Southwestern Seminary announces fall 2022 chapel schedule

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary released today its fall 2022 chapel schedule, which begins with President Adam W. Greenway delivering his Fall Convocation address on August 23. Benjamin M. Skaug, provost and vice president for academic administration, will speak the following Thursday on August 25.

Southwestern alumni guest speakers include C. Bart Barber, newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of First Baptist Church of Farmersville, Texas; Jeff P. Iorg, president of Gateway Seminary, Ontario, California; Bob McCartney, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls, Texas; Chris Martin, executive director/treasurer of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii; Ryan Jespersen, executive director of the Dallas Baptist Association, Dallas, Texas; Cole Hedgecock, senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Rowlett, Texas; Gregg Matte, senior pastor of Houston’s First Baptist Church, Houston, Texas; and Julio Arriola, director of the SEND Network of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, Grapevine, Texas.

Other guest speakers include Brad Lewter, seminary trustee and lead pastor of Grand Avenue Baptist Church of Fort Smith, Arkansas; Fred Luter, senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church of New Orleans, Louisiana; Morris H. Chapman, president emeritus of the SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee; Ronnie Parrott, lead pastor of Christ Community Church of Huntersville, North Carolina; Zane G. Pratt, vice president for Global Training for the International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia; Brian Mills, senior pastor, Trinity Baptist Church of Yukon, Oklahoma; Dale Braswell, lead pastor of Wedgwood Baptist Church of Fort Worth, Texas; Rick Lance, executive director-treasurer of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, Prattville, Alabama; J.D. “Sonny” Tucker, executive director-treasurer of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Little Rock, Arkansas; Sam S. Rainer III, pastor of West Bradenton Baptist Church of Bradenton, Florida; and Charles A. Fowler, president of Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, Tennessee. 

Members of the faculty who are scheduled to speak are Chris S. Osborne, professor of preaching and pastoral ministry; John D. Massey, dean of the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions; and Mark R. McClellan, director of Hispanic Programs and professor of missions.

Chapel services are held in MacGorman Chapel at 10:00 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, and are also online at swbts.edu/live.

The complete chapel schedule is as follows:

Aug. 23 – Adam W. Greenway, president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College, Fall Convocation 

Aug. 25 – Benjamin M. Skaug, provost and vice president for academic administration, Southwestern Seminary

Aug. 30 – Chris S. Osborne, professor of preaching and pastoral ministry, Southwestern Seminary

Sept. 1 – Bob McCartney, senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, Texas

Sept. 6 – Fred Luter, senior pastor, Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans, Louisiana

Sept. 8 – Ronnie Parrott, lead pastor, Christ Community Church, Huntersville, North Carolina

Sept. 13 – Zane G. Pratt, vice president for Global Training, International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia

Sept. 15 – John D. Massey, dean of the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, Southwestern Seminary

Sept. 20 – Brian Mills, senior pastor, Trinity Baptist Church, Yukon, Oklahoma

Sept. 22 – Chris Martin, executive director/treasurer, Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii

Sept. 27 – Jeff P. Iorg, president, Gateway Seminary, Ontario, California

Sept. 29 – C. Bart Barber, president, Southern Baptist Convention; pastor, First Baptist Church, Farmersville, Texas 

Oct.  4 – Fall Reading Days (no chapel)

Oct.  6 – Fall Reading Days (no chapel)

Oct.  11 – Dale Braswell, lead pastor, Wedgwood Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas 

Oct.  13 – Gregg Matte, senior pastor, Houston’s First Baptist Church, Houston, Texas 

Oct.  18 – Brad Lewter, trustee, Southwestern Seminary; lead pastor, Grand Avenue Baptist Church, Fort Smith, Arkansas

Oct.  20 – Morris H. Chapman, president emeritus, Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, Tennessee

Oct.  25 – Rick Lance, executive director-treasurer, Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, Prattville, Alabama

Oct.  27 – J. D. “Sonny” Tucker, executive director-treasurer, Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Little Rock, Arkansas

Nov. 1 – Ryan Jespersen, executive director, Dallas Baptist Association, Dallas, Texas 

Nov. 3 – Sam S. Rainer III, pastor, West Bradenton Baptist Church, Bradenton, Florida

Nov. 8 – Cole Hedgecock, senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Rowlett, Texas 

Nov. 10 – Charles A. Fowler, president, Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, Tennessee

Nov. 15 – Mark R. McClellan, director of Hispanic Programs and professor of missions, Southwestern Seminary

Nov. 17 – Julio Arriola, director, SEND Network SBTC, Grapevine, Texas