Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Notable people== ===Faculty=== <!-- DO NOT ADD PEOPLE TO THIS LIST WITHOUT A VERIFIABLE CITATION. Additions without a citation are subject to removal. If a citation link is broken, please replace it with one that works. --> {| class="wikitable" |- !bgcolor="#e5e5e5" width="20%" | Name !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5" width="42%" | Known for !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5" width="38%" | Relationship to SWBTS |- |[[Benajah Harvey Carroll]] || Pastor, theologian || SWBTS founder and first president |- |[[Walter Thomas Conner]] ||Theologian || Professor 1910-1949 |- |[[William A. Dembski]] || Proponent of [[intelligent design]] || Professor of Apologetics since 2006<ref name="swbtspr01"/> |- |[[David S. Dockery]] || Former President of [[Union University]] & [[Trinity Evangelical Divinity School]] |Distinguished Professor of Theology, Theologian-in-Residence, Current President of SWBTS |- |[[E. Earle Ellis]] || New Testament scholar || Research Professor of Theology Emeritus |- |[[William Roscoe Estep]] || Baptist and Anabaptist historian, professor || Professor of Church History Emeritus |- |[[James Bruton Gambrell]] || Theologian || Chair of Christian Ethics and Ecclesiology from 1912 to 1914<ref>{{cite web|last1=Summerlin|first1=Travis L.|title=GAMBRELL, JAMES BRUTON|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fga11|website=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=January 8, 2016|date=June 15, 2010}}</ref> |- |[[James Leo Garrett Jr.]] || [[Theologian]] || Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Theology |- |[[T. B. Maston]] || Christian ethicist, [[Civil Rights]] advocate || Professor of Christian Ethics |- |[[C. Barry McCarty]] || Chief Parliamentarian of [[Southern Baptist Convention]] || Professor of Preaching and Rhetoric |- |[[J. Frank Norris]] || Fundamentalist preacher || SWBTS trustee |- |[[L. Paige Patterson]] || Former president of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] || SWBTS eighth president |- |[[Lee Rutland Scarborough]] || Professor, evangelist || SWBTS second president |} ===Alumni=== SWBTS includes many notable and well known alumni including several different [[Southern Baptist Convention Presidents]], a [[U.S Senator]], a [[US Governors|US Governor]], U.S. [[presidential candidate]]s, members of the White House [[Cabinet of the United States]], seminary presidents, pastors, educators, theologians, Civil Rights activists, songwriters, authors, etc. <!-- DO NOT ADD PEOPLE TO THIS LIST WITHOUT A VERIFIABLE CITATION. Additions without a citation are subject to removal. If a citation link is broken, please replace it with one that works. --> {| class="wikitable" |- !bgcolor="#e5e5e5" width="20%" | Name !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5" width="42%" | Known for !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5" width="38%" | Relationship to SWBTS |- | [[Gary Chapman (author)|Gary Chapman]] || Author of [[The Five Love Languages]] series || Master of Religious Education / Doctor of Philosophy |- | [[Bill Moyers]] || 11th [[White House Press Secretary]] for U.S. 36th President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], Journalist || Master of Divinity |- | [[James Lankford]] || Junior [[United States senator]] (R-OK), 2015–present || Master of Divinity<ref>{{cite news|title=Campaign-2012: Candidates: Oklahoma: James Lankford: House|year=2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813035529/http://www.washingtontimes.com/campaign-2012/candidates/james-lankford-61119/|archive-date=August 13, 2014|url-status=live|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/campaign-2012/candidates/james-lankford-61119/|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |- |[[Jeff Iorg]] |President, [[Gateway Seminary]] (formerly Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary) |Doctor of Ministry |- |[[Daniel Akin]] |President, [[Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary]] |Master of Divinity |- | [[Louie Giglio]] || Pastor, Passion City Church and founder, Passion Movement || Master of Divinity<ref name="college">{{Cite web|publisher=Christ Notes|year=2007|title=Louie Giglio Books and Ministry|url=http://www.christnotes.org/_louie-giglio.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223083952/http://www.christnotes.org/_louie-giglio.asp|archive-date=February 23, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |[[J. D. Grey]] || 28th [[Southern Baptist Convention Presidents|Southern Baptist Convention President]], Pastor of First Baptist Church of New Orleans, 1937–1972 || Master's degree<ref>James Cole and Robert L. Lee, ''Saint J. D.'' ([[Waco, Texas|Waco]], [[Texas]]: Word Publishers, 1969), pp. 159–1963</ref> |- |[[Ronnie Floyd]] |60th [[Southern Baptist Convention Presidents|Southern Baptist Convention President]], 2014 - 2016. |Master of Divinity |- |[[Steve Gaines (pastor)]] || 61st [[Southern Baptist Convention Presidents|Southern Baptist Convention President]], 2016–2018 || Master of Divinity |- |[[Jack Graham (pastor)|Jack Graham]] || 55th [[Southern Baptist Convention Presidents|Southern Baptist Convention President]], 2002–2004, Senior Pastor of [[Prestonwood Baptist Church]] || Master of Divinity, Doctor of Ministry |- |[[William G. Tanner]] |President of [[Oklahoma Baptist University]] from 1971 to 1976. |Bachelor of Divinity / Doctor of Theology |- |[[Mark Brister]] |14th President of [[Oklahoma Baptist University]], Humanitarian, Baptist Pastor |Master of Divinity / Doctor of Ministry |- | George E. Hearn || Psychologist and Professor at [[Louisiana College]] || Master's degree |- |William Alvin Hatton |Featured Missionary in Brazil. Founded [https://embaixadoresdorei.org Royal Ambassadors] in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAP Stories: Meetings that change lives|url=https://www.texasbaptists.org/article/map-stories-meetings-that-change-lives|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Texas Baptists|language=en}}</ref> |Bachelor's Degree (1942-1945) |- | [[Mike Huckabee]] || 44th [[Governor of Arkansas]] & U.S. Presidential Candidate in 2008 and 2016. || Graduate study (one year) |- | [[Robert Jeffress]] || Senior Pastor, [[First Baptist Church (Dallas, Texas)]] || Doctor of Ministry |- | [[Larry Lea]] || Televangelist || Attended the doctoral program<ref>Balmer, Randall Herbert (2002) ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism'' Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky, p. 333, {{ISBN|0-664-22409-1}}</ref> |- | [[Phillip Lee, Jr.]] || [[United States Navy Reserve]] Rear Admiral || Master of Divinity (1990), Master of Religious Education (1998) and Doctor of Philosophy degree (2000)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rear Admiral Phillip "Endel" Lee, Jr. |date=24 January 2018 |publisher=United States Navy |url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=945 |access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref> |- |[[Fred L. Lowery]] || Pastor of First Baptist Church of [[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier City]], [[Louisiana]]; Televangelist, "The First Word"||Master of Theology<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okbu.edu/news/2000-02-14/lowery-featured-speaker-for-obu-chapel-service|title=LoweryFeatured Speaker for Oklahoma Baptist University Chapel Service, February 14, 2000|publisher=okbu.edu|access-date=June 16, 2012|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220033102/http://www.okbu.edu/news/2000-02-14/lowery-featured-speaker-for-obu-chapel-service|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | [[Robert L. Lynn]] || President of [[Louisiana College]] from 1975 to 1997 ||<ref>"Dr. Lynn is slated by Lions", ''[[Minden Press-Herald]]'', [[Minden, Louisiana]], September 24, 1975, p. 1</ref> |- | [[Baylus Benjamin McKinney]] || Singer, hymnist||Seminary student<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=6344|title=Stacy Whitlow, 'Wherever He Leads I'll Go,' B.B. McKinney reunion sings anew, August 14, 2000|publisher=bpnews.net|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref> |- | [[Erwin McManus]] || Lead Pastor of [[Mosaic Church]] || Master of Divinity |- | [[Don Miller (Tennessee politician)|Don Miller]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] || M.R.E.<ref name="capitol">{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h10.html|title=Representatives - TN General Assembly|website=www.capitol.tn.gov}}</ref> |- | [[John R. Rice (pastor)|John R. Rice]] || Evangelist and founder of [[Sword of the Lord]] fundamentalist publications || Attended in 1920 |- | [[Rick Scarborough]] || former pastor, heads [[Vision America]] || Master of Divinity<ref name=Post>Murray, Shailagh. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/07/AR2005050701266_pf.html "Filibuster Fray Lifts Profile of Minister: Scarborough Has Network and Allies"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', May 8, 2005. Accessed December 19, 2007.</ref> |- | [[Charles Stanley]] || Pastor, [[First Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia]] || Master of Divinity |- | [[Rick Warren]] || Founder and Senior Pastor of [[Saddleback Church]] || Master of Divinity |- | [[Paul Washer]] || Preacher, Founder/Director of HeartCry Missionary Society || Master of Divinity |- |[[Jack Hyles|Jack Frasure Hyles]] |Pastor of the [[First Baptist Church (Hammond, Indiana)|First Baptist Church of Hammond]], IN (1951 - 2001), Founder of [[Hyles–Anderson College|Hyles-Anderson College]] |Master's Degree<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hylesanderson.edu/files/admissions/2016-2017/2016-2017_HAC_Catalog.pdf|title=Hyles-Anderson 2016-17 Catalog|date=2016 }}</ref> |- | [[Earl Stallings]] || Minister and [[Civil Rights Movement]] Activist || Master of Divinity |- | [[Lester Roloff]] || Evangelist within [[Independent Baptist]] movement, controversial operator of girls rehabilitation home || Master of Divinity |- |[[Charles Robert McPherson]] |Senior Pastor of Riverside Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado, 1962-1986 |Master's degree<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://onlymaterials.com/files/bobarticle2-v2.pdf|title=Denver Post, August 2, 1986|date=August 2, 1986|work=Denver Post}}</ref> |- | [[Edwin Barry Young (pastor)|Edwin Barry Young]] || Founder [[Fellowship Church]] || Master of Divinity |- |[[Dondi E. Costin]] |6th President of [[Liberty University]], [[Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force]] (2015-2018) <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=Board unanimously appoints Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dondi E. Costin, Ph.D., as president, Pastor Jonathan Falwell as chancellor » Liberty News |url=https://www.liberty.edu/news/2023/03/31/board-unanimously-appoints-maj-gen-ret-dondi-e-costin-ph-d-as-president-pastor-jonathan-falwell-as-chancellor/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Liberty News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CHAPLAIN DONDI E. COSTIN |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/623192/chaplain-dondi-e-costin/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.af.mil%2FAbout-Us%2FBiographies%2FDisplay%2FArticle%2F623192%2Fchaplain-dondi-e-costin%2F |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=www.af.mil |language=en-US}}</ref> |Master of Divinity |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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