http://www.okbu.edu/news/ Oklahoma Baptist University News en-us http://www.okbu.edu/advancement/pr/obufullvert.jpg http://www.okbu.edu/news/ 60 http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-02-04/trustees-approve-budget-student-housing-funding http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4040 Oklahoma Baptist University trustees ratified a $53.1 million operating budget for the 2012-13 year, approved funding plans for new student housing facilities, and directed OBU administrators to consider an on-going relationship with a Baptist college in Montana during their spring semester meeting on campus Feb. 3. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:00:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-02-03/obu-to-launch-pastors-school-in-july http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4039 Continuing its tradition of reaching out to ministers in Oklahoma and beyond, OBU’s Herschel H. Hobbs College of Theology and Ministry will host the 2012 OBU Pastors School Monday-Wednesday, July 16-18, 2012. The School is designed to provide an opportunity of ministry development for Baptist pastors. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:03:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-02-03/bisagno-to-speak-at-founders-day-chapel http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4038 OBU will celebrate its 102-year history during a special Founders’ Day chapel service Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 10 a.m. in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:46:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-02-02/bisonettes-to-sing-in-shawnee-feb-12 http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4037 OBU’s Bisonette Glee Club will sing at Rock Creek Baptist Church in Shawnee on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. The community is welcome to attend the worship service, located at 44900 Hardesty Road in Shawnee. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:29:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-02-02/bison-glee-club-to-perform-at-oklahoma-churches http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4036 The Bison Glee Club, OBU’s all-male choral group, will sing in various worship services across Oklahoma during February and March. The public is welcome to attend the free performances. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:18:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-02-01/alum-jami-smith-speaks-about-natural-dwelling-place-of-god http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4035 An OBU alum and well-known worship leader, Jami Smith, is not a stranger to the stage of Raley Chapel. Instead of leading worship, however, she delivered the weekly chapel message at OBU on Wednesday, Feb. 1, explaining to students that worship involves much more than music. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:21:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-02-01/pulitzer-prize-winner-david-shipler-to-speak-on-bison-hill http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4034 OBU will host David K. Shipler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Feb. 9. The Woodrow Wilson program’s membership consists of prominent artists, diplomats, journalists, business leaders and other nonacademic professionals. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:18:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-01-31/baucham-shares-perspective-on-worship http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4033 Bringing greetings to OBU students from the “Republic of Texas,” Dr. Voddie Baucham discussed the sinful nature of humans as it relates to a person’s ability to worship Wednesday, Jan. 25, explaining that unless people are instructed properly, the sinful nature prevents true worship. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:31:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-01-26/obu-to-host-womens-business-competition-workshops http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4032 A series of workshops, “The Women’s Business Development Project,” scheduled in February will teach women entrepreneurs how to set up a business through a business plan competition funded by a Wal-Mart grant awarded to OBU Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:46:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-01-23/graduate-school-adds-new-nursing-business-tracks http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4028 The OBU Graduate School has announced plans to add two new tracks to its existing master’s in nursing education degree and master’s in business administration degree, providing a global approach to nursing and a focus on energy in business. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:53:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-01-19/jenkins-to-speak-on-global-christianity http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4027 University professor, author and lecturer Dr. Philip Jenkins will present three lectures at OBU, hosted by the OBU Hobbs College of Theology and Ministry, on Monday, Feb. 6. The community is invited to attend. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:55:00 CST http://www.okbu.edu/news/2012-01-19/alum-lynda-young-publishes-book-on-autism http://www.okbu.edu/news/view_article.php?id=4026 During the past several years, OBU author and alum Lynda Young has encouraged and advised families with children suffering from chronic health conditions through her “You Are Not Alone” book series. Her latest release is “Hope for Families of Children on the Autistic Spectrum.” Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:21:00 CST