Southern Seminary Magazine (Vol. 91.2) Pastoral Ministry in a Changing World

NEWS & FEATURES
A longtime friend of Southern
Seminary, Bordas had a passion
for seeing students trained to take
the gospel to local churches and to
international mission fields. Upon
his death in 2013, his family and
friends established a scholarship
fund in his name.
Twiddy’s wife Leah and oneyear-old
daughter Dakota stood
with him as he accepted the
scholarship. The Twiddys plan
to serve in overseas missions as
church planters—fulfilling the
vision of Bordas and the mission of
Southern Seminary.
“Before we take God's word to
others, we wanted to know it better
ourselves,” Twiddy said. “The Lord
introduced Southern Seminary to
us as a place where we could pursue
that leading while preparing to be
sent out. Southern has been exactly
what we hoped it would be. Our
knowledge of God and his Word
is growing daily, and we regularly
stop to thank God for all of the rich
blessings He has brought into our
lives during this season."
President R. Albert Mohler
Jr. thanked the participants for
their commitment to the work
of Southern Seminary and
Boyce College.
“God is doing something
absolutely remarkable at Southern
Seminary and Boyce College,”
Mohler said. “It will make a
difference on the mission field
and in the pulpits of our churches
and places we will never go, places
we’ll never see. That is absolutely
glorious. What a great way to spend
a day.”
Plans are already underway for
the 21st Annual Heritage Classic
Golf Tournament, with organizers
hoping to build on this year's
success and continue making a
positive impact for the global
church. As the tradition carries
on, golfers and supporters eagerly
anticipate the chance to once again
tee off for “the purpose of gospel
ministry,” Heinze said.
From Text, to Heart, to
Pew: Southern Seminary
Empowers Leaders to
Retain and Apply Greek
and Hebrew for Life
By Travis Hearne
In this year’s SBTS Alumni &
Friends Academy, Rob Plummer,
Adam Howell, and several other
professors offered guidance to
over 200 ministry leaders trying to
get back on track in their biblical
language skills at the Greek &
Hebrew for Life conference,
July 28–29.
With the intense duties and
demands of ministry, many leaders
can slip in their comprehension
and utilization of the biblical
languages, says Rob Plummer,
Professor of Biblical Studies at
Southern Seminary. The purpose
of the conference was to help
pastors and other leaders retain
what they previously learned in
the classroom.
“We want to keep pastors and
other Christians reading their
Hebrew Old Testaments and Greek
New Testaments for their entire
lives,” Plummer said. “We had a
variety of fascinating and practical
breakout sessions—everything
from how to read ancient papyri
text to how to use Greek responsibly
in weekly sermon preparation.”
Most of the conference attendees
were alumni or current students
at Southern Seminary and Boyce
College. But many guests, including
participants from Japan and New
Zealand, connected with the
conference through the Daily Dose
of Greek, Daily Dose of Hebrew,
Daily Dose of Aramaic, and Daily
Dose of Latin.
While many attendees were
Southern Baptists, the conference
included Presbyterians, Lutherans,
Assembly of God, and Evangelical
Free church representatives who all
Rob Plummer and Adam Howell at the Greek and Hebrew for Life Conference
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