By Timothy Cockes on Tuesday, May 14, 2024

NEW ORLEANS (BP) — Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) and Leavell College, exhorted the schools’ May 2024 graduates to remember what has “real, significant value,” in the Kingdom of God. “Graduates we’re obviously very proud of you, very excited for this day,” Dew said...

By Timothy Cockes on Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Contend, an annual apologetics event for high school students at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, gathered nearly 300 students from 23 different churches for a one-day conference discussing apologetic issues impacting society today. Taking place Saturday, April 27, this year’s Contend event was the second ever...

By Timothy Cockes on Thursday, May 2, 2024

Notable student performance and faculty achievement were honored during the annual Celebration of Excellence service at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College on Tuesday, April 30. President Jamie Dew opened the last chapel of the spring semester by expressing his gratitude for another year of study, service...

By Marilyn Stewart on Thursday, April 18, 2024

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College trustees, April 16-17, approved faculty changes, received positive academic and financial reports, and welcomed a donation of items of historical value from the family of W. W. Hamilton, the school’s second president. Marking five years as president, Jamie Dew pointed also to robust...

By Gary Myers on Tuesday, April 16, 2024

NEW ORLEANS -- As New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary marks the tenth anniversary of the Caskey Center for Church Excellence, the celebration centers on two astounding numbers—75,682 student-initiated gospel conversations and 9,050 professions of faith. Blake Newsom, director of the Caskey Center, expressed astonishment at the number of gospel conversations during...

By Staff on Thursday, March 28, 2024

How would you like to spend a week in Indianapolis this summer learning to share the gospel and getting academic credit for it? If so, register for EVAN5300 Evangelism for NOBTS graduate students or LCCF2350 Introduction to Evangelism for Leavell College students listed on the Summer 2024 Course Schedules. The...

By Marilyn Stewart on Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Finding joy in the busyness of life or when trials come is a challenge every believer will face. Tara Dew, wife of president Jamie Dew, adjunct professor, and director of Thrive, the NOBTS and Leavell College ministry wives certificate program, draws from John 15 to speak to this in her...

By Marilyn Stewart on Friday, March 1, 2024

A packed house of more than 1200 women gathered for Abide 2024 at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, Feb. 23-24, to worship and embrace a calling to be “Women of Prayer.” “We chose the theme ‘Women of Prayer’ because prayer is a vital discipline in the life of...