Shorter University welcomes Bryant Wright as guest speaker during weekly chapel service

March 28, 2012 - Rev. Bryant Wright was welcomed to Shorter University on Tuesday as the guest speaker during chapel service.

Rev. Wright, founder and chairman of R ight From The Heart Ministries and senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in northwest metro Atlanta, is serving his second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Speaking from the book of Romans, chapter 1, verses 18 through 20, Rev. Wright expressed the importance of the Christian duty to share the Gospel to those who have not heard.

A native of Atlanta, Bryant and his wife, Anne reside in Marietta. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of South Carolina in 1974, a Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Seminary in 1980, and an honorary doctorate in 2007 from SEFOVAN, a seminary in Madrid, Spain.

Rev. Bryant Wright addressing Shorter University students, faculty and staff at weekly chapel service.

Founded in 1873, Shorter University is a Christian university committed to excellence in education. The Princeton Review annually includes Shorter on its lists of best value and best Southeastern colleges. The university offers traditional bachelor’s degrees in 48 major areas as well as undergraduate degree programs for working adults, the Master of Business Administration, the Master of Education and the Master of Arts in Leadership. General education and calculus courses are offered in an online format, and Shorter recently launched online programs that lead toward the Associate of Science, the Bachelor of Business Administration, and the Master of Accountancy degrees. For more information, visit www.shorter.edu.

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