Ivan
Pastor
Where did you attend Seminary?
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, Texas.
What are some of the things you remember most (good and bad)?
1. I remember mostly good, solid professors, but I also remember the beginning of the turmoil of the Conservative Resurgence at SWBTS, of which I supported. I went to SWBTS because it was considered the most conservative of all the Southern Baptist seminaries at the time.
2. I remember meeting many good students. Many of them became my good friends that was so necessary to survive seminary.
3. I remember attending classes full-time and working full-time. That was not good, but is was necessary (at least I thought so at the time).
4. I remember being a member of Gambrell Street Baptist Church while attending seminary and listening to the preaching of Dr. Joel C. Gregory and was crestfallen years later when he resigned from First Baptist Church, Dallas under less than favorable circumstances.
Looking back now what are some things you would change?
1. Knowing what I know now I probably would have attended a different seminary but not sure where. But I didn't, so it is what it is.
2. Also, I would made arrangements somehow to not work so many hours and spend more time in study.
3. I would have attended a smaller church and had been more involved in the ministry of the church.
I have no regrets about meeting the people I did and the friends I made. Attending SWBTS is part and parcel as to the person I am, the good and the bad. Overall, I'm glad I attended SWBTS during that time period. If I were going to attend seminary today it would be THE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.