishing this goal in each of these areas and where

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As you read through this report, you may notice it reads like a magazine. That’s intentional.

We want this annual report, and future reports, to feature stories of how God is using you to impact the lives of our students who are getting equipped to serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission. As you read these stories and updates, we hope you will be reminded to pray for our school to keep God’s mission first in all that we do and to praise him for the ways he continues to use our students for his glory among the nations.

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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC Daniel Akin President Keith Whitfield Provost Ryan Hutchinson Executive Vice President for Operations Art Rainer Vice President for Institutional Advancement Marketing and Communications

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For the Mission Retiring Faculty

6 Exploring Humanity

16 For the Mission Stats

Southeastern Announces New Project with John Templeton Foundation

For the Students

7 Trained to Transform

20 Mercy Scholarship

North Carolina Field Minister Program Celebrates First Graduating Class

9 From Wichita to the World

How a Kansas Church is Supporting Global Mission

10 Generational Impact

Timothy Society Relaunches as Southeastern Legacy Society

Makes Eternal Impact

21 Q&A with

Scholarship Recipient Roy Vargas

Southeastern Welcomes Trustees and Donors to Campus for Fall Meetings

12 Endowment Report 14 Southeastern Stats

Faithful Service

Southeastern Celebrates the Retirement of Seven Longstanding and Beloved Professors

37 David Alan Black Senior Professor of New Testament and Greek, Dr. M.O. Owens, Jr. Chair of New Testament Studies

For the Faculty

38 Ant Greenham

22 A Lifetime of Service

Professor of Missions and Islamic Studies

Southeastern Creates Sam James Endowment Fund

For the Campus

11 Biblically Grounded, 24 Advancing the Globally Focused

36 147 Years of

Kingdom through Expanding the Campus

For the Cause 28 Global Game

Makes Global Impact

Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Southeastern Classic Golf Tournament

Sharon Chung - Director Jesse Chaney - Associate Director of Marketing Charles Underhill - Web Specialist Rebecca Pate - Project Manager Pamela Pfeffer - Administrative Assistant Lauren Pratt - News and Information Specialist Francesca Salazar - Graphic Designer Ryan Thomas - Senior Graphic Designer

Financial and Alumni Development Jonathan Six - Director George Harvey - General Counsel & Director of Planned Giving

Drew Davis - Associate Director Chris Allen - Denominational Relations &

Ministry Teams Coordinator

Michelle Ard - Events & Alumni Relations Coordinator Meredith Cook - Grant Writer Caden Farr - Donor Relations &

Data Management Coordinator

Chandler Donegan - Gift Accountant Jonathan Goforth - Development Officer Becca Warren - Development Officer Billy Vernon - Alumni & Church Relations Specialist Stacie Hetrick - Administrative Assistant

40 Daniel Heimbach Senior Professor of Christian Ethics

42 Chip McDaniel Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew

44 Mark Rooker Senior Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew

46 James Porowski Professor of Child and Family Development

47 Charles Harvey Professor of Christian Education, Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program

Articles by Lauren Pratt and photos by Rebecca Pate unless otherwise credited

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Letter from the President ear friends, as I approach the conclusion of my 18th year at Southeastern words are inadequate to express my praise to our Lord for all He has done for our wonderful school. The “Doxology” does come to mind: “Praise God from whom all blessings flow!” I do believe there are some reasons why our Lord has chosen to rest his hand of blessing and kindness on this institution. Let me share just a few.

At Southeastern, we’re committed to training students to fulfill the final marching orders of King Jesus. When we look at the scope of lostness in our world today, we are compelled to train up more and more gospel-prepared warriors for this mission. We have been able to join our Lord in this holy assignment because He has raised up and used generous donors like you to advance his mission around the world. That’s why in this annual report, you’ll read updates on how the Lord is equipping our students for gospel ministry across North America and around the world. Let me draw your attention to just a couple of examples of many that I could share.

Through the Mercy Scholarship, over 100 students are able to receive financial aid to get equipped for preaching and pastoral ministry, missiology, church revitalization, and domestic and international church planting. This fall, we will have our first graduates in the North Carolina Field Minister Program, who will then be deployed to prisons throughout North Carolina for the remainder of their sentence, bringing transformation to the prison system from the inside out. Likewise, through our Global Theological Initiative programs and partnerships, we are training over 3,000 vetted, positioned leaders from over 40 countries. And this year, we fully funded our Sam James Church Planting Endowment designed to recruit, equip, and send men and women for church planting work across North America and around the world. These are just a few of the ways that your generous gifts are helping us train students to fulfill Christ’s Great Commission.

We’re also honored to highlight seven longstanding faculty who retired this spring. These men have taught at the seminary for a combined total of 147 years, training thousands of students to serve the Church and reach people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. These professors came to the seminary on the heels of the Conservative Resurgence, a crucial theological turning point in the life of our institution and Convention. Because of their commitment to biblical inerrancy, orthodox theology and doctrinal fidelity, amid controversy, they have had an incredible impact on generations of students. These men have made an indelible contribution to the Southeastern

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and Southern Baptist family. Words are truly inadequate to express my gratitude for each one of them. They have left their stamp upon this institution and we are better for it. They will be missed but they will not be forgotten for their faithful service to our Lord and his Church.

Lastly, as part of our Southeastern family, we want to call you to help us finish the mission of our comprehensive campaign. In 2018, we began For the Mission, a $20.5 million, 4-year fundraising campaign designed with four initiatives in view: For the Students, For the Faculty, For the Campus, and For the Cause. By funding this campaign, you’re helping to alleviate tuition costs for students, create endowments for faculty members, and construct and renovate buildings on campus to accommodate the needs of our growing student body.

As we near the end of this campaign, we want to call you to consider how you can be part of helping us advance the kingdom and fulfill the Great Commission by training more students to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.

Over half of the world’s population still has little to no access to the gospel. This demands our time, our resources, and our lives. That is why we will continue to teach students to love God, love the truth, love the Church, and love the world until Christ returns.

Fulfilling the Great Commission represents the heartbeat of Southeastern to equip students for ministry in any context so that the gospel will go forward to all people in all places. Fulfilling the mission can look different for everyone, but the goal is still the same. Whether through counseling, teaching, pastoring, giving, or going to the unreached peoples of the world, you can fulfill the mission of King Jesus wherever he has placed you. And, Southeastern exists to equip students for that very purpose.

Will you join us in helping us finish that mission so more students can GO and make Jesus’ name known around the world? Thank you for your love, your prayers and your support. The apostle Paul expresses so well my own heart towards you all in Philippians 1:3,5, “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you...For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.” I love you and I am so grateful you are a part of all that is happening at Southeastern. What a great time it is to be serving King Jesus!

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Exploring Humanity Southeastern Announces New Project with John Templeton Foundation outheastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) is proud to have begun a major, three-year project in the arena of theological anthropology called “Being Human: Theology and Praxis,” funded by the John Templeton Foundation.

This project seeks to propel research, dialogue, and perspective development at the academic level among Southern Baptist faculty, SEBTS students, pastors, and other denominational leaders. The project will also provide opportunities for interdisciplinary engagement around topics of high relevance to the 21st century Church. Such topics will fall under the annual themes of “Defining Humans,” “Forming Humans,” and “Challenging Humans.”

“We at the Bush Center for Faith and Culture are excited about the Being Human: Theology and Praxis project,” said Ken Keathley and Benjamin Quinn, Director and Associate Director of the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture. “There is no doctrine more in need of careful consideration for our cultural moment than Anthropology. How we define humans and how we understand the human condition inform us in so many areas related to the Church’s mission—counseling, ethics, and apologetics, just to name a few.

Starting with Scripture as our final authority, we will engage with a broad arena of academic disciplines as we explore what it means to be imagers of God and how to live faithfully before God in his world. We are grateful to the Foundation for the grant that makes this project possible.”

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The $1.53 million grant to fund the Being Human: Theology and Praxis project will allow SEBTS to host many events ranging from annual academic workshops and scholars-in-residence programs to special campus-wide events, public forums, live-streamed conferences, and more. Through these events and through partnerships with sister institutions and other likeminded organizations, the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture will publish several online and multimedia resources that will both inform and guide the public in cultivating a biblical worldview.

“Central to Christian public witness in today’s society is how we answer the questions: What is unique and valuable about human beings? And then, how do the answers to those questions lead us to honor, engage, and even care for one another within our communities and in our broader society?” said Keith Whitfield, Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Theology at SEBTS. “In the middle of the 20th century, C.S. Lewis said that we’ve never met an ‘ordinary person.’ That is true. Yet, in our society, we have essentially lost a transcendent accounting for that wonderful truth. I am grateful for the commitment of Drs. Keathley and Quinn at the Bush Center to equip our students and serve our churches over the next three years to focus on how the Christian faith establishes and explains that humanity was made a little lower than the angels and God crowned us with glory and honor (Ps. 8:5).”

There is no doctrine more in need of careful consideration for our cultural moment than Anthropology.

Ken Keathley and Benjamin Quinn, Director and Associate Director of the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture

Founded in 1987, the John Templeton Foundation supports research and dialogue on the deepest and most perplexing questions facing humankind.

The Foundation funds work on subjects ranging from black holes and evolution to creativity, forgiveness, and free will. It also encourages civil, informed dialogue among scientists, philosophers, theologians, and the public at large.

With an endowment of $3.8 billion and annual giving of approximately $140 million, the Foundation ranks among the 25 largest grantmaking foundations in the United States. Headquartered outside Philadelphia, its philanthropic activities have engaged all major faith traditions and extended to more than 190 countries around the world.

VISIT TE MPLETON.ORG TO LE ARN MORE

Southeastern hosted Dr. Carl Trueman, Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at Grove City College, for the annual Drummond-Bush Lecture for the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture Sept. 9.

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Trained to Transform North Carolina Field Minister Program Celebrates First Graduating Class his December marks a momentous graduation from The College at Southeastern, but it will not be held within the traditional walls of Binkley Chapel. Instead, 26 College at Southeastern students within the North Carolina Field Minister Program (NCFMP) will graduate at Nash Correctional Institution in Nashville, North Carolina.

“When we started this program in 2016, I never would have imagined the challenges that the last 18 months have provided,” said Seth Bible, Director of Prison Programs at Southeastern. “But, God has remained faithful and has honored our partnership with Game Plan for Life and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety by allowing us to continue our goal of equipping students for a lifetime of service to the incarcerated population of North Carolina. I am forever grateful for the support of our alumni and administration in the daily work of prison programs."

Through a partnership that began in August 2016 with Game Plan for Life, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, and The College at Southeastern, the NCFMP trains and equips men of faith to be servants to the incarcerated population in their own faith tradition while pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry. The program held its first classes in August 2017 with 30 students.

That number has now risen to 90 students in its fourth year.

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The 26 men graduating this fall will be divided into five teams and sent throughout prisons within the state to work through the state’s incentive wage program, providing a variety of services to others within their prison. Graduates will also have the opportunity to provide counseling, mentorship, and training to the incarcerated population.

In addition, they will also receive training in conflict resolution and other state-run programs such as Thinking for a Change and a father/son mentorship program that helps fathers in prison know how to maintain healthy relationships with their children.

In addition to the NCFMP, Southeastern also began a prison program for women at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women in downtown Raleigh.

Funded in partnership with the Sunshine Lady Foundation, the women’s program, which currently has nine students, provides women an opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, politics, and economics with an entrepreneurship minor through The College at Southeastern. These women are given a traditional education that makes them more

employable upon release. Unlike the men’s prison program, the women’s program focuses on those serving a shorter sentence.

Through Southeastern’s prison programs, men and women are being equipped to transform the prison system’s culture from the inside out.

Scan here to see the story of the North Carolina Field Minister Program.

The North Carolina Field Minister Program holding its annual Convocation service at Nash Correctional Institution

Men and women are being equipped to transform the prison system’s culture from the inside out.

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MEET Southeastern Dr. Akin invites you to

MEET SOUTHEASTERN

is a gathering for prospective donors to learn more about Southeastern. By coming to campus, they will learn more about how the Lord is working through our students to reach the nations with the gospel and what it looks like to partner together to accomplish this goal. This event includes an overview of the history of the school, a campus tour, a faculty panel and dinner with President Danny Akin.

I want to personally invite you to join us for Meet Southeastern.

Come and see for yourself how God is using Southeastern to accomplish the Great Commission. I hope to meet you there.

- Danny Akin

For future dates and more information Email Becca Warren at bwarren@sebts.edu

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From Wichita to the World How a Kansas Church is Supporting Global Mission avid Crowther has experienced how knowing the biblical text thoroughly has shaped his faith and the way that he teaches his congregation on a weekly basis.

He’s helping to connect the dots of Scripture to his congregation through showing the overarching narrative of Scripture—God has a mission for all peoples to know him and it has existed throughout history. Crowther believes there’s much to learn about studying God’s Word from godly people and resources, but learning the tools to study the Bible for oneself is irreplaceable.

It was in 2012 that Crowther decided to begin his PhD in Biblical Studies at Southeastern, believing that knowing God’s Word deeply helps inform the way he could teach it to others. Southeastern was also a place where he knew he would receive guidance and teaching that would be biblically-founded and missionally-focused.

“I really liked [Southeastern] because of the confessional nature, the direction of the school, the commitment of the school to the Word of God, as well as the Great Commission,” said Crowther.

Crowther began serving at Immanuel Baptist Church in Wichita, Kansas in 2019 after serving as pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Crowther graduated with his PhD in 2017 and continued pastoring Mount Olive. However, he began to sense the Lord calling him somewhere else, but he just wasn’t sure where. It was soon after that the Lord brought about the opportunity to talk with Immanuel about becoming their pastor.

Crowther remembers reading through Acts 16 and Paul’s call to go to Macedonia. Through this passage and the confirmation of meeting with the pastor search committee, God affirmed the call for Crowther and his family to move to Wichita.

As Crowther leads Immanuel, he seeks to put forward a Great Commission focus in his

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preaching. One way Crowther and his congregation at Immanuel are fulfilling the Great Commission in Wichita is through their partnership with Southeastern’s Global Theological Initiative. Through Crowther and his wife’s involvement with the Southeastern Society, they began hearing about the ways GTI was equipping leaders around the world. As the church was later considering where to allocate funds for mission work, naturally Crowther immediately thought of GTI. GTI’s goal is to equip these national leaders so that they will train the local pastors and missionaries within their various contexts. GTI is currently equipping over 3,000 vetted, positioned leaders in over 40 nations and global cities. This is done through partnership with educational and missions entities in these countries and by locking arms with these global leaders in helping to develop curriculum, organizational strategies, and more.

“Because [God’s] given us every means, then we should give out of a heart of gratitude to help other people know about Christ and who he is,” said Crowther, who noted that he has watched as God has provided for Immanuel while they have chosen to give generously. In the midst of a pandemic, God has been faithful, with the church experiencing growth in membership, baptizing 60 people, and seeing their members exceed giving to the annual budget for the first time in two decades.

While giving generously is costly, Crowther and his church have found that God’s faithfulness and provision are far more abundant than their sacrifice.

Last year Southeastern received over $285,000 from donors supporting the Global Theological Initiative.

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Generational Impact Timothy Society Relaunches as Southeastern Legacy Society t Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, the focus is often on training students to participate in God’s mission around the world.

However, one of the main ways this is possible is through the generous gifts of donors who give their resources sacrificially to advance the mission. The impact of donors is felt by students, staff, and faculty each day, both on and off-campus.

One of the ways Southeastern is capturing that impact is through renaming the Timothy Society to the Legacy Society. Originally the

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giving society was named to capture the heart of passing down a legacy of faithfulness to future generations.

However, the Legacy Society is a name that better encompasses that vision to see donors continue a legacy of Great Commission giving that impacts the student body and those they will serve. “ W he n s ome one leaves a planned gift to Sout heaster n, t hey are demonstrating that they love and care for the mission of this school as if we are family,” said Jonathan Goforth, Development Officer for Financial and Alumni Development at Southeastern. “They are writing us into their will and leaving a gift that will aid our students as they prepare to serve the church and

fulfill the Great Commission.”

Since its inception from 2011, Southeastern’s Legacy Society has over 80 members who are invested in Great Commission work through a planned gift. The Southeastern Legacy Society has a crucial role in the future financial wellbeing of the school as many of these gifts will have tremendous impact on providing funding for students to be theologically trained with sound doctrine and a global focus to reach all nations with the gospel. Everyone has a chance to make a major gift at least once. The Southeastern Legacy Society members are pillars for the future of Southeastern’s kingdom impact.

“You’ve been a faithful, committed Christian all your life. What’s your lasting testimony going to be?”

George Harvey Director of Planned Giving & Staff Counsel, Legacy Society member since 2010, Southeastern Society member since 1994

To join or for more information, visit sebts.edu/give, or email jgoforth@sebts.edu

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Biblically Grounded, Globally Focused Southeastern Welcomes Trustees and Donors to Campus for Fall Meetings. outheastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) welcomed its Board of Trustees and Southeastern Society (SES) to campus for their biannual meetings Oct. 10-12. The past three days celebrated the way in which students are carrying the doctrinal convictions, biblical veracity, and missional urgency instilled at SEBTS to the nations. Those three days also celebrated the tremendous impact donors and trustees are making in the life of students each and every day through their giving and governance of the institution.

During Tuesday’s Board meeting, President Danny Akin reported to trustees that SEBTS has experienced both record enrollment and its strongest year of giving. Southeastern continues to exceed 5,000 students and has raised 32 percent more in 20202021 than the prior fiscal year. This is 22 percent higher than the highest year of giving in the school’s history.

Trustees also approved a strategic institutional focus for 2021-2022 put forth by the Cabinet. This focus, Love the Truth, is one of the guiding Four Loves of the seminary (Love God, Love the Truth, Love the Church, and Love the World). SEBTS seeks to communicate the seminary’s commitment to spiritual vibrancy in the life of its students through Love the Truth, which includes six essential doctrinal emphases: the inerrancy and sufficiency of Scripture; the exclusivity of the gospel; the importance of penal

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substitution; complementarian theology; the importance of the local church; the inherent and eternal value of every human life.

“It’s been one of the joys of my life to be one the Board of Trustees at Southeastern Seminary, in large part because of the fidelity the seminary has had, under Danny’s leadership and others, to God’s Word and to the mission that Jesus Christ left us,” said Tim Dale, Chairman of the SEBTS Board of Trustees.

During their Tuesday meeting, trustees approved several items, including: • Proposals and revisions to college, graduate, and advanced curriculum. Main changes include the addition of the Minor in Ministry to Women, an MDiv in Pastoral Ministry and Counseling, and changes the Church History ThM emphasis to Historical Theology.

• The Butler Family Student Aid Fund • Sabbatical reports from Drs. Aucoin, Hammett, Kellum, and Moseley.

• Sabbatical requests for Drs. Keathley, Miles, and Quarles The Board also welcomed nine new trustees, including Boris Alfaro (to serve on the Student Services Committee), Aaron Burgner (to serve on the Campus Planning Committee),

Raymond Brown (to serve on the Student Services Committee), Michael Byrd (to serve on the Audit & Investment Committee), Sheila Fields (to serve on the Academic Committee), Ingrid Reynolds (to serve on the Campus Planning Committee), Alan Scott (to serve on the Student Services Committee), Andy Taylor (to serve on the Academic Committee), and Neal Seaborn (to serve on the Institutional Advancement Committee).

During Southeastern’s For the Mission Banquet Monday night, President Akin told donors, “What you do in your prayers and what you do in your giving makes a massive difference for the cause of Christ.”

SES members and guests heard from Dr. Jeff Struecker, Assistant Professor of Christian Leadership at Southeastern.

Struecker served for more than 22 years in the military, 10 years of which were served as private and platoon sergeant in the 75th Ranger Regiment.

Struecker surrendered his life to the Lord in ministry and decided to become a chaplain in the Airborne and Ranger units, which he served for the last 10 years of his military service.

Struecker is currently the lead pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia. During his address Monday night, Struecker noted that Christian identity coupled with Great Commission responsibility produces gospel urgency. Trustee and SES meetings concluded with a time of worship and preaching from Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton.

President Danny Akin expresses his gratitude to Southeastern Society members at the For the Mission Banquet, Oct. 11.

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Endowment Report Between fiscal year 2020 and 2021, the endowment balance increased by ~$11 million. This increase alone will annually add $550,000 to help support Southeastern's budget, student scholarships, faculty, and building maintenance.

Fund Overview

EQUITY

Asset Allocation

52.89% Overview Fund

$21,257,703.16

The Endowment Fund is a long-term investment for Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary requiring annual spending and real growth.

The Fund consists of global equity, fixed income, special opportunities, and real assets.

Purpose & Expectation The long-term goal of the Endowment Fund is to exceed the sum of 5% annual spending, inflation (Consumer Price Index), and fees.

F I X E D I N C OME

EQ UITY EQ UITY

$4,084,227.31

$21,257,703.16

R E A L AS S E TS $8,907,075.46

We expect the overall volatility to be less than the benchmark, and this is achieved by diversifying among many different asset managers and asset types. One of our core principles is downside protection, so care is taken to hire managers appropriately and to diversify widely.

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FIXED IN CO ME FIXED IN CO ME $4,084,227.31

21.88%

REAL ASSETS REAL ASSETS

S P E C I A L O P P ORT U N I T I E S $3,140,683.00 EQ U IT Y - 5 2. 8 9 %

SPECIAL O PPO RTUNITI E S SPECIAL O PPO RTUNITI E S

F IX ED INC O M E - 1 0. 03 % CAS H

$3,140,683.00

REAL ASSETS - 21 . 8 8 % $3,042,140.86 SPEC IAL O PPO RT U NIT IES - 7.72%

TOTAL

$4 0,701,829.79 B E N C H MA R K 50% MSCI ACWI NR, 10% HFRX Equal Weighted, 10% Russ Microcap, 20% BB US Agg, 10% S&P GSCI

I N C E P T I O N DAT E June 01, 2018

52.89% 52.89%

10.03% 10.03%

$4,084,227.31

$8,907,075.46

CASH - 7. 4 7%

Risk Control

10.03% $21,257,703.16

21.88% 21.88%

$8,907,075.46

7.72%

$3,140,683.00

7.47% CASH CASH

$3,042,140.86

7.72% 7.72%

7.47% 7.47%

$3,042,140.86

TOTAL 100.00% TOTAL

$40,701,829.79 $40,701,829.79

100.00% 100.00%

BEN CHMARK BEN CHMARK

50% MSCI ACWI NR, 10% HFRX Equal Weighted, 10% Russ Microcap, 50% MSCI ACWI NR, 10% HFRX 20% BB US Agg, 10% S&P GSCI Equal Weighted, 10% Russ Microcap, 20% BB US Agg, 10% S&P GSCI

INCEPTIO N DATE INCEPTIO N DATE

Endowment Fund / Oak City Since Inception: June 01, 2018 June 01, 2018

Investments are screened to avoid companies involved Junealcohol, 01, 2018 with tobacco, gambling, pornography, and abortion-related goods and services.

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Investment Strategy

Embrace Stewardship

• Asset allocation is critical

• Employ portfolio to reflect worldview

• Downside protection is important

• Engage in investments honoring to God

• Biblical worldview is non-negotiable

• Believe that our resources belong to God

Performance Returns PO RT F O L IO N E T O F F E E S 27.82

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B E NCHM A RK 29.25

RETURN RATE (%)

27% 24% 21% 18% 15% 12%

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Since Inception (Ann)

Trailing 3 Years (Ann)

Trailing Year

Total Endowment Balance (Last 10 Years) $45,000,000 $40,000,000 $35,000,000 $30,000,000 $25,000,000

The total endowment balance has increased by 85% since fiscal year 2012 (8/1/11-7/31/12). This increase includes donations and unrealized gains over the ten year period.

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Advance the Kingdom.

From an undergraduate economics course to a doctoral thesis in missiology, from sending students around the world to serving in a local church, everything Southeastern does is oriented towards fulfilling the mission.

5,700 students 16,387 living alumni

TOTAL CHARITABL E G IVING

Graduates serve in all 50 states and over 40 countries around the world

SES TOTAL GIVING

in the last fiscal year

$5.5 million

$3.5m

1,400 donors

886 donors Accounts for 63% of all charitable giving

F A C U LT Y C H A I R S

Dr. Danny Akin Ed Young, Sr. Chair of Preaching

Faculty chairs honor our professors who embody the honorary chair name and provide valuable resources and affordable tuition to students.

Dr. John Hammett John Leadley Dagg Chair of Systematic Theology

Dr. Ken Keathley Jesse Hendley Chair of Biblical Theology

Dr. Chuck Lawless Richard & Gina Headrick Chair of World Missions

Dr. Benjamin Merkle Dr. Scott Pace Dr. M.O. Owens, Jr. Chair Johnny Hunt Chair of of New Testament Studies Biblical Preaching E N DOW E D DI R E C TO R S H I P

Dr. Chuck Quarles Dr. George Robinson Dr. Jim Shaddix Charles Page Chair Bailey Smith Chair of W.A. Criswell Chair of of Biblical Theology Evangelism Expository Preaching

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Dr. Sam Williams Fulp Chair of Biblical Counseling

Dr. Scott Hildreth George Liele Director of the Center for Great Commission Studies

Fulfill the Mission.

$700

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Gifts to the Southeastern Fund offset tuition by $700 for every full-time equivalent student.

Fulfilling the Great Commission is the heartbeat of Southeastern. We exist to equip students for ministry in any context so that the gospel will go forward to all people in all places.

SEBTS is the 4th largest graduate school in the Triangle and has experienced record growth in the last 6 years.

DIVERSITY 107% growth* in ethnic minorities 32% growth* in female students 47% on-campus undergrads are ethnically diverse and/or female *Growth from 2012-13 to 2020-21

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There have been 200 new SES members in the last 5 years. Roughly 40% of all active SES members have joined within the past 5 years.

*In 2021, the Timothy Society was renamed to the Southeastern Legacy Society to more fully encompass the Great Commission impact our donors have on generations of students.

1,500 Years of Service 19:1 On Campus Student to Faculty Ratio

584 Faculty Publications GLOBAL THEOLOGICAL INITIATIVE Southeastern has the only accredited, theologically driven Bachelor's degree program for Farsi speakers in the world.

Through our GTI programs and partnerships, we are training over 3,000 vetted, positioned leaders from over 40 countries.

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4 Years, 4 Strategic Initiatives, For the Glory of God ForTheMission.com

For the Students – $1,500,000 STUDENT AID ENDOWMENTS • Provide financial support for students who meet the requirements • Enable students to graduate with reduced student loan debt

For the Faculty – $3,000,000 ACADEMIC ENDOWMENTS • Recruit and retain world-class scholars to train the next generation of pastors and missionaries • Benefit countless students for generations to come while keeping Southeastern accessible to qualified students • Provide support for academic centers in their missions to equip people to engage in missions, in culture, and in pastoral leadership

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BOSTWICK HALL RENOVATION – $3,700,000 • Allows us to house an additional 100 on-campus students each year • Increases the undergraduate student housing capability by 65%

For the Cause – $7,500,000 SOUTHEASTERN FUND • Offsets tuition for every student • Provides technological upgrades • Provides needed facility improvements • And more

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Your generous gifts are making it possible for our students to fulfill the mission from North Carolina to the ends of the earth.

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Your membership dues, $50 per year or $600 lifetime, help us equip students to serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission while keeping tuition affordable for students.

You’ll also receive these great benefits:

• Audit courses for free • Retain access to the ATLA Religion Database • Retain access to the Share Shop • Join an intramural sports team • 50% Off transcripts • 40% Off on conference registrations at SEBTS • 10% Discount at the Locker • Use of Ledford Center Fitness Room

For more info or to join the Alumni Association, connect with us @ sebts.edu/saa 919.761.2822 alumni@sebts.edu

Mercy Scholarship Makes Eternal Impact ne of the ways that donors of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary play a tremendous role in students’ lives is through scholarship funding for students to participate in theological training for the ministry to which God has called them.

One such scholarship was created in 2020 by an anonymous donor of Southeastern to continue Great Commission ministry in North America and around the world. The Mercy Scholarship seeks to fund students pursuing degrees in preaching and evangelism, furthering the school’s Great Commission focus. In addition, this scholarship funds the education of students seeking to be faithful church planters, pastors, and ministers. Financial aid gives these students the ability to focus wholeheartedly on their training before they are sent out to serve in churches throughout the world.

Because of the Mercy Scholarship, students like Roy Vargas have been able to devote more time to getting equipped and gaining practical ministry preparation in the local church. “Thanks to this scholarship, I will be able to focus more time and energy into my studies to get my master’s degree, pursuing God’s will for my life to serve him for his glory,” said Vargas.

Since its inception in 2020, the scholarship has aided 101 students seeking Master of Divinity degrees with emphases in pastoral ministry, church planting, evangelism, and missions. Each student who receives this scholarship is expected to affirm Southeastern’s doctrinal confessions, the Lordship of Jesus Christ in his full deity and humanity, salvation by grace through faith alone, a belief in biblical marriage between one man and one woman, and maintain a personal commitment to evangelism and the local church.

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Where are you from?

I was born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica. I’m an international student living on campus with my family.

What are you studying?

I am earning my Master’s degree (MDiv) in International Church Planting.

Why did you choose Southeastern?

Southeastern has a strong leadership that stands on the authority, inerrancy, infallibility and sufficiency of Scripture and has a passionate faculty currently equipping leaders to go serve the Church and to fulfill the Great Commission, which is Jesus’ last marching orders.

The Mercy Scholarship seeks to fund students pursuing degrees in preaching and evangelism, furthering the school’s Great Commission focus.

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What is something the Lord has been teaching you recently?

The news that I was given the Mercy Scholarship came as my wife and I were praying for God’s provision. Thanks to this scholarship, I will be able to focus more time and energy into my studies to get my master’s degree, pursuing God’s will for my life to serve him for his glory. Also, it has given me more time to be there with my family and lead Bible studies and prayer meetings at church.

If I call myself a Christian, I must realize I live on mission. Seminaries are equipping church leaders, and it is a responsibility for the leaders to equip the Church to live on mission for God’s glory. Recently, I came to understand that evangelism is not a calling for the outgoing and extroverted Christian. Evangelism is the lifestyle of the follower of Jesus Christ.

What have you loved most about your program of study?

I love the way by which the MDiv in International Church Planting has a great balance between theological education grounded in biblical sound doctrine and global missions learning to complete the missionary task of evangelism, disciple making, church formation, and leadership development.

Is there a class or professor that has impacted you and your ministry?

All my classes I have taken are Great Commission classes, and I have been very impressed with the quality of the content. The evangelism class has changed the way I view my life and has replaced the perception by which I see Christian living. Dr. George G. Robinson is the Bailey Smith Chair of Evangelism and Professor of Global Disciple Making, and he has impacted my ministry by teaching me how to understand the Missio Dei (the mission of God). Today, I’m passing along the knowledge I have gained from him to other fellow pastors in Latin America without the opportunity to study at the highest theological level like I am at SEBTS.

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How has this scholarship freed you up to focus more time and energy into your studies?

How are you currently fulfilling the Great Commission and how do you hope to continue doing that in the future?

I’m an active member serving in the local church.

Today my family and I are focused on engaging people to share the love of Christ. We are praying and reaching those that are close to us and far from God for them to know the greatest news ever found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I’m currently being intentional in seeking to meet new people and changing any conversation into a gospel conversation. I used to do business in India while I was not walking with the Lord. In the near future I want to go back to India as a missionary, but this time to share the gospel and to plant churches. After I was saved, I received an invitation to go to India to teach Biblical Financial Principles to a network of 140 churches, and while I was riding in a cab visiting the same places I used to visit while in the world, I started crying because this time I was not staying in five-star hotels; this time I was staying in the houses of dirt-poor pastors. The Lord showed me that this time I was in India for his glory and not for my own glory, and he was showing me he could use me in the 10/40 window to preach and teach the gospel.

To give to the Mercy Scholarship, scan here or go to sebts.edu/give and put “Mercy Scholarship" in the comments.

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A Lifetime of Service Southeastern Creates Sam James Endowment Fund he Sam James Church Planting Endowment will enable Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary to recruit, train, and send more church planters around the world. Southeastern’s goal is to raise $1 million to train ministers to fulfill the Great Commission. This endowment is made possible through the generosity of The Summit Church and the Austin Stone Church Planting Endowment.

“We want to honor Sam James because of his passion for the gospel and his love for Southeastern,” said Southeastern President Danny Akin at this year’s SBC Alumni and Friends Luncheon, where the endowment was announced.

The endowment fund was named after Sam James, who served with the International Mission Board for over 50 years in 115 countries and has played a crucial role in developing Southeastern’s efforts to start a seminary in Southeast Asia. Before moving to Southeast Asia with his wife, Rachel, to serve as missionaries, James planted Grace Baptist Mission in 1961. After preaching one sermon urging the congregation to be

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on mission in their city and around the world, he moved to serve overseas. Grace Baptist Mission became Homestead Heights Baptist Church, and eventually, in 2001, the congregation re-launched as The Summit Church. James has played an integral part in helping Southeastern as they seek to launch a seminary in Southeast Asia through the school’s Global Theological Initiative.

The Sam James Endowment fund will also help support the salaries of Southeastern missions professors Matt Rogers and Keelan Cook, who regularly train students at Southeastern seeking to church plant worldwide.

Rogers serves as Assistant Professor of North American Church Planting, and Cook serves as Instructor of Missiology and the Associate Director of the Center for Great Commission Studies.

Southeastern is committed to training up church planters and missionaries who desire to go to the ends of the earth with the gospel so more people can hear the good news and believe. In creating this endowment fund, Southeastern hopes to fuel that mission and train more students to go.

If you can't go, then you can send. That's why the Great Commission is not an option. You have a choice: You can either go, or you can stay here and send others who are called to go.

Matt Rogers, Assistant Professor of North American Church Planting

Keelan Cook, Instructor of Missiology, Associate Director of the Center for Great Commission Studies

Scan here with your phone to see Sam James share his Great Commission story.

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Sam James and his wife, Rachel, at the dedication of the Sam and Rachel James Conference and Seminar Room in the JacuminSimpson Missions Center

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Advancing the Kingdom through Expanding the Campus n April 2021, the Board of Trustees approved the Campus Facilities Master Plan. This plan includes several renovations and new building projects this year, including renovations to Bostwick Hall and the construction of a dining hall. Southeastern staff are currently engaging architects to complete construction drawings in Bostwick Hall to expand dorm space by 96 beds to support the growth of The College at Southeastern.

In addition, trustees voted on the construction of a new pavilion in between Stealey Hall and the Library at Southeastern to provide a covered outdoor seating area. The pavilion will be dedicated to the memory of Ty Williams, who unexpectedly passed away on November 12, 2020. Ty is the son of SEBTS Facilities Director Travis Williams, who has served at the school for over two decades.

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BOSTWICK HALL RENOVATION

An existing apartment building will be renovated into dorm-style quarters with the addition of 96 new beds to accommodate further growth in The College at Southeastern.

DINING HALL

A separate dining hall will be built which will provide seating for over 300 and have the capability to host larger events.

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The new pavilion between Stealey Hall and the Library will provide covered outdoor study areas, seating, and an event stage projected for a 2022 completion.

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Global Game Makes Global Impact

I think it is only fitting that this great, global game could be used to help us fulfill our mission to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by equipping students to serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission.

Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Southeastern Classic Golf Tournament s the summer sun beat down on the North Ridge Country Club golf courses on Aug. 30, 184 players took to their golf carts and teed off at 9:30 a.m. at this year’s Southeastern Classic Golf Tournament.

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary celebrated a record-breaking year of fundraising and participation at its 15th annual tournament.

“The town of Wake Forest and our campus have a long history with the game of golf,” said President Danny Akin. “Arnold Palmer even played his college golf on what is now Paschal Golf Club on our campus. I think it is only fitting that this great, global game could be used to help us fulfill our mission to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by equipping students to serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission.”

This year’s Southeastern Classic had 72 sponsors, 46 teams and 184 registered players. Platinum sponsors for this year’s tournament included Absher Wealth Management and Robling Medical. Gold sponsors included Sovereign Financial, Planworx Architecture, and SELA Building Corporation.

In previous years, the tournament has been divided into a morning flight and an afternoon flight. However, with growing interest in the Southeastern Classic, this year’s tournament venue provided more players the opportunity to start two flights at the same time with a concluding banquet for everyone in the afternoon. Both players and event organizers

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President Danny Akin

remarked at the size of the gathering and the excitement it generated to see so many people interested in supporting the Great Commission vision of Southeastern.

Over the course of its existence, the Southeastern Classic has raised over one million dollars, with this year’s tournament raising over $135,000. All money raised from the tournament goes toward The Southeastern Fund, which helps to provide funding for school operations and alleviates tuition costs.

Players enjoyed a banquet after the tournament, which featured guest speaker and PGA golf tour professional

Chesson Hadley. Hadley shared his story of growing up in Raleigh and practicing golf on the very course where the Southeastern Classic had just taken place. Hadley also shared how he came to know the Lord and how his relationship with Christ has shaped his outlook on the game of golf today. Hadley explained that this identity in Christ and security in God’s power are what sustain him through the successes and failures of the game.

“I think situations like that are always going to be easier to handle because your mind and your outlook are always going to be from a Godgiven perspective.”

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Over the course of its existence, the Southeastern Classic has raised over one million dollars to go toward The Southeastern Fund, which helps to provide funding for school operations and alleviates tuition costs.

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Scan here to see video highlights of this year's Classic!

To learn more, play, or become a sponsor next year, please visit sebts.edu/classic or email Drew Davis at ddavis@sebts.edu

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Southeastern Society Featured Members

Jack & Toni Davis

I graduated from Southeastern with a master’s in Christian education, but more recently we became involved as financial supporters when we heard about Southeastern’s solid theological training and missions focus. We were astounded at the number of Southeastern students going out to spread the gospel among the nations.

The Davises have been members of the Southeastern Society since 2016 Toni graduated with an MA in Christian Education in 1981

We hope our support encourages others, supports pressing needs and enables the growth of the school and the fulfillment of its mission.

- Toni Davis

Who We Are The Southeastern Society is a group of generous men and women from all walks of life, who share a desire to assist Southeastern as she seeks to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by equipping students to serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission.

Why We Give Due to the faithful giving of SES members, Southeastern is able to keep tuition affordable.

As a result, graduates have more financial freedom as they heed to God’s call to serve him wherever he leads.

How To Join Join by giving $1,000 or more annually to fund the work of training gospel-ready champions for Christ. For more information or to become a member, contact Drew Davis at ddavis@sebts.edu.

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FOR THE MISSION. WAYS TO GIVE

SCAN HERE OR GO TO SEBTS.EDU/GIVE

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Matching Gifts Many companies offer their employees a gift-matching program. The percentages and amounts may vary, but you can inquire with your respective Human Resources Office to see if this is available to you. This is a great way to maximize your giving to Southeastern!

IRA Give a tax-free gift to Southeastern directly from your IRA. IRA distributions to Southeastern qualify for the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). You must be age 70 1/2 or older and the annual maximum donation is $100,000.

Donor Advised Funds Donor-advised funds are tremendous giving vehicles that allow donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction, and then recommend grants from their fund over time. These funds are established at a public charity, and there are numerous organizations (including faith-based organizations) that provide this service across the country for donors to choose from when opening a fund.

Stock When you donate appreciated securities, both the gift amount and charitable deduction are the fair market value of the stock and there is no capital gains tax.

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Years of Faithful Service Stories Curated by Lauren Pratt Portrait Photos by Rebecca Pate Scan here with your phone to see a special dedication video.

Southeastern seeks to bring in the best and brightest faculty to train students to serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission.

This spring, Southeastern celebrated the retirement of seven of her longstanding and beloved professors who have been teaching at the seminary for a combined total of 147 years. Through studying ethics, missiology, biblical theology, counseling, and more, students have been trained to think both critically and missionally as they are sent out to serve. In the following pages, you’ll read about each professor, their contribution to the Church and the academy, and their impact on the lives of alumni who are serving throughout the world. Their commitment to biblical theology and doctrinal fidelity through the decades cannot be overstated in the impact that commitment has had on generations of students.

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David Alan Black 23 years

Taught at Southeastern 1998-2021

Senior Professor of New Testament and Greek Dr. M.O. Owens, Jr. Chair of New Testament Studies hen Becky and I moved here 23 years ago we continued a tradition that we started at Biola, namely, to have students and their families over to our home every semester. We had our first “student day” at our Oxford ranch in 1998. We often had over 100 at our place at one time. For many families, it was the first time their children got on the back of a horse. To see the smiles of the kids and the laughter of their parents will always be a highlight of my teaching career. One of my goals in teaching has always been that the children and spouses of our students will look back with happy memories of their time in seminary.

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Dr. Black weaved biblical fidelity to mission priority in a way that few other Greek professors could have only dreamed about. Present active participles were regularly connected to present active needs in gospel-deprived communities.

And for that I will always be thankful.

Nathan Knight, MDiv in Christian Ministry, 2007

What is it costing you to be a follower of Jesus?

Bio David Black has been a faithful teacher and minister for over 50 years. Black served at SEBTS from 1998-2021 and was elected to the faculty in January 1999. In April 2019, Black was promoted to Senior Professor of New Testament and Greek and was installed as the Dr. M.O. Owens, Jr. Chair of New Testament in 2012. Previously, Black served at Grace Theological Seminary and Biola University.

Black has taught and developed multiple courses in the areas of Greek and New Testament and has also written and edited over 30 books, including “Using New Testament Greek in Ministry” and “Why Four Gospels?” For the first 40 years of Black’s ministry, which began in 1960, he served a number of Baptist churches in Hawaii and California in the areas of youth ministry, worship ministry, preaching and teaching.

Black holds a Doctorate in Theology from the University of Basel, Switzerland and a Master of Divinity in New Testament from the Talbot School of Theology.

Hear more of Dr. Black's chapel sermon by scanning the QR Code.

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Ant Greenham 20 years

Taught at Southeastern 2001-2021

Professor of Missions and Islamic Studies

ne of my favorite classes is the World Religions Practicum. I take students all over the Triangle where they interact with practitioners of other religions. One year, a Brahmin philosopher agreed to speak to the students, doing so as we sat on the floor in the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Cary. He had nothing prepared in advance, but took their questions, one by one, writing nothing down. When he had 10-15 different questions in his head, he answered each one, using them as the basis for a cogent presentation on Hinduism. I wish I had that kind of memory! Anyway, when I wrote to thank him at the end of the practicum, he responded by saying he was so impressed with my students he wanted to meet them again. Could he come to Southeastern?

Unfortunately, the Spring Break practicum was over, but a couple of those students (plus others) were doing world religions with me in the classroom. I explained the situation to him and told him I could give him an hour and a half from my regular presentation on Hinduism. He came.

This time, he asked the students questions, and wrote each one's name on the board. He wanted to know about them and their education/ministry goals. What an opportunity! I did nothing apart from welcoming and introducing him (and having lunch with him afterwards). They spent the whole time sharing the gospel with him. I guess that's how the Lord wanted Hinduism taught that day.

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Dr. Ant Greenham grew up during apartheid in South Africa. Hear more about his life in South Africa, conversion experience, work in the military, and calling to serve.

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Originally from Durban, South Africa, Ant Greenham has served in a variety of teaching and governmental capacities. These include serving as a Foreign Service Officer for the South African Department of Foreign Affairs in Pretoria; Third Secretary at the South African Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel; a Cadet for the South African Department of Foreign Affairs; and a Religious Education Teacher for Beachwood Boys High School. Greenham began teaching at The College at Southeastern in 2001 and was elected to the SEBTS faculty as an Assistant Professor of Missions and Islamic Studies in 2005. In 2013, he was promoted to Associate Professor. Greenham was also the recipient of Southeastern’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2017. He has published three books, including “The Questioning God: An Inquiry for Muslims, Jews, and Christians.” Greenham received his PhD in Missions (Islamic Studies) from SEBTS in 2004 and his Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Criswell College in 1990. Greenham has served as a pastor of Mustard Seed Fellowship Baptist Church since 2012.

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MISSIONAL IMPACT

Matthew Hirt

Missions professor at Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary (NBTS), PhD in Applied Theology, 2020

My first interaction with Dr. Greenham came when he was teaching the East Asia/ South Asia area study for the MDiv in International Church Planting over a decade ago. His class was different from others that I had taken. Many of the lectures and discussions for the class related to current events that came from the headlines of the day to supplement the texts we were reading. Dr. Greenham’s experience as a diplomat also allowed him to offer insights that others may have missed. After the course, my wife and I remained in contact with Dr. Greenham.

He has constantly encouraged us by his commitment to prayer and sharing his insights. These interactions had at least three major influences on my understanding and approach to missions.

First, missions history is dynamic and ongoing. Teaching from an article from the New York Times or an editorial from the Wall Street Journal is unusual for a seminary class, but major world events related to the course content were happening almost daily. I am deeply thankful for the missions history before our time. We cannot lose sight of that, but sometimes we approach missions as if the best days are behind us rather than seeing the immense potential for missions now and in the future. The world in which missions takes place is dynamic, and the global center of Christianity has already shifted to West Africa. In my current role as a missions professor at Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary (NBTS), I have the opportunity to teach, equip, and mobilize Christians at the center of global Christianity to go to the ends of the earth. Nigeria is poised to be one of the largest countries in the world by the middle of this century, and the students here have the potential to take the lead in the next generation of the missionary movement.

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As we are going, others are going also.

We must go together, labor together, and celebrate together.

Second, God is preparing you for ministry and missions even before you know it. When I joined the Navy, I did not know how God was already preparing me for international missions in South Asia and West Africa. God prepared me to live and proclaim the gospel in some hard places in ways I never could have predicted. We don’t leave our previous experience behind when we follow Jesus and answer his call to missions. Our Lord uses that experience and expertise, and he redirects it in service to the Kingdom. Furthermore, the Lord continues to teach us, and, as we grow, we are better able to equip others.

Each step of my life has better prepared me to teach missions at NBTS. Third, shared experiences are more important than winners and losers—especially when it comes to missions partnerships. The game of cricket will never appeal to the broader American culture because games can last all day—sometimes many days—and end in a tie. Our preference for clear winners and losers can be a hindrance to us as we develop missions partnerships in the global Church. My role at NBTS has very little to do with my own personal success. My assignment is not the traditional academic role of only teaching classes, publishing some articles, and grading assignments.

Those activities are necessary, but my primary role is to build fruitful relationships with students, faculty, and denominational leaders that will foster a spirit of cooperation as we engage in the mission of the church together. We are not alone in the missionary task. As we are going, others are going also. We must go together, labor together, and celebrate together.

Prayer Requests Pray that the Baptist churches of Nigeria would embrace and proclaim the true gospel in contrast to the prevalent false teachings of Neo-Pentecostal prosperity theology.

Pray for the students at NBTS who will serve as pastors, missionaries, and denominational leaders. Pray that they will fully embrace the mission of the Church wherever the Lord calls them.

Pray for the many challenges that Christians in Nigeria face. Persecution, poverty, disease, and many other social problems all present major barriers to the gospel going forth in and from Nigeria.

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Daniel Heimbach 28 years

Taught at Southeastern 1993-2021

Senior Professor of Christian Ethics he memory I cherish most is of the many times former students have told me they are still using lecture notes from my classes. I started the tradition (later followed by several other faculty) of sharing my lecture notes with students. No one did that when I was in seminary. But one of my professors at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School copied his notes and gave them to me after taking his class. I appreciated that so much that when I started teaching myself I made a practice of sharing my notes with students—not just afterwards but during my teaching. There is a risk to doing that because having lecture notes in advance tempts some not to show up. But, rather than stop sharing my lecture notes in advance, I tried to make my classes all the more interesting to attend. As a result every student from every class I have taught at SEBTS has left with a full set of detailed lecture notes for that class. Over the years many of my students have gone on to pastor, teach classes at their churches, or teach similar courses at other schools. And it has given me particular joy to hear former students tell me years later how helpful that has been. “I’m still using your notes” is the highest compliment I have been paid as a seminary professor. And I have heard it many times.

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The Ethics of War and Peace Is war ever justified? If so, how should a justified war be conducted? Dr. Heimbach defines and discusses Just War Theory and its role in the wars of history.

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Communism and the Gospel What kind of story includes World War II, a home birth in a communist army convoy, life in the opium fields, and Francis Schaeffer? Dr. Heimbach shares about his family’s missionary experience in Asia during the communist insurgency.

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Bio Daniel Heimbach has been teaching Christian Ethics at SEBTS since 1993. Heimbach has nearly five decades of military and ethics training. He has served in roles including Executive Director of the Defense Readiness Council, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and the Deputy Executive Secretary for the White House’s Domestic Policy Council. Heimbach served in a number of roles under the Administration of former President George H. W. Bush. He has written over 20 books and monographs, including “Basic Christian Ethics: An Introduction to Godly Living.”

Heimbach initiated and led development of what is now one of the strongest graduate programs in the field of Christian ethics in the world. He is a fellow of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Research Institute, editor of the Broadman & Holman Christian Ethics series, and served as founding chairman of the Christian Ethics planning unit for the Evangelical Theological Society.

He is contributor to The English Standard Version Study Bible and has written more than 81 articles and papers on a range of subjects including “The Problem of Universal Ethics for Christian Pacifists,” “Christian Views Clash over War and Peace,” “Distinguishing Just War from Crusade,” and “How Currently Relevant Is the Old Testament Crusade Ethic of War?” Fall 2021

SPIRITUAL IMPACT

Andrew Spencer Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics and Supervisor of Operations Initial Training, Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant, MDiv in Christian Studies, 2011 and PhD in Theological Studies/Christian Ethics, 2016

One of the highlights of my time at SEBTS was studying under Dr. Daniel Heimbach. I took several graduate classes with him, which then led to him becoming my doctoral mentor for my PhD. One of the most helpful things I learned from my time with Heimbach was that it is possible to be thoroughly rigorous as a thinker, while simultaneously deeply concerned about the Great Commission. Like his own mentor, Francis Schaeffer, Heimbach remains deeply concerned about the salvation of souls, the

truthfulness of Christianity, and ethical living in light of the True truth of our faith.

I am a two-time graduate of Southeastern, with both an MDiv and a PhD in Theological Studies. I am currently using my SEBTS education in multiple vocations. In my workplace I have opportunities to do what Francis Schaeffer called pre-evangelism. I work for a major utility and get to rub shoulders with many highly intelligent people who, though there have been churches available for their whole lives, have never heard the gospel clearly explained.

Indeed, even before meeting me, many of my coworkers have been asking questions that Christianity can answer. And yet they have never had a relationship with a believer who can work through the foundational questions and demonstrate the explanatory power of Christianity. The years I spent studying at SEBTS have equipped me to answer many questions and point people to credible sources

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I was a student at SEBTS for about eight years. Those years were formative to my mind and my soul. Professors like Daniel Heimbach showed me how to live as both a rigorous student and a devout believer. that can undermine many cultural defeaters.

My current profession is part of my mission.

Additionally, Southeastern shaped me to have a deep concern for the local church. Though I am not a pastor, I have been equipped to “serve the Church and fulfill the Great Commission.” I attend a normative-sized SBC congregation in Southeast Michigan— a place where there is credible gospel witness, but a lot of room for growth—Detroit is about 45 minutes to the North and has been identified as a SEND city.

Part of my ministry to the local church is supporting my pastor by being his friend, talking about theology, and sharing the teaching load. I am always ready to step into the pulpit when he needs a break. I have also had the opportunity to teach Sunday School, run a book table ministry, and serve practically as needs arise. Neither of my degrees are required to fulfill those ministries, but my heart was shaped by the frequently repeated refrain at SEBTS that the local church is the place where Great Commission ministry begins.

Alongside opportunities to fulfill the Great Commission in my workplace and in the local church, my education at Southeastern also helped equip me for the edification of the body. I have used my PhD to teach adjunctively for Midwestern and Oklahoma Baptist University. I have also had opportunities for academic writing, including a forthcoming book with B&H Academic, "An Introduction to Evangelical Creation Care," which is an application of the ideas from my dissertation. My hope is to help those that encounter my book to live rightly in light of the truths of Scripture. These academic activities are all part of the calling that my years as a student and staff member at Southeastern equipped me for.

I was a student at SEBTS for about eight years.

Those years were formative to my mind and my soul.

Professors like Daniel Heimbach showed me how to live as both a rigorous student and a devout believer.

My whole head, heart, and body belong to Christ.

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Chip McDaniel 16 years

Taught at Southeastern 2005-2021

Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew

y fondest single memory of Southeastern is when I came for my first interview in late March of 2005. There had just been a rainy weekend and the campus was extraordinarily fresh and green. I was astonished at the beauty of the campus grounds and buildings, especially Binkley Chapel. I have never gotten over that and I still think this a beautiful place to work.

My funniest memory was my first day with my first class at SEBTS. I was told that my first-year Hebrew course would be in Binkley. I showed up that morning and there were no students. I thought, “Nobody wants to take the new guy.” I was not aware that there was a way to check on CampusNet for enrollments and updated room assignments. I finally got to class 15 minutes late. So much for a good first impression.

Most treasured are my memories of being sent by the school to other countries to teach Old Testament Introduction. It is a privilege to be joined to a school so dedicated to the Great Commission.

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Bio Chip McDaniel was elected to the SEBTS faculty in 2005 and has served as Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew since 2005. McDaniel was called to the ministry at 15 years old and pursued theological education in the '70s and '80s.

He received his Doctorate in Theology and Master of Theology in Old Testament from Dallas Theological Seminary. Previously, he taught at Columbia Biblical Seminary and Northeastern Bible College. McDaniel has helped edit, write and publish multiple books and essays, including “The ESV English-Hebrew Reverse Interlinear Old Testament.”

He has extended his teaching experience overseas as well, including courses taught in China and Mexico, and he has continued to faithfully serve local churches for over 40 years in various roles as an elder, deacon, teacher, and mentor.

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ETERNAL IMPACT

Mark Catlin

In this program, we seek to develop church leaders who call, equip, and encourage the people of God for the Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and mission of God. Many of our students are Director for the Master of Christian Studies bi-vocational pastors who serve in program at Union University, communities that are unable to provide PhD in Biblical Studies, Old Testament, 2019 full financial support for pastors and their families. These pastors are bearing I met Dr. McDaniel for the first time as fruit, yet they are hungry to grow. We part of my interview to get into the PhD want to honor this desire by providing program. As we talked, I was struck by the quality theological education that way he spoke fondly of his wife, Ruthie, strengthens and encourages them, while and son, George. Just the thought of them not increasing their financial burden. To captured his attention, less as if they had serve our students well, we offer low entered his mind, and more as if they had per-hour tuition cost, scholarship funds, entered a room where he had awaited and new job opportunities like hospital their arrival for some time. There was a chaplaincy. such a purity to his joy. We would go on to discuss a variety of matters related to the Across the World Students can also access the MCS Old Testament, particularly some crazy program online. As a result, we have ideas I had about the book of Isaiah. Dr. students and alumni serving in South McDaniel showed patience, mercy, and America, Europe, and Asia. One unique grace as he encouraged some ideas and way we are fulfilling the Great Commisgently discarded others. A few hours had sion is through Union’s partnership with passed, but it felt like minutes (at least to the Deaf Theological Center (DTC) and me). After that first meeting, I knew I the IMB. DTC contextualizes theological would not only learn the Old Testament education for the Deaf to train them as from Dr. McDaniel, but I would have an example of what it meant to be a man who effective church planters, missionaries, pastors, and leaders to serve 3,000,000 followed Jesus.

Deaf in the U.S. and 72,000,000 across When we received my acceptance letter the globe.

Incredibly, DTC is the only from Southeastern, Kimberly (my wife) training center like it in the world. and I were thrilled to move to Wake Forest, Through this partnership, DTC students our three-month old son in tow. During earn a Certificate in Theological Educaour time at Southeastern, Dr. McDaniel tion. Qualified DTC students can continserved us well. I seek to imitate his ue into the MCS. We have had four DTC faithfulness to the Scriptures, love for family, service to students, and passion to students graduate from the MCS, and we see the gospel go to the nations. I pray that hope to see many more. my work honors his service to me as I seek to fulfill the Great Commission in Memphis and across the world.

In Memphis Kimberly, our four kids, and I now call Memphis, TN home. We moved here in the fall of 2019, so that I could serve as Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Union University, teaching in the Master of Christian Studies (MCS) program. On January 1, 2021, I became the Director of the MCS.

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I seek to imitate his faithfulness to the Scriptures, love for family, service to students, and passion to see the gospel go to the nations. I pray that my work honors his service to me as I seek to fulfill the Great Commission in Memphis and across the world.

Prayer Requests Pray that we would…

• Equip pastors and teachers for ministry in Memphis and around the world • Create new opportunities for our students • Find creative ways to relieve the financial burdens of our students • Increase the total number of students in the program by 50% by fall of 2022 • Grow our partnership with DTC and IMB to reach the Deaf around the world

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Mark Rooker 26 years

Taught at Southeastern 1995-2021

Senior Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew

or the past 33 years of teaching, 25 of them at Southeastern, my favorite memory has been the same throughout. My favorite memory has been to help students learn to read the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, phrase by phrase, and word for word, and see how the Old Testament applies to their life and foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ.

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first chapel sermon Sept 11, 1996

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The preacher should first wrestle with how the Word of God applies to his own life before he attempts to administer the Word of God to God’s people.

Bio Mark Rooker has been teaching at Southeastern since 1995 and was elected to the faculty in August of 1996. He was promoted to Senior Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew in April 2015, and he previously taught at Dallas Theological Seminary and Criswell College. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the Canadian Baptist Theological Seminary and College, New Life Baptist Seminary in El Salvador, and Moscow Theological Seminary. Dr. Rooker received his PhD in Biblical Hebrew at Brandeis University and received his Master of Arts in Bible and Ancient Near East from Brandeis University. Rooker also received his ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary.

Rooker is the author of 15 books, and he has written or contributed to over 50 books, articles, essays, and reviews.

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LASTING IMPACT

William F. Graham Executive Director of the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove and Associate Evangelist of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association MDiv in Languages, 2001

As Dr. Rooker retires, I think back with fond memories to the opportunity I had to learn from his great knowledge and wisdom.

Truth be told, I didn’t spend much time with Dr. Rooker during my days at Southeastern. However, through just one intensive two-week course, my eyes were opened to ancient Hebrew and I learned an incredible wealth of detail and information that I continue to implement on a weekly basis as I study God’s Word. He gave me important tools that I still use as I preach out of the Old Testament and share the hope of Christ through evangelism.

I recall sitting in his class and marveling at not only his deep knowledge of Hebrew and the Old Testament, but also his passion.

He was clearly a teacher who knew the Bible not just from an intellectual perspective (which alone is more valuable than gold and silver—Proverbs 16:16), but also on a heart level. His life was changed by the book that he taught, which in turn caused us—his students—to be passionate as well.

A knowledgeable instructor is great, but one who truly lives what he imparts to his students leaves a lasting impact.

Over the years, I’ve been blessed to catch up with Dr. Rooker a couple times at the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, and it’s always an honor to visit with one of God’s true servants. Congratulations on your retirement, Dr. Rooker!

A knowledgeable instructor is great, but one who truly lives what he imparts to his students leaves a lasting impact.

Book Highlight

By Ken Keathley and Mark Rooker, Kregel Academic

Learn more about the creationevolution debate through biblically and scientifically informed answers to commonly debated questions.

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James Porowski 25 years

Taught at Southeastern 1995-2020

Professor of Child and Family Development

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appreciated 25 years of the seminary’s keeping to sound doctrine and I appreciated the love of students who are growing in Christ.

Circa '96

Jim was a consummate gentleman and colleague, always full of grace and mercy and kindness.

Dr. Sam Williams,

Bio James Porowski taught at SEBTS since 1995 and served as a Professor of Child and Family Development. Porowski was elected to the faculty by the Board of Trustees in October of 1995 and was promoted to Professor in 2004. Porowski also serves as Director of Family Life Resources, a counseling center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Porowski is a licensed psychologist with a doctorate in clinical psychology and a Master of Arts from George Fox University. He also holds a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary.

“Southeastern Seminary has been blessed with an unusually gifted faculty. They are not only excellent scholars in their particular disciplines; they are faithful churchmen and Great Commission disciples of King Jesus.”

-Danny Akin

President, SEBTS

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Charles Harvey 9 years

Taught at Southeastern 2011-2020

Professor of Christian Education Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program am grateful for the opportunity afforded me to work at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. I enjoyed my time working for such a wonderful institution. The administration, faculty, staff, and students were great. I am most appreciative of the leadership of Dr. Akin. He provided godly leadership and loving support that allowed me to serve effectively. His leadership sets the tone for the school and makes it one of the top institutions for theological education.

I was blessed to be part of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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A champion for pastoral development offering discernment and encouragement along the way enabled me to finish well.

Dr. Virgil Dwyer, Jr., DMin in Christian Leadership, 2020

“Dr. Harvey has distinguished himself as a leader of leaders.

As the Director of the Doctor of Ministry degree, he passionately and tirelessly pursued his calling to strengthen the Church by equipping church leaders."

-Dr. Keith Whitfield Provost, SEBTS

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Bio Charles Harvey came to Southeastern in July of 2011 as Professor of Christian Education and Director of the Doctor of Ministry program. Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Harvey received both his DMin and MDiv from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1977 and 1987, respectively.

Throughout his years leading the DMin program at SEBTS, Harvey revolutionized the program in several ways. Harvey updated the seminar and workshop schedules to better accommodate the ministry schedules of DMin students, utilized technology to build a personalized modified residency approach, and created new specializations and updated existing specializations. Under Harvey’s leadership, graduation rates and recruitment among DMin students increased significantly. He also made it possible for students to graduate within three years by modifying the DMin ministry writing project's requirements.

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