Staying Connected
Alumni Representative Jeff Gilmore (ThM, 1979) sent us some pictures from his travels.
Bob Josey, Jr. (ThM, 1988) received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Manna Bible College in Wilson, North Carolina.
David Dean (ThM, 1992; PhD, 2008) and his wife have served in Hong Kong at Yan Fook Theological Seminary for seventeen years, where David teaches systematic theology and Bible exposition. David also has a teaching channel you can check out on YouTube called Reason and Revelation.
Nabeeh Abbassi (ThM, 1993; DMin, 2002) currently serves as the President of the Jordan Baptist Convention and as an Ambassador for the Middle East with the Baptist World Alliance. He also serves as the Director for the Arab Center for Consulting and Training Services.
Seth Stiles (MACE, 2001; MABS, 2005) serves as the Pastor of Adult Ministry at Northshore Bible Church and as a theological education missionary with the Association of Baptists for World Evangelization. He also earned his DMin from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 2022.
Martin Jones (ThM, 2011) earned his PhD and his JD and was appointed as the new Associate Dean in the College of Business and Economics and Professor of AI, Law, and Ethics at Anderson University in South Carolina.
Mark June (MACP, 2022) and his wife, Donna, planted Community Church Pelican Preserve in Fort Myers, Florida, this past September in a fifty-five-and-up community of 4,900 residents.
Robert Matthews completed his MBTS this past May. He will begin teaching at the Dumisani Bible Institute in King Williams Town, South Africa, this upcoming February.
Events
Alumni Dinner in San Antonio, Texas
In Memory
Bo Matthew’s (ThM, 1966) wife, Carole, passed away on October 2, 2025. Over the course of their marriage, Carole and Bo served Eastern Hills Bible Church in Manlius, New York; Hilson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon; and Brandywine Valley Baptist Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Carole was a published author of children’s books and other educational materials. She served as the Director of Assimilation and Communication for newcomers at Brandywine Baptist Church for over ten years. She met Bo at Oklahoma Baptist University. They were married for sixty-one years and have three children and eight grandchildren.
Kurt Hedlund’s (ThM, 1978) wife, Suzy, passed away this last spring. Originally from Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Suzy was raised in Massachusetts and graduated from Washington Bible College in 1979, followed by graduate studies at Boston University. She was actively involved with the youth ministry at Fellowship Bible Church in Burlington, Massachusetts, where she met Kurt, who was serving as the Pastor of Youth and Christian Education. They were married in 1982. Over the course of their marriage, Suzy supported her husband throughout his pastoral ministry. She is survived by her husband, Kurt, and their two sons, Bart and Scott, as well as by her father. Suzy loved to sing and socialize with the women in the church. She is dearly missed.