VOLUME 79, NUMBERVOLUME 79, 3 We are S!"#$%& about the G$&'!( SUMMER 2011 We Meet to Part, but Part to Meet as I place the diploma in eager hands. underscores the importance of what The experience is more emotional happens in every classroom, every than I had anticipated, and it grows lecture, every hallway conversation. more emotional for me with each I am so thankful for what God has commencement ceremony. allowed Southern Seminary to become It is those words of the closing verse – a place where thousands of God- that are so present in my mind. “We called ministers of the Gospel come meet to part, and part to meet, when together in order to be readied to go earthly labors are complete.” Those out into the world. words are so true, and so powerful. In other words, to meet in order They express the truth exactly as we to part, and to part in order to meet witness students come and graduates once again. That is the mission of The go. We meet to part – Southern Semi- Southern Baptist Theological Semi- Soldiers of Christ, in truth arrayed, nary exists to prepare ministers and nary, as expressed in the poetic words A world in ruins needs your aid: missionaries who will go, to serve Gos- of the Seminary Hymn. A world by sin destroyed and dead; pel churches and to take the Gospel to The annual Southern Seminary A world for which the Savior bled. ____ the nations. But we also part to meet. Alumni and Friends Reunion in Phoe- There will be a time when we are all nix, Ariz., is a great event, and I look Basil Manly Jr., one of Southern together again – not just the gradu- forward to seeing many of you there. Seminary’s quartet of founding pro- ates of one Southern Seminary class But that event is only a foretaste of fessors, famously wrote the hymn or graduation, but of all generations. that greater reunion yet to come. that was sung at the seminary’s !rst And that great assembly will include Our great con!dence is that God commencement in 1860 – and at every all the redeemed of all the ages, men will use Southern Seminary and the commencement ceremony thereafter. and women from every tongue and graduates of this institution for the The hymn is a stirring example of tribe and people and nation. cause of the Gospel and the display powerful hymnody, af!rming the pur- The past few weeks have reminded of His glory. Thousands of those who pose for which Southern Seminary us of how short our lives and minis- have graduated from this seminary, was established. It is also a poignant tries can be, and of how hard it can along with scores of faculty, have gone and emotion-laden song that re"ects be to part. We experienced the death to be with the Lord after lifetimes of the heart and soul of this seminary as of Professor Chip Stam after a long devoted service. Just this past year, a Gospel institution. battle with cancer. His memorial ser- several hundred more have graduated Every verse speaks to the very vice in Alumni Memorial Chapel was and gone out into the world. essence of Southern Seminary’s heart a triumphant celebration in light of As our reunion in Phoenix comes and mission, but the !nal verse con- the resurrection of Jesus Christ from to an end, we will do what we do at tains words that dare the Christian’s the dead. Shortly thereafter, we expe- every commencement – we will sing eye to remain dry. rienced the deaths of a student and together our Seminary Hymn. And “We meet to part, but part to meet, a student wife, along with news of then we will do what Southern Sem- when earthly labors are complete, to others who soon expect to end their inary folk do. We will go out to serve join in yet more blest employ, in an earthly pilgrimage. the cause of the Gospel . until we eternal world of joy.” We meet to part, and part to meet. meet again. I have now presided at 36 Southern The graduates of Southern Seminary Seminary commencement ceremo- now number in the tens of thousands. nies, watching thousands of Southern The students now enrolled at South- Seminary graduates receive their ern Seminary represent 25 percent of diplomas and go out into the world, all Southern Baptists enrolled in any ready to ful!ll the Seminary Hymn’s Sincerely, seminary accredited by the Associa- R. Albert Mohler Jr. af!rmation of the Great Commission: tion of Theological Schools. We have “His Gospel to the lost proclaim, good these students only for a time, but news for all in Jesus’ name.” that time is precious and important. I shake the hand of each graduate The reality of that parting 40 32 26 Table of Contents S!"#$% V#&! P%!'#(!") *$% I"')#)+)#$",- A(.#"#')%,)#$": D," D+.,' F!"#$%!& E/!&+)#0! E(#)$%: S)!0! W,))!%' M,",1#"1 E(#)$%: J$'2 H,3!' P%$(+&)#$" C$$%(#",)$%: E%#& J#.!"!4 L!,( D!'#1"!%: T3-!% D!!5 P2$)$1%,623: J,'$" C$$5' ,"( D!0#" M,(($/ 26 WHY SO SERIOUS? TAKING THE GOSPEL SERIOUSLY A''#'),") E(#)$%': E.#-3 G%#**#" ,"( DEMANDS TAKING HELL SERIOUSLY A,%$" C-#"! H,"5+%3 P%$$*%!,(!%: M,%'2, O.,"'$" R. Albert Mohler Jr. SUMMER 2011. Vol. 79, No. 3. Copyright © 2011 32 AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE: TAKING GOSPEL The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. PARENTING SERIOUSLY Russell D. 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From microscopes to maternity: Magnuson faculty address ............... 17 The Poet, The Philosopher and The Preacher ............................. 19 We are S!"#$%& about the G$&'!( SBTS Profiles ......................................................... 20 SBTS.EDU 3 In Short: News Events Reviews Thoughts Profiles FACULTY, STUDENTS PRESENT PAPERS AT REGIONAL MISSIOLOGY MEETING By Josh Hayes Missions and scholarship – Southern Seminary is a !rm believer in both as evidenced by the institution’s presence at the 2011 Southeast Regional Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS) meeting March 25-26, 2011, in Conyers, Ga. Carrying the theme “Urbanization: Mission in the Context of the City,” the event featured paper presentations from the following SBTS faculty and students: Troy Bush, J.D. Payne, Jeff Walters, William Brooks, Anthony SOUTHERN the future,” Mohler said. Casey and Matthew Pierce. Burk, who became Boyce’s dean Payne, associate professor of church SEMINARY NAMES in 2008, will remain as a full-time planting and evangelism and director NEW DEAN OF faculty member at Boyce College of the Center for North American and Southern Seminary. He said his Missions and Church Planting at BOYCE COLLEGE decision to step down from day-to- Southern Seminary, is EMS vice By SBTS Communications day administrative responsibilities president for administration. would enable him to complete several “It was a great meeting, with several Southern Seminary President R. research projects in New Testament excellent presentations,” Payne said. “I Albert Mohler Jr. announced the interpretation and to get back to was very delighted to see the number appointment of Dan DeWitt as the his "rst vocational love: classroom of presenters from Southern Seminary new dean of Boyce College, April 19, teaching. sharing their research "ndings. I hope 2011. DeWitt replaces Denny Burk “It has been the thrill of a lifetime to we will have even more from SBTS in who is stepping down in order to serve as dean of Boyce College,” Burk the future. expand his primary calling of said. “But my administrative duties “We presently reside in an urban writing and teaching. have left little time for teaching and world, but historically evangelicals DeWitt, who speaks widely writing. I am profoundly grateful to have not done a great job effectively concerning issues related to Drs. Mohler and Moore for allowing engaging the cities with the Gospel Christianity, apologetics and youth me to take up a regular faculty and seeing the multiplication of culture, has served as vice president position so I can "nish several book disciples, pastors and churches. The of communications at the seminary projects I’ve been putting off for the cities pose numerous challenges, and and as lead pastor of Campus Church, last three years.” the papers presented this year were the campus ministry of Highview Russell D. Moore is dean of the based on cutting-edge missiological Baptist Church to the University of School of Theology and senior research to help us better understand Louisville.