News about "B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary"

B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary at ETBU welcomed renowned theologian, historian, and author Dr. Douglas Sweeney as the keynote speaker for the Frank W. and Pauline Patterson Lecture Series, held November 17–18 at First Baptist Church Arlington as part of the Seminary’s Fall 2025 Colloquy.

Douglas Sweeney, dean of Beeson Divinity School of Samford University and author of The American Evangelical Story and numerous works on revivalist Jonathan Edwards, will be the keynote speaker at B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary’s Frank and Pauline Patterson Fall Lecture Series, Nov. 17-18, 2025, in Arlington.

B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary at East Texas Baptist University has received a gift from a donor to provide five full, first-year scholarships for students pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), beginning in Spring 2026.

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 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.