Mohler speaks to historical priorities still in place today during Southern Seminary report

In his address to messengers to the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting, Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, offered a brief history lesson of SBC seminaries and their purpose: “to make certain that Southern Baptists had a faithful … mechanism for producing a learned ministry, an educated ministry.”
Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, gives the seminary’s report during the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.
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Mohler speaks to historical priorities still in place today during Southern Seminary report

In his address to messengers to the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting, Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, offered a brief history lesson of SBC seminaries and their purpose: “to make certain that Southern Baptists had a faithful …  mechanism for producing a learned ministry, an educated ministry.”

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That priority remains today, he said, fueled by the support of churches and individuals through the Cooperative Program.

“You don’t just have a sort of interest in theological education — you fund theological education, you prioritize theological education. … For that, we are very thankful.”

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