Month: April 2012

This year, the Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics, previously a one-day public event, added a new wrinkle: following the Thursday afternoon public lectures, a Friday morning of closer interaction between Howard Payne University students and the lecturers. Breakfast with Ministerial Alliance officers The morning began with a breakfast between the presenters – Suzii Paynter, Welton Read more . . .

On March 29, Howard Payne University hosted the 5th Annual Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics. One of the highlights was the recognition of the 2012 Currie-Strickland Scholars in Christian Ethics. Derek Hatch, assistant professor of Christian Studies, recognized the following three students as Currie-Strickland Scholars: Adam Hardy, senior from Corpus Christi Adam is pursuing a Read more . . .

On March 29, Howard Payne University hosted the 5th Annual Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance and pastor of Northminster (Baptist) Church in Monroe, Louisiana, presented a lecture entitled “Preaching in an Election Year.” Gaddy began by stating, “a good minister does the same thing in an election year as in Read more . . .

On March 29, Howard Payne University hosted the 5th Annual Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics. Suzii Paynter, director of both the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission (CLC) and the Texas Baptist Advocacy and Care Center, presented a lecture entitled “Leading Your Church to Be Politically Responsible.” Paynter began by acknowledging that the principle of congregational autonomy makes being politically Read more . . .

On March 29, Howard Payne University hosted the 5th Annual Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics. Stephen Reeves, legislative counsel, Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission (CLC), led off this year’s lecture series with an address entitled “A Christian Voice in a Public Arena.” Reeves began by declaring that Christians in America have a responsibility, both as Christian Read more . . .

Ethics is a neglected discipline at most Baptist colleges and seminaries today. There are a few that still emphasize ethics, but they are the exception, not the rule. Southern Baptist seminaries have done away with once-influential ethics departments. We’ve seen what happens when ethics training is pushed out the door – the news regularly tells Read more . . .