The Scroll - Feb. 27, 2014

Volume 69, Number 9

Campus Newspaper of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary • Fort Worth, Texas

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Spring Resource Guide Spring is in the air. Don't forget about these resources to maximize classwork, ministry and life. pg 4-5 »

Reed uses MTS program to strengthen ministry

By Michelle Tyer | SWBTS “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,” has become the motto of Charles and Spring Reed’s ministry as they spread the Gospel despite difficulty.

When Charles was just 4 years old, living in a small Tennessee town, he was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy that led to his being almost completely wheelchair-bound by the age of 9. In high school he began to lose strength in his hands and in college began having respiratory problems until he needed a tracheostomy.

But instead of allowing himself to remain discouraged, Charles and his wife, Spring, use their story to encourage others.

While still a young boy, not long after he was confined to a wheelchair, Charles became a follower of Christ, a defining moment that shaped his future and strengthened him through times of discouragement and depression. That decision eventually led him to attend Union University, where he felt called into the ministry.

In October of 2012, the Reeds began their ministry through blog posts on their website as well as through speaking engagements at churches and other venues. They have also been keynote speakers for the Speak foundation based out of Atlanta and have spoken at a high school’s baccalaureate service. Spring also leads women’s events and often sings at their events.

Because of the travel equipment needed to accommodate Charles’ health situation, the Reeds are often confined to a 100-mile radius from their home. They have traveled to Texas, Oklahoma and Georgia for events, but they found it difficult to travel

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so far. They hope to have the ability and resources one day that would allow them to expand their reach.

Charles says God has provided just what they need each step along the way in their ministry. For example, he worked for his family’s trucking company for a time before being able to transition into full-time ministry.

Charles and Spring say God also provided them with each other at the right time. In 2011, Charles and Spring met and were married after God led them to each other despite living states apart. Spring, a Texas native who studied nursing, is able to assist Charles with his medical needs.

She has also felt a call to missions since she was young.

Before meeting Charles, Spring completed her Master of Arts in Christian Education with a concentration in

women’s ministry at Southwestern in 2008. Spring says she enjoyed studying under Terri Stovall, dean of women’s programs, who continues to mentor her in ministry and personal life.

“She gave me a lot of guidance because I was doing women’s ministry,” Spring says of Stovall, who also gave her counsel before she married and visited the Reeds when Charles faced serious medical difficulties last year.

Spring's time at Southwestern helped her as she served for a time in women’s ministry at an East Texas church. Spring credits her Southwestern education with preparing her for their current ministry by strengthening her faith, showing her how to serve alongside her husband, and training her how to complete practical tasks such as coordinating events.

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TexShare enhances students’ access to research resources

By Alex Sibley | SWBTS It’s Saturday morning. Your research paper, worth 15 percent of your grade, is due Monday. You realize you need one more non-Internet resource. You head to Roberts Library, but the book you wanted has already been checked out.

What do you do?

TexShare cards exist for such a time as this. The TexShare card is a statewide library card that allows you to use materials at participating libraries throughout Texas. Put simply, TexShare cards allow you to access nearly any resource at essentially every library anywhere in Texas.

So if students facing the crisis described above have TexShare cards, they do not

Tips for Writing a Home Run Research Paper

have to worry that the book they need has been checked out of Roberts Library.

They can simply drive over to TCU and pick it up from their library.

Obtaining a TexShare card is as simple as going to the reference desk at Roberts Library and signing up. Getting set up with a card takes only a couple of minutes, and anyone—student or faculty—can do so, provided they have no outstanding library fines. The card then provides access to libraries at TCU, UTA, UNT, SMU, as well as the public library, just to name a few. Each library has its own policy about how it provides access, but the TexShare program is the entry into that.

“It’s a pretty straightforward program,” says Tiffany Norris, public services librarian at Southwestern. “You just come in, you sign up, you get the card, and you’re good to go. I can’t think of any negative feedback we’ve gotten on it; just tons of positive feedback.”

Norris says students can use TexShare in multiple ways. One way is to take the TexShare card to a participating library and get set up as a guest user there, which allows access to all of that library’s resources. The other way is through interlibrary loan, a means by which participating libraries lend books to each TexShare pg 2 »

For many, the end-of-semester research paper can be more intimidating than a major league fastball. Just thinking about research and writing produces wobbly knees and sweaty palms. You know the paper is coming fast, and your only approach has been to close your eyes, swing and hope you make contact.

But what if there were some strategies for improving your writing so that you could sight in that oncoming paper and knock it out of the park? Well, with the proper timing and mechanics, a home run research paper is never out of reach. Here are some strategies to help you drive it over the fence.

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Sanders connects Trinity to theology of work

By Alex Sibley | SWBTS At the Land Center luncheon, Feb. 13, in the midst of a presentation about Trinitarian theology, professor Matt Sanders used Star Trek to illustrate a key point.

“Captain Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Lt. Uhura, Scotty, the red-shirted security guy who's going to get killed sometime during the episode—they all get paid the same: nothing,” Sanders explained.

“There is no money in [Star Trek creator] Gene Roddenberry’s future. Sounds like a dream. Yet, Kirk has more authority, he has nicer living quarters, he has a nicer office than anybody, and he always seems to get more recognition.”

Sanders, assistant professor of Greek in the College at Southwestern, whose presentation addressed the question of how Trinitarian theology (that is, a belief in Father, Son and Holy Spirit) can inform a theology of work, answered how the Trinity might help address such disparity in Star Trek.

“Perhaps the fellowship of the Trinitarian persons in which each seeks the honor and glory of the others without denying the honor and glory due them has something to contribute to this topic,” Sanders Land Center pg 2 »

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“My seminary education has helped me in so many ways just in day-to-day life in our ministry,” Spring says.

Charles also decided to prepare himself further for their young ministry by registering for the Master of Theological Studies at Southwestern Seminary in 2013.

The completely online master’s degree is a perfect fit for his circumstances.

Charles wanted to continue his education at a conservative institution and says Southwestern fit the bill.

“I was just wanting to learn more for our ministry,” Charles says.

Charles took two courses his first semester but had to accept incompletes

when he became seriously ill in November. He is now completing those courses and looks forward to starting additional classes this summer.

Charles plans to complete the MTS program in about three and a half years, saying the program is a good addition to an undergraduate degree and possibly a step toward receiving a Master of Divinity.

According to Charles, the courses have helped him greatly, and he likes that the MTS program allows him to continue his education while they also continue their ministry.

“Our ministry is mainly about reaching others and showing them what God

can be to their lives if they give their lives over to Him,” Charles says. The Reeds also minister to Christians who are disabled or have disabled family members and need encouragement.

“We want to give them hope that God has a plan for their lives and that God is faithful. He can use them for whatever He has for them,” Charles says. “He will work things out for His will and that may not be what we want all the time.”

Charles says they have to remember that God’s will comes before their own as they have faced physical difficulties and other discouragements.

“There are times when you feel like

you’re not getting anywhere,” Charles says.

Spring says they push through those difficulties so they can be used by God as an encouragement and hope for others.

“No matter what you do, no matter how many people you reach,” Spring says, “you need to be doing exactly what God has called you to do and what He wants you to do, or it’s all for nothing.

“We’re not perfect people by any means, but I think that the challenges that we face inspire other people to face the challenges they have and to continue to trust the Lord no matter how dark and difficult the days get.”

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said. “It would seem to me that Trinitarian theology can potentially inform us much more on the understanding of equality.”

Sanders’ presentation consisted of five points—what he called “preliminary thoughts”—on the subject of how a theology of work can become a Trinitarian theology of work.

For his first point, Sanders explained, “The Trinity is not just another position to be considered in the discussion or blended into one or more of the already-presented views. The Trinity is the discussion. If the discussion is theological in the Christian sense, it is a

discussion about the God who is revealed in Scripture as Trinity.”

Next, Sanders stressed that the work of the Trinity is not a model for human work, adding that this is a common mistake.

“We cannot simply look at God and how the three persons work and try to duplicate that in humanity,” Sanders said. “Part of this is in the simple fact that we are not God. The other reason is that God is not us. He's incorporeal. He’s not embodied. And because of that, there are ways that God can relate and work that we cannot.”

This led to Sanders’ third point, that

a Trinitarian work in humanity can only be accomplished through the Trinity at work in humanity. This, in turn, ushered in the fourth point, that a Trinitarian theology of work will demonstrate how work reveals the nature of God. Sanders explained that, if the Trinity indwells Christians and works through them, then somehow their work will reveal something about the nature of God. Examples of this concept at work include those of cooperation rather than competition and distinction alongside equality. To illustrate this latter point, Sanders used his Star Trek illustration, noting that, despite the utopic future depicted therein, with everyone being equal in terms of compensation, there still exists a definite hierarchy of worth among workers. Therefore, Sanders argued, Star Trek represents a non-Trinitarian theology of work because it fails to reveal the nature of God’s character.

Sanders’ final point was that a Trinitarian theology of work will promote the dignity of all workers, clarifying that the Trinity as three persons informs the importance of personhood in those created in His image.

Sanders concluded his presentation by acknowledging the need for further study in this area and his belief that any such study will be fruitful in advancing the understanding of work and, therefore, the understanding of one of the fundamental reasons that man was created.

other for free. So, if a student needs a book from SMU but does not want to drive all the way to Dallas, through interlibrary loan, SMU will send the book to Southwestern for free as part of the TexShare program. “[TexShare] opens up a lot more resources to students beyond what our library can directly provide,” Norris says, “through interlibrary loan and also just through being able to go to another library.

It just increases your resources exponentially because you have access to things that we wouldn’t necessarily purchase.

“Each library is going to be limited by its own funds and decisions and resources.

You can only have a finite number of resources, but with the TexShare program, it opens up a lot more.”

Students who use TexShare, however, should be aware of parking regulations at foreign locations, particularly other college campuses. Norris advises visiting a school’s website before visiting its campus in order to find visitors’ parking lots, as well as rules concerning temporary parking permits. Both TCU and UNT, for example, require visitors to obtain visitor’s passes from campus security before parking on campus. If a student fails to meet the guidelines of a particular campus, parking tickets will be issued.

For additional information, visit Roberts Library or the TexShare website: www.tsl.state.tx.us/texshare.

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Prepare As the saying goes, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

• Start Early: Sure, everyone wants to do this, but most wait until a week or less before the due date to even think about a paper. Southwestern’s Writing Center recommends choosing a topic at least seven weeks before the paper is due, starting research six weeks out, and beginning the writing process 10 days before you have to click “submit” on Blackboard. The more time you give yourself, the stronger your final product.

• Finish Early: Set a personal deadline to complete the paper three to four days before the due date. This gives you time to have others proofread and provide feedback, and sometimes it is helpful to get away from an assignment for a couple of days so you can look back over it with fresh eyes before turning it in.

Research Everyone has his or her own method for research and note taking, so finding your own swing is important. Consider these suggestions to improve your game.

• Know Your Sources: Tiffany Norris, public services librarian on campus, offers these suggestions for using the right sources in your paper: “Use scholarly sources. The library—whether online or in person—is the best place to find these. Depending on the purpose of the paper, give priority to peer-reviewed journal articles, reference materials, and commentaries. You can find many of our resources in print and electronic format, and the Knowledge Portal (http://ilink.swbts.edu) is a great place to start research.”

• Get Digital: Internet websites do not always serve as the best sources for a research paper, but that does not mean the Internet is unhelpful. In particular, the ATLA Religion Index link on the Knowledge Portal offers thousands of scanned journal articles. You can access these anytime, day or night, and download them as PDF files. Most PDF files are searchable,

which makes research for specific terms or passages easier and faster. You will save quite a bit of time by using digital sources.

• Take Small Bites First: Although I occasionally start the research process by reading one or two books that give an overview of my research topic, I find it most helpful to read journal articles first because you can cover more ground more quickly. Often, that 400page book you are reading started out as a 15-page journal article. Use journal articles to help narrow your topic and decide on a thesis.

• Use Sources to Find Sources: Footnotes are your friends. As you research, use the works cited in the footnotes to guide you to additional sources. If you see the same work referenced in multiple sources, that is a good indicator that it is a major work in the field and worth reading.

• Ask for Help: The library has more resources than you realize and a helpful staff ready to assist you. Want a better grasp on the Library of Congress numbering system so you can find books on the shelves quickly, or need a tour of the various links on the Knowledge Portal website? The library can help. Just ask.

• Note Taking: As you read, get an overview of what the author is saying first. Summarize the author’s major argument in a sentence or two. As you take notes, make sure to interact with your sources, asking questions and writing down your analysis as you go so you do not forget them later when it is time to write the paper.

Also, if you normally handwrite your notes, I recommend typing them up instead to reduce the redundancy of typing them out later and to help you organize them quickly through cutting and pasting in a document. I keep all my notes in one large Microsoft Word document so I can color code them later (see below).

And one more thing, don’t forget to write down the bibliographic information for each source. You do not want to waste time later trying to re-find that book in the library or to delete that great

quote because you could not remember the bibliographic information.

Write Now you are ready to write. Take a deep breath. While research is like taking batting practice, writing is where you either swing and miss or make contact that counts.

• Write Your Thesis Statement: Your thesis statement should summarize the main argument of the paper and serve as a compass to guide your writing. No matter how good the idea or quote you found in your research, if it does not support your thesis, you need to leave it on the cutting room floor.

• Create an Outline: Based on your thesis statement, create an outline of the paper with major sections and arguments organized throughout. Once I create an outline, I go back through my research notes and color-code specific quotes and notes based on the section of the outline they support. For example, I may highlight all research that supports my first section in yellow and all research for my second section in orange. This makes it easier and faster to scroll through your notes later and find the perfect data to support your claims.

• Academic Style: Remember that most research papers at Southwestern are academic papers and require academic style. Unless your professor says otherwise, be sure to follow the Southwestern Manual of Style, write in third-person (i.e., do not use “I” or “you”), and avoid using contractions. Learn how to use EndNote to create a database of sources and to quickly insert footnotes into your paper. EndNote is a free and powerful resource that will save you time in the long run. (Note: I recommend learning how to edit output styles in EndNote to avoid frustration with some of your footnotes not fitting the Southwestern Style Manual).

• Winsome Style: Just because the paper is academic does not mean it has to be boring. Use a helpful anecdote in your introduction and refer back to it in your conclusion. Vary your sentence structure

and style (i.e., do not begin every sentence the same way). Write in active instead of passive voice. Use transition sentences between thoughts. Winsome writing is clear, concise and compelling.

• Read a Good Book on Writing: What?!

Read another book? Yes. Reading a good book on writing will make your writing stronger and reduce the amount of time it takes you to write. I recommend Roy Peter Clark’s Writing Tools, which has short, pithy chapters that will improve anyone’s writing.

• Proofread: Yes, you have heard this a million times, but you would be surprised how many papers have misspellings, poor grammar, incomplete sentences, etc. that could easily be identified and corrected with one thorough read-through. If you are not a grammarian and hate spelling bees, find someone who loves this kind of thing, and ask them to look over your paper and provide feedback.

• Arguments, not Strings: An academic paper should not just be a string of block quotes. Your professor is looking for original thought that is supported by the research, not a mind-dump of all the sources you have read. Show interaction with your sources, pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of their arguments.

• Make Professor’s Job Easy: In a standard class, the professor may have to read 50-75 research papers, which is no easy task. The more interesting and smooth your writing, the easier it will be for your professor to understand and enjoy your paper. Do not let poor grammar and writing style keep your professor from understanding what you are trying to say. I guarantee that the more enjoyable your paper is to read, the higher grade you will receive.

Clear and compelling writing sets your paper apart and is the difference between a base hit and a home run. With proper preparation, careful research and clear writing, you will be amazed at how far your work will go. So, take your time, practice your stroke, and swing for the fences.

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Southwestern's

STUDent Resource Guide FINISH STRONG

Exhaustion from the first half of the semester may be setting in, but don’t give up now.

Southwestern has these resources to help you finish the semester strong.

Writing Center

Southwestern Libraries

Need help writing research papers? The Writing Center, located on the second floor of Roberts Library, provides free one-onone appointments with students, helping them at any stage of the writing process from brainstorming to formatting. To sign up for an appointment, visit mywconline. com. Open Monday-Thursday.

Books, databases, audio recordings, computer labs—A. Webb Roberts Library and Kathryn Sullivan Bowld Music Library provide all the additional resources your classes may require.

And if someone checks out an item that you need, or if the libraries are closed, TexShare cards allow access to nearly any other library in Texas. Visit swbts.edu/academics/libraries for more information.

Southwestern Outfitters Need a pencil, pen or paper? Southwestern Outfitters, located in the Student Center, will equip you with everything need.

While you’re there, you can also get Southwestern-branded items such as T-shirts and coffee mugs.

get healthy

Spring is a great time to get refreshed—mind, body, and soul.

Whatever health needs you may have, Southwestern has you covered.

RAC

Campus Medical Clinic

Grill/Café

The Recreation and Aerobics Center (RAC) offers everything you need for staying in shape: exercise machines, strength-training equipment, plus basketball, racquetball and tennis courts. Visit swbts.edu/rac for a full list of accommodations.

Not feeling well? The campus clinic, staffed with one physician and two nurses, provides general family practice and minor urgent care to students, students’ families, faculty and staff for a flat fee of $25. Open MondayFriday, located on east side of campus.

Wild Bill’s Café and Southwestern Grill provide meals, snacks and beverages for anyone who’s hungry. New this semester, the Grill is now open for dinner Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30–8:30 p.m. For menus and hours of operation, visit swbts.edu/campus-life/student-center.

Reach the World

Lifeway Bookstore Located on the east side of campus, Lifeway Bookstore provides quick, easy access to textbooks for both the college and seminary.

In addition, Lifeway offers everything you might need for ministry, from Bible study curricula to theological books, commentaries and even worship CDs.

Walsh Counseling Center Southwestern’s counseling center can connect you with counseling resources and services. Seminary professors are available to students in need of counseling.

Southwestern takes seriously the motto "Preach the Word, Reach the World" and provides numerous opportunities to give students the chance to train for and practice the Great Commission.

Chapel

Evangelism Opportunities

World Missions Center

Tuesday-Thursday, throughout the semester, Southwestern offers chapel services for students, providing a range of music performers and speakers. President Paige Patterson is preaching through a series preparing students for the danger they will face in ministry. Other speakers include faculty and pastors. A full schedule and archive of past services can be found at swbts.edu/chapel.

Several days each week, faculty members lead students in Southwestern’s goal of reaching the second mile of the community surrounding the institution. Participants go door to door through the neighborhoods, sharing the Gospel with those they meet. Find a time and join us! swbts.edu/secondmile

The WMC provides students hoping to go into missions with resources needed to prepare them as well as connect them with their mission field. The center organizes international mission trips for students to places such as Madagascar and Thailand but also holds events on campus. One Magnificent Obsession is held most Fridays and focuses on different countries, giving students information about the country and also spending time in prayer. swbts.edu/wmc

Conferences Throughout the semester, Southwestern hosts conferences to equip students and others in ministry. This spring, you can attend the Expository Preaching Workshop, Youth Ministry Lab, and more.

For more info, go to swbts.edu/conferences.

Church-Minister Relations While preparing students for ministry, Southwestern also connects students with Southern Baptist churches in need of ministers. Students enrolled in at least one class, as well as alumni, can be entered into a database of students available for ministry and also post their resumes. swbts.edu/cmr

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have fun While you’re navigating through the responsibilities of life, don’t forget to unwind a little and spend time with friends and family. Southwestern has many resources for families and individuals to get out and get active.

RAC pool

Birthday Parties

Playgrounds

The indoor pool at the RAC is the perfect place to relax, and it’s absolutely free for students and their families. You can even bring a few guests for a minimal fee. Check out swbts.edu/rac for more details.

The RAC offers a “Bounce Mania” package for students and their families, which includes access to the gym, pool, large meeting room, racquetball courts, and a selection of bounce houses that can be rented. Contact Neal Batman at nbatman@swbts.edu for info.

As temperatures rise this spring, take your family outside to enjoy one of Southwestern’s many playgrounds, including a few in Student Village and one next to the RAC.

Music Academy

Children’s Center

Intramurals

Southwestern’s Music Academy offers private lessons and group classes for children of all ages. Check out swbts.edu/musicacademy for more details.

The Naylor Children’s Center offers one-day, two-day and drop-in childcare on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the Mother’s Day Out program. Check out swbts.edu/ childrenscenter for more details.

The RAC offers a variety of team and individual intramural sports throughout the spring, including basketball, ultimate Frisbee and ping pong. Contact the RAC at 817-923-1921, ext. 3900 for details.

no worries

The stresses of everyday life—including finding a job, paying for school, affording clothes, and even going to the post office—can weigh down students and their families. Southwestern seeks to alleviate some of these stresses through several on-campus resources.

Brother’s Keeper

Post Office & Copy Center

Located on campus at 4844 Stanley Ave., the Brother’s Keeper ministry offers free, gently used clothing and household items to students and their families. The house is open from 10 a.m.–noon on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, except July, and Tuesdays from 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Students can send and receive mail through the post office located in the Naylor Student Center. The copy center is also located in the Student Center and provides color and black-and-white printing to students and faculty. Spiral binding, lamination, and faxing are also available.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Human Resources Job Board

Because of the faithful giving of Southwestern supporters, scholarships are available to new students, husbands and wives, missionaries or children of missionaries, and students in a range of other categories. swbts.edu/financialaid

The Human Resources office on campus assists students looking for a job on campus while they continue their studies.

Opportunities are listed in the Scroll each publication and can also be found on their job board online. swbts.edu/hr

get plugged in Whether you’re just wanting to stay up to date on campus news, answer tough theological questions, or grow in your ministry, Southwestern has a host of free online resources.

Campus News

Theological Matters

Southwestern News

Stay up to date on campus events and opportunities and be encouraged by inspiring student and faculty stories. You can access campus news at swbts.edu/ campusnews and online versions of The Scroll at swbts.edu/scroll.

Strengthen your faith and share articles with friends and family on church, theology, parenting, ministry, current events and more through Southwestern’s faculty blog at TheologicalMatters.com.

Read articles related to church planting, pastoral ministry, archaeology, church history, missions, evangelism and more in our online version of Southwestern News magazine. swbts.edu/southwesternnews

Chapel & Conference Audio

Ebooks

Did you miss a chapel service or conference?

Check out our media resources page to watch, listen or download messages that will help you grow your faith and serve as resources for teaching and preaching. swbts.edu/mediaresources

Download free ebooks on text-driven preaching, the call to ministry, baptism, the Conservative Resurgence and biblical motherhood. Available in Kindle and epub formats. swbts.edu/epubs

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New documentary provides honest look at True Love Waits movement

By Keith Collier | SWBTS When Southwestern Seminary professor of student ministry Richard Ross created True Love Waits (TLW) with Jimmy Hester in 1994, they never imagined the international impact it would have. Now, 20 years later, a new documentary created by LifeWay Christian Resources explores that impact while also addressing the successes and criticisms of the movement.

The documentary “True Love Waits: The Complicated Struggle for Sexual Purity” tells the history of the movement and includes interviews with Ross,

Hester and others. The film also presents the real-life struggles for sexual purity experienced by some of the teenagers who made TLW commitments as well as the heart behind the curriculum’s relaunch, which was written by Clayton King.

Customers can download the documentary and make DVD pre-orders at LifeWay.com/TrueLoveWaitsFilm.

Read more about TLW’s original launch and 20-year history at swbts. edu/tlw20, and read more about the documentary on swbts.us/1jlkqfZ .

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HOURS OF OPER ATION

On - C ampus jobs

A. Webb Roberts Library

Southwestern Outfitters

Writing Center Mentor

Mon., Tues., Thurs., 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Wed., Fri., 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sat., 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Closed on Sundays.

Mon.– Fri., 7:45 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Closed on weekends.

Bowld Music Library Mon., 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Tues., Thurs., 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Wed., 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Fri., 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sat., 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Closed on Sundays.

Assists individual students in improving their writing skills.

March 4, 2014

Southwestern Grill

Position Requirements and Preferences

Breakfast (Mon.– Fri.): 6:45 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Lunch (Mon.– Fri.): 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Mon., Tues., Thurs., 5:30–8:30 p.m.

Closed on weekends.

Accredited bachelor's or master’s degree, preferably in a writing-related field, and proven writing skills. Teaching experience in composition and grammar and/or tutoring experience preferred.

Pastor Emeritus First Baptist Church Jacksonville, Florida

The Café

RAC Mon.– Fri., 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Sat., 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

RAC pool closes one hour early.

Call for lifeguard hours.

Closed on Sundays.

Chapel Schedule

Mon.– Fri., 6:45 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Sat., 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Closed on Sundays.

Physical Requirements 1.

Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time.

Campus Clinic

2.

Visual acuity to operate a computer.

Call ext. 8880 to schedule appointment.

Weekdays: First appointment at 8:30 a.m.

Last appointment at 4:30 p.m.

Closed during lunch.

Closed on weekends.

For more job details regarding this position and many others, please visit swbts.edu/ humanresources or contact Heather Welborn at ext. 6200 or hwelborn@swbts.edu.

Dr. Jerry Vines

March 5, 2014

Dr. Paige Patterson President Southwestern Seminary March 6, 2014

Dr. David Dockery President Union University Jackson, Tennessee

*All services are closed during chapel, Tues., Wed. and Thurs.

March 18, 2014

Announcements FEB 28

MAR 3-4

One Magnificent Obsession 6 p.m. | WMC. Evenings of praise, presentation and prayer for the nations.

Feb. 28: Levant; March 7: Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Expository Preaching Workshop: Preaching 1 John Speakers: Robby Gallaty, Jerry Vines, Paige Patterson, David Allen, Steven Smith and more. For more information, visit swbts.edu/epw.

MAR 7-17

MAR 20

MAR 24

MAR 27

Dr. Charles Stewart MAY 22JUNE 8

JULY 2-20

Land Center Women’s Dinner

SPRING 2014

SPRING 2014

6:30 p.m. | SBR. Guest speaker: Jennifer Morse. For female students, student wives, female faculty, and faculty wives.

Free child care and free dinner for the first 75 registrants. To register, email mbullens@swbts.edu or call ext. 3600.

SPRING 2014

APR 11-12

Marriage and Family Conference

APR 24

Apologetics Symposium TA, PH. An apologetics workshop/ symposium that will edify and encourage students and the community.

Southwestern Singers and Chamber Chorale Concert

3:30 – 5:00 p.m., Mondays or Wednesdays | NCC. Contact: Cheryl Bell at ext.

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Kindermusik • Family Time | Mondays, 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Birth–7 Years with parent. Sing, dance, play and make music with the whole family while building listening skills, self-control, turn-taking, cooperation and more!

Southwestern Music Academy

SPRING 2014

Mother's Day Out 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Tuesdays & Thursdays | NCC. Now enrolling children 2 months to 5 years. One- and two-day programs available as well as dropins on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Extended hours: 1-4 p.m. Information on prices and days at www.swbts.edu/ childrenscenter. Contact: Cheryl Bell at ext. 2970 or cbell@swbts.edu.

RAC Programming Hours of Operation: Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Closed for chapel Tues.-Thurs, Sun. Swim Lessons (for kids) | Personal Training | Cross Training Fitness | Zumba | Spring 2014 Intramurals – 5-on-5 Basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, Ping Pong Tournaments.

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Arkansas Baptist State Convention Spring Visit

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Chiang Mai, Thailand Mission Trip

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Metochai 6:30-8:30 p.m. | SBR. Metochai is an organization for student wives. Guest speaker for March 24: Mrs. Cindy McCoy. Free childcare available for ages 6 months through 6th grade.

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Learning in War-Time: Persevering to the Completion of Your Academic Degree

By Jason Duesing | Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Assistant Professor of Historical Theology

In 1939, C. S. Lewis delivered an address entitled, “Learning in War-Time” to encourage those to persevere in their studies at the advent of World War II. As I read through his comments, I was struck by the relevance his words have for those called to ministry but are currently given the assignment to prepare in formal theological education.

The men and women in college and seminary, too, are studying during an ongoing war—a spiritual war—and often the call of the front lines of full-time ministry service in contrast to the present semesterly demands strains one to question if he is really in the right place pursing

the right things. Whether it is a college student contemplating taking a year off or the seminary student in his fifth semester with what feels like five more to go or the Ph.D. student in dissertation stage feeling the weight of a deadline only he, through writing, can alleviate, for all of these and others like them, C. S. Lewis can help.

At the end of his message, Lewis gave what he called “mental exercises” that served as helpful defenses for the student in his day to resist the enemies of excitement and frustration that a war brought to those trapped in school. These exercises are still immensely helpful for today’s student who is wrestling with the natural pull to abandon their present course of study—even for noble reasons.

Lewis explains that the first enemy to the student is excitement. That is: [T]he tendency to think and feel about the war when we had intended to think about our work. The best defense is a recognition that in this, as in everything else, the war has not really raised up a new enemy but only aggravated an old one. There are always plenty of rivals to our work. We are always falling in love or quarreling, looking for jobs or fearing to lose them, getting ill and recovering, following public affairs. If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work.

Just as for some in Lewis’ day who had eventually to abandon or postpone their studies in order to serve their country in war, there are some today who do, in fact, need to leave their theological studies for a key ministry opportunity. However, this is not the norm and, in my experience observing students, rarely is this the wise course and even rarer still does the student who leaves ever complete his degree. The excitement about future ministry always will be there. Better to be prepared so that when in ministry the excitement fades, one has learned well how to persevere.

Lewis’ second enemy facing the student is frustration. That is: [T]he feeling that we shall not have time to finish. If I say to you that no one has time to finish, that the longest human life leaves a man, in any branch of learning, a beginner, I shall seem to you to be saying something quite academic and theoretical. ... Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future. Happy work is best done by the man who takes his long-term plans somewhat lightly and works from moment to moment “as to the Lord.” It is only our daily bread that we are encouraged to ask for. The present is the only time in which any duty can be done or any grace received.

The one lesson best learned during

theological preparation is the secret of being content (Phil 4:11-12). Frustration is a natural part of any long term study and will come and go with frequency, but such is also the case in ministry. Staying the course now and seeing a degree through to the end only helps the student know better how to find happiness and peace in the longterm work that God has for him in the future.

As Lewis reminded in an earlier part of his lecture, there is a solution for those who feel caught in the paradox of being called to serve but who are still in a path of preparation: 1 Cor 10:31. Paul says to the Corinthians, “whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” The answer is likely not quitting or delaying, but rather continuing and plodding with the persevering strength He provides, content that you are, today, exactly where you are supposed to be and this is pleasing to God, and that is contentedly enough. Tomorrow can be anxious for itself—for it will still be war-time (Matt 6:34) .

To read C. S. Lewis’ entire address, see http://bradleyggreen.com/attachments/ Lewis.Learning%20in%20War-Time.pdf.

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