Adam Greenway, former Southwestern Seminary president, assumes new position at Florida Christian school
Adam Greenway, former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary who settled a defamation lawsuit with the school in September 2024, has assumed a new position as transitional head of Cornerstone Christian Academy in Frostproof, Fla., Kentucky Today reported.
Greenway was forced out of the seminary in September 2022 for financial mismanagement a little more than three years after assuming the presidency of the Fort Worth, Texas, school owned by the Southern Baptist Convention.
A defamation lawsuit was filed by Greenway in March 2024 against Southwestern alleging that his reputation was severely damaged due to a defamatory campaign led by the institution and its former trustee board chair. “The defamation of Dr. Greenway has been widely publicized, resulting in severe damage to his reputation and rendering him unemployable in the professional capacity for which he is qualified,” the suit stated.
On September 9, 2024, Southwestern announced a settlement had been reached in the case, issuing the following statement: “When Adam Greenway approached the seminary on the eve of his deposition and offered to drop his lawsuit with no monetary consideration in return, it was clear this was the best decision for Southwestern Seminary. We believe the manner of this resolution not only vindicates the seminary, it further demonstrates the allegations made in the lawsuit were without merit. Grateful for the favor God has bestowed on the seminary since the fall of 2022, we are now eager to re-focus our full energies and resources on carrying out the mission of Southwestern Seminary.”
Before becoming the ninth president of Southwestern in 2019, Greenway was Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also held the title of William Walker Brookes Associate Professor of Evangelism and Apologetics.