NOBTS graduate Gary Myers has been appointed as associate director of the Michael and Sara Moskau Institute of Archaeology at the seminary. Myers is a four-time graduate of NOBTS, and his degrees include a Master of Arts in Biblical Archaeology and a Doctor of Philosophy in Biblical Interpretation....
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is mourning the loss of alumnus and former staff member Clay Carroll, who died Aug. 17 at the age of 38 after a battle with cancer. Carroll graduated with his Master of Arts in Missiology in 2015 and after graduating worked on campus in several...
Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, challenged students to examine themselves and their calling during his Convocation address Aug. 18. The Convocation service, held in Leavell Chapel, marked the official start of the 2026-27 academic year. Dew began the service by welcoming students...
NOBTS alumnus U.S. Navy Chaplain Robert Christian was recently promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral (Lower Half). He was confirmed to the rank of Rear Admiral (Lower Half) by President Trump and the U.S. Senate and was promoted during a ceremony at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia,...
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is mourning the loss of alumnus Daryl Hall, who died July 11 after a years-long battle with cancer at the age of 58. Hall was a two-time graduate of NOBTS, earning a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry in 2019 and a Master of Divinity...
NOBTS graduate Chris Crain, executive director of the Birmingham Metro Baptist Association, was recently named the Associational Mission Strategist (AMS) of the Year by the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders (SBCAL). Crain, a two-time graduate of NOBTS, was awarded this honor at the SBCAL annual meeting on June 7th...
A group of students from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary recently participated in a mission trip to Southeast Asia alongside students from three other SBC seminaries. A total of 12 NOBTS students joined students from Southern Seminary, Southwestern Seminary and Southeastern Seminary during a two-week trip from late May...
During the week before the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting, a group of NOBTS students and faculty collaborated with other seminaries and local churches to share the Gospel during the convention’s Crossover event in Orlando, Fla. Designed as an annual convention-wide evangelism effort in the SBC Annual Meeting host city,...
