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Doxology, an auditioned 14-member ensemble of the School of Church Ministries presents their spring worship concert, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 16 in Alumni Memorial Chapel.

The concert is free and will include a number of acappella arrangements of hymns and several congregational songs.  The Doxology team members are music and worship leadership students in the School of Church Ministries.  The team will be traveling to Bryan College and Union University from March 17-19 to present concerts.

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is hosting the 13^th annual Community Hymn Sing on Tuesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m.  This event, held in Alumni Memorial Chapel, brings together the seminary family with church congregations throughout greater Louisville. This is a great opportunity to invite neighbors, friends and church members for an evening of congregational singing.

Award-winning recording artist Steve Green will be the featured artist and David Hamilton, Nashville producer and arranger for Michael W. Smith and other Christian recording artists, will be the worship leader and conductor of the Hymn Sing Choir and Orchestra. Also, the Sojourn Worship Band will be singing new versions of historic Isaac Watts hymns. 

Tickets can be pre-purchased at the Event Productions Office, at events.sbts.edu., or at the door. Students and seniors $5, general admission $10, group rate $5/person for 20 or more, kids 12 and under are free.

P&R Publishing announced in February that Thomas J. Nettles, author of “James Petigru Boyce: A Southern Baptist Statesman” and professor of Historical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2010 John Pollock Award for Christian Biography. 

The John Pollock Award for Christian Biography is awarded each year by Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, and carries a cash prize of $5,000 to the author. The winner will be announced in May and an award presentation will be scheduled for sometime in the fall. Typically, the presentation includes a public lecture by the selected author at the Samford University campus in Birmingham, Ala. 

“James Petigru Boyce,” published June 2009, chronicles Boyce’s founding of Southern Seminary. The biography focuses on Boyce’s theological development, his lifelong struggle in establishing the seminary and the theological controversies that shaped Baptists in the last half of the nineteenth century.           

R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Seminary, called the biography, “A masterpiece, combining keen insights with a definitive historical account.” 

Other finalists for the 2010 award are Herman Selderhuis for Calvin: A Pilgrim’s Life (IVP) and John Wigger for American Saint: Francis Asbury and the Methodists (Oxford). Upon learning of the nomination, Nettles responded, “What an honor even to be included in this list.” 

The Pollock Award was established in 2001 and is named for the British author of more than 30 books on religion, the majority of them being biographies of Christian leaders. Recent recipients include Barry Hankins (2009) for Francis Schaeffer and the Shaping of Evangelical America (Eerdmans) and Jonathan Aitken (2008) for John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace (Crossway).

Renovations continue on the Health and Recreation Center.  The next piece will require closing locker rooms from Feb. 22-25 for renovations.  The weight room, running track and Levering Gym will still be open, but patrons will need to use the Honeycutt Hall restrooms.  Thank you for your patience as the work nears completion.

Due to the inclement weather the Seminary Orchestra winter concert scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16 has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Memorial Chapel. Please plan to support our seminary orchestra next Tuesday night and enjoy an evening of beautiful music.

Southern Seminary is planning to operate with a delayed start for Tuesday, Feb. 16. 11:30 a.m. classes will meet as scheduled; classes before that will not be held.

Non-essential offices will open at 11 a.m. and chapel for tomorrow is canceled.

These plans are subject to change, depending on the weather.

UPDATE: The Gheens Lectures with Hunter Baker have been canceled. The lectures were previously scheduled for Feb. 16-17.

All classes at Southern Seminary and Boyce College have been canceled due to inclement weather for Monday, Feb. 15. All non-essential offices are closed as well.

All classes at Southern Seminary and Boyce College are canceled on Wednesday, Feb. 10, due to inclement weather. All non-essential offices will be closed as well.

All Tuesday classes at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College are canceled due to inclement weather. All offices on campus are also closed.

The Philip Webb concert previously scheduled for tonight has been canceled as well.

By Emily Griffin

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is partnering with “Be the Match” to host a stem cell donor drive on Feb. 11 for Carl Stam, associate professor of church music and worship and director of the Institute for Christian Worship at the seminary.

Since spring 2007, Stam has been battling an aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.The nature of Stam’s lymphoma is necessitating a stem cell transplant to aid in his recovery.

“We are blessed - and so hopeful for a full recovery,” Stam said. “But it has come down to this: we must find a stem cell match for a transplant. This is the best chance to eliminate the lymphoma from my body.”

The goal of the drive is to help find Stam a stem cell match and make participants aware of the “Be the Match” organization, which helps patients find a matching donor and assists in funding transplant procedures.

Anyone between the ages of 18 and 60 and in overall good health can become a registry member at the donor drive. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Be the Match” will be registering participants in the lobby of 5th and Broadway in the Honeycutt Campus Center.

Participation will require filling out basic paperwork and collecting a swab of cheek cells. If you are unable to attend the Feb. 11 event, you can join the registry online at www.bethematch.org.

“The support that has come our way from family, friends and strangers, has been a terrific display of God’s love and care for us,” Stam said. “Thousands of cancer patients, including me, are depending on the willingness of interested friends like you to register with the NBMR’s ‘Be the Match’ program.”

To watch a short video from Stam, visit www.sbts.edu/carl-stam. On that site, you can also download a flyer that can be printed or distributed via email.