Archive for April, 2013

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Inaugural Charge & Investiture of Dr. Jason K. Allen as the 5th president of Midwestern Seminary, administered by Dr. Kevin Shrum chairman, Board of Trustees

This week at jasonkallen.com I will be releasing a series of articles related to my inauguration as the fifth president of Midwestern Seminary. Today I am posting the script of my inaugural charge and investiture, which is a solemn pledge that I will make to the Midwestern Seminary Board of Trustees, who serve on behalf Read more

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Campbellsville University & the KBC

Though no longer a Kentucky Baptist, I spent more than a decade serving Southern Baptist churches within the commonwealth. Over the past decade, I have watched with great appreciation as the Kentucky Baptist Convention has modeled winsome collaborative work, initiated their own Great Commission Resurgence Task Force and implemented its recommendations, and renewed their emphasis Read more

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Homosexuality, Ordination & a Seminary Degree?

Being a seminary president means you receive mail, and lots of it. Publications from every sector of life flood my office on a daily basis. I enjoy perusing many of these materials, especially those related to theological education. Usually, I am alternately amused and frightened by much of what I read, as each publication demonstrates Read more