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- ↑ "Board officers issue 'Summary of Findings' by trustee Task Force". SWBTS. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
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- ↑ "BRnow.org - Greenway announced as candidate to lead Southwestern - BR Now". brnow.org. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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- ↑ Shellnutt, Kate (September 23, 2022). "Southwestern Seminary President Resigns". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ↑ "Greenway is nominee for Southwestern Seminary president". thealabamabaptist.org. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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