Truett Seminary

For Dr. Matthew Kim, professor of Preaching and Pastoral Leadership and director of the PhD in Preaching Program at Truett, preaching is more than delivering a sermon. It is an opportunity to communicate the triune God’s Word to God’s people for the purpose of life transformation and Christlikeness. That conviction has led Kim to write Ready to Preach: An Introduction to Homiletics, a textbook releasing this September.   

In Baylor University’s motto, the phrase, Pro Mundo — “For the World” — takes on a particular significance at Truett Seminary when we are able to link arms with our alumni for ministry connection in unique spaces around the globe. As part of this effort for Truett Seminary, Rev. Dr. Kenneth McNeil, DMin, director of Ministry Connections, took a trip to Rwanda to partner with Truett alumna, Solange Balikunde (MDiv, 2022) to serve local pastors and ministry leaders.

WACO, Texas (September 22, 2026) Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary has set a new enrollment record. For the fall 2026 semester, 558 students have enrolled for credit-bearing, graduate-level courses at Truett. This number, verified by the University’s Office of Institutional Research, constitutes a more than 12 percent increase over last semester and marks the Seminary’s fourth consecutive year of enrollment growth. 

At Truett Seminary, we are dedicated to the formation and growth of those called to serve the Church through preaching. For those called to pastoral ministry, that calling comes with the responsibility of preparing fresh, meaningful sermons week after week. This consistent and important work can leave little space to think beyond the next Sunday. In response to this reality, Sermon Grow was created.