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R. Albert Mohler Jr R. Albert Mohler Jr. VISION AT THE TWENTY YEAR MARK UME 81, NUMBER 4 UME 81, NUMBER 4 L FALL 2013 vO FALL AUGUST 20, 2013 11:37 AM R. ALBERT MOHLER JR. taLKS WITH assOCIatED PRESS FOLLOWING HIS 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONVOCatION ADDRESS From the President R. Albert Mohler Jr. is president of Southern Seminary Whatever the future holds, Southern Seminary will ‘train, educate and prepare the next generation’ s the Bible says, we see through makers for the cause of Christ. of scholars so committed to the faith a glass darkly. At our best, we Twenty years ago, when I was and to the local church. I am honored simplyA do not know enough to predict elected Southern Seminary’s presi- to look out on a student body com- the future reliably. At the same time, dent, I would not have defined our prised of the most committed young we have no choice but to look ahead as task in that way. But this is not 1993, Christians to be found anywhere on best we can, trying to understand the and the students who are now coming earth. I am thankful for a denomina- challenges and opportunities that the to Southern Seminary and Boyce Col- tion of churches so tethered to the total future will bring. This is true for all of lege know that the world they will face truthfulness of the Bible and to the us, and it is true for Southern Semi- is a mission field from top to bottom. Great Commission given by our Lord. nary. Our task is to look ahead in order They are energized by this knowledge, We may not know exactly what the to be ready for what God will call us to and they are determined to face what- future will hold, but we do know what do — and we are living in some of the ever challenges the world may put is required of us: to be ready to train, most challenging days imaginable. before them. educate and prepare the next genera- The young people who gradu- In other words, this is an exciting era tion of faithful God-called ministers ate from this campus will minister for The Southern Baptist Theologi- and missionaries. We expect that task in a world that is secularizing at an cal Seminary and Boyce College. The to be harder in the future, but also unprecedented rate, even as it under- young people studying at Southern more important. goes a massive moral revolution. It is as if the world is being turned This is not 1993, and the students who are now coming upside-down before our eyes. We are facing threats to religious liberty and to Southern Seminary and Boyce College the freedom of ministry. We have to know that the world they will face is a mission field prepare a generation of ministers and missionaries who are ready to go to from top to bottom. the churches and to the mission fields — and to go to jail if necessary. now are in training for a ministry of We are not here by accident. God For most of our graduates and alumni, bold, courageous and undiluted Chris- not only knows the past and the pres- imprisonment is not a direct threat. But tian witness. In order to get them ent, he has perfect knowledge of the their ministries will require no less ready for the tasks of ministry ahead, future and he is Lord of all dimen- courage. The gospel of Jesus Christ is we must get Southern Seminary and sions of time. So if we trust God, we our message, a message that throughout Boyce College ready. That means mak- trust that we have all arrived on the the centuries has landed many Chris- ing sure that this institution stays on scene just in time. And so we would tians in trouble with the world. the front lines of theological scholar- not trade our challenges for those of This puts Southern Seminary in a ship, cultural engagement, evangelistic any other generation. strange predicament, and it underlines faithfulness, missiological strategy Now is the time to face the future something we must ever keep in mind. and local church ministry. with the boldness of Christian convic- We are not just a professional school. Thankfully, that is not only where tion and the assurance of Christian We are not just an academic institu- Southern Seminary belongs, but where hope. The task assigned to Southern tion. We are a school for the training of this school and its faculty are founded. Seminary has never been more urgent. those called and willing to be trouble- I am so honored to serve with a faculty So let’s get to it. SBTS.EDU 1 FALL 2013. Vol. 81, No. 4. Copyright © 2013 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 30 A vision reaffirmed Editor in Chief: R. Albert Mohler Jr. Senior Vice President for During the past 20 years, Southern Institutional Administration: Dan Dumas Seminary has returned to the vision Publisher: Steve Watters and commitments of its founders, and Executive Editor: James A. Smith Sr. God has blessed with top-tier faculty, Managing Editor: Aaron Cline Hanbury Marketing Manager: Jason Coobs thriving students and a renewed Creative Director: Eric Jimenez campus . By Aaron Cline Hanbury Lead Designer: Andrea Stember and James A. Smith Sr. Contributing Designer: Daniel Carroll Photographer: Emil Handke Contributing Writers: Matt Damico; RuthAnne Irvin 36 Twenty years of denomi- Production Coordinator: Jason Thacker national statesmanship Subscription information: In his tenure, r . Albert Mohler Jr ., has To receive a free subscription to Southern proven to be a denominational leader Seminary Magazine, change your address in the line of previous history-making or cancel your subscription, you may contact SSM in one of the following ways: Southern Seminary presidents . By Gregory A. Wills MAIL: The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Communications, 2825 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40280 40 Innovative communicator ONLINE: www.sbts.edu of evangelical conviction EMAIL: [email protected] Through the years, r . Albert Mohler Jr . has taken advantage of emerging media CALL: 1-800-626-5525, ext. 4000 platforms for the promotion of the gospel and cultural engagement . By James A. Smith Sr. Southern Seminary Magazine is published quarterly by The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2825 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40280. Periodicals Postage Paid at Louisville, Ky 44 Thursday night lights and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions: Free. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Several former and current seminary Southern Seminary Magazine, The Southern wives reflect on the influence of Mary Baptist Theological Seminary, 2825 Lexington Mohler through Seminary Wives Road, Louisville, KY 40280 • USPS 025-619 Institute . By Candice Watters Connect with Southern Seminary online News.sbts.edu 47 The Mohler family Facebook.com/SBTS Twitter.com/SBTS The Mohler family in 1993 and 2013 . 48 How well do you know the president? A quiz about the seminary’s ninth president, r . Albert Mohler Jr . On the cover In Short News 4 Events 10 Reviews 20 Cover illustration by Jason Seiler. The unfinished style Greenway becomes dean of new Billy Graham School . 4 represents the ongoing Pierre named Southern Seminary dean of students . 5 presidency of R. Albert R. Albert Donald Paul Hustad dies at 94 . 6 Mohler Jr. Mohler Jr. Seiler’s work Vision at the twenty appears as covers and Williams, four-time alumnus, joins seminary faculty . 7 year mark ume 81, number 4 ume 81, number 4 L FALL 2013 vo FALL interior pieces for TIME, Bill Cutrer dies from heart-related issues . 8 The New York Times, Southern improves campus during summer . 9 The Wall Street Journal, Disney, Universal Pictures SBTS hosts inaugural Think Worship conference . .10 and many others. Alumni Academy focuses on ‘counseling the hard cases’ . 11 2 SOUTHERN SEMINARY | FALL 2013 20TH ANNIVERSARY IssUE Fall 2013. Vol. 81, No. 4. 49 Vision for the next decade A report on r . Albert Mohler Jr ’s. 20th anniversary convocation address . By Aaron Cline Hanbury People Fall Festival 2013 . 12 Alumni updates . 54 Southern Seminary Expedition: New England . 14 Alumni & student profiles . 56 Southern Seminary Expedition: United Kingdom . 16 Donor profile . 59 SBTS emphasizes spiritual health over academics . 18 Review of The King in His Beauty . 20 Schreiner talks about the big picture of the Bible . 21 Review of Finally Free . 22 Lambert describes the power of grace in overcoming sin . 23 SBTS.EDU 3 In Short News Events Reviews Thoughts News Greenway served as the KBC’s first vice president from Adam W. Greenway 2009 to 2010, as a member of its Mission Board, as the becomes dean of new Billy chair of the Mission Board Size Study Committee in 2009 and as the convention’s parliamentarian. Graham School of Missions, Also influential at the national level, Greenway is former Evangelism and Ministry president of the Southern Baptist Professors of Evan- gelism Fellowship and current chairman of the board of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president, R. trustees for LifeWay Christian Resources. Albert Mohler Jr., this summer announced his appoint- Greenway will be the first dean of the school since it ment of evangelism professor and denominational expanded as the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evan- statesman Adam W. Greenway as dean of the Billy Graham gelism and Ministry, combining the Billy Graham School School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry. of Missions and Evangelism, established in 1994, and Greenway is the fourth dean of the Graham School. the School of Church Ministries, 2009. The new Graham “Adam Greenway brings a wealth of experience and a com- School will officially open in August 2013.
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