East Texas Baptist University President Dr. J. Blair Blackburn appointed Dr. David Ritsema as the new assistant dean for B.H. Carroll Theological Seminary. Ritsema, currently serving as senior pastor at First Baptist Church Waxahachie, Texas will officially begin his role at ETBU on September 1.

East Texas Baptist University is proud to announce the opening of the William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development, a no-cost clinic offering speech-language pathology services to the East Texas community. Located at Synergy Park in downtown Marshall, the clinic will begin serving clients on Monday, August 25, providing care for individuals of all ages with communication, language-literacy, speech, and cognitive challenges.

A team of students from East Texas Baptist University’s Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) recently spent a week serving and evangelizing in the Pacific Northwest, partnering with Northwest Collegiate Ministry and Epic Life Church in Seattle, Washington.

Even before landing, ministry had already begun. “God began using our team to spread the eternity-shaping message of the gospel; both Trenton and Shilo had separate and highly engaged gospel conversations with individuals sitting beside them,” Dean of Spiritual Life David Griffin said.

East Texas Baptist University students experienced British history, global cultures, and Christian service firsthand during a Global Study and Serve trip to London, England. Led by Associate Professor of History Dr. Jenny Hoover and, Dean of the School of Christian Studies and Humanities, and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science, Dr. Sandy Hoover, the weeklong journey combined educational exploration with ministry engagement, giving students opportunities to reflect academically, culturally, and spiritually.

East Texas Baptist University recently welcomed distinguished New Testament scholar, speaker, historian of early Christianity, theologian, and author Dr. Scot McKnight to campus as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Frank W. and Pauline Patterson Lecture Series. The event was hosted by B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary at ETBU as part of this year’s annual Carroll Colloquy, held May 19–20 in the Great Commission Center.