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Paige Patterson (* 1942; † ) is a Southern Baptist theologian who was president of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina (1992-2003), and is currently the eighth president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

Patterson is a third generation Southern Baptist preacher who received his B.A. from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas and a Th.M. and Ph.D. of theology studies from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Patterson was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention twice. He started preaching while still in his teens and has visited countries on five continents, leading Bible studies and conducting missionary work.

Patterson is best known for his leading of the conservative resurgence of the SBC during the late 1970s and 1980s. Recognizing that the SBC President could (albeit through a lengthy process) influence the direction of the SBC (which Patterson and other conservatives believed was taking a "liberal" track in opposition to Biblical standards), beginning in 1979 Patterson led the faction to hand-pick convention Presidents, beginning with Adrian Rogers, a trend which continued until 2006, when Patterson's chosen candidate, the Rev. Ronnie Floyd of Springdale, AR, was defeated by an overwhelming margin on the first ballot by South Carolina pastor Frank Page.

External links

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 Patterson was elected president of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] twice. He started preaching while still in his teens and has visited countries on five continents, leading Bible studies and conducting [[missionary]] work.
-Patterson is best known for his leading of the conservative faction of the SBC during the late [[1970s]] and [[1980s]]. Recognizing that the SBC President could (albeit through a lengthy process) influence the direction of the SBC (which Patterson and other conservatives believed was taking a "liberal" track in opposition to Biblical standards), beginning in 1979 Patterson led the faction to hand-pick convention Presidents, beginning with [[Adrian Rogers]], a trend which continued until 2006, when Patterson's chosen candidate, the [http://www.betweensundays.com Rev. Ronnie Floyd] of Springdale, AR, was defeated by an overwhelming margin on the first ballot by South Carolina pastor [http://www.sbc.net/PresidentsPage/FrankPage/default.asp Frank Page].
+Patterson is best known for his leading of the conservative resurgence of the SBC during the late [[1970s]] and [[1980s]]. Recognizing that the SBC President could (albeit through a lengthy process) influence the direction of the SBC (which Patterson and other conservatives believed was taking a "liberal" track in opposition to Biblical standards), beginning in 1979 Patterson led the faction to hand-pick convention Presidents, beginning with [[Adrian Rogers]], a trend which continued until 2006, when Patterson's chosen candidate, the [http://www.betweensundays.com Rev. Ronnie Floyd] of Springdale, AR, was defeated by an overwhelming margin on the first ballot by South Carolina pastor [http://www.sbc.net/PresidentsPage/FrankPage/default.asp Frank Page].
 ==External links==
 *[http://paigepatterson.info/ Official web site]