Former Georgia pastor among leaders profiled in Southwestern News

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) - Insights into the leadership team of Southwestern Seminary are featured in the latest issue of Southwestern News magazine.

A portfolio section offers a look at the lives, educational achievements, and ministerial experiences of Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson, four vice presidents, five deans and the seminary's new director of recruiting, along with insights into their spiritual lives.

Seminary leaders give their opinions on the state of the seminary and also describe some of their most gratifying moments in life.

Other features in the magazine include an interview with former Georgia Baptist Jerry Vines, pastor of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla.

In the interview, Vines sits down with David Allen and Scott Swain, two of his "sons in the ministry." Allen was called to the gospel ministry while attending Vines' church in West Rome, and Swain while attending First Baptist in Jacksonville, Vines' current church.