Akin Retirement Celebration

For more than two decades, Dr. Danny Akin has challenged Southeastern to be a “Great Commission Seminary,” sending graduates to the ends of the earth with the hope of Christ. The Danny Akin Global Missions Endowment carries that vision forward by ensuring that every student called to go can be equipped, trained, and sent. This fund provides ongoing resources for the Center for Great Commission Studies and their work of missions mobilization. By giving, you join a legacy of faithfulness and help prepare generations of Southeastern students to go to places where the gospel is least known.

For decades, Charlotte Akin has faithfully served the Southeastern community, embodying grace, resilience, and a deep love for Christ. The Charlotte Akin Student Aid Fund honors her remarkable story — from her formative years in the Baptist Children’s Home to her decades of ministry alongside Dr. Akin — by supporting students who share a similar journey and calling. This fund ensures that those shaped by the care of Baptist Children’s Homes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia can pursue theological education at Southeastern. When you give, you honor Charlotte’s legacy of steadfast faith and open the door for future students to follow God’s call with confidence and courage.

Supporting the Southeastern Fund is the most impactful way to invest directly in the mission of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Because it strengthens every aspect of campus life — from classrooms and faculty development to student scholarships and ministry training — every gift reaches every student. As graduates carry the hope of the gospel into their families, churches, communities, and mission fields, your generosity becomes part of their story. By supporting the Southeastern Fund, you help the gospel reach people you may never meet — but whose lives will be forever changed.