By Timothy Cockes on Friday, June 7, 2024

“Crescent City Worship”, a newly-named collection of students, staff and friends of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) and Leavell College, has released their first ever album featuring Dove award-winning vocalist Meredith Andrews. The seven-track album, recorded live at the 2024 Abide Women’s Conference this past February, releases today (June...

By Timothy Cockes on Wednesday, June 5, 2024

With this week marking the fifth anniversary of his election as president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, Jamie Dew said serving in the role has been “the honor of a lifetime.” During a meeting with the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees for NOBTS and...

By Timothy Cockes on Wednesday, June 5, 2024

“Crescent City Worship,” a newly-named collection of students, staff and friends of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) and Leavell College, will release its first-ever album on streaming platforms in early June. The album was recorded live at the Abide Women’s Conference this past February and features Dove award-winning...

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...