Students ‘serious about their faith,’ BCM ‘community’ efforts at Montevallo, Jeff State
Lee Lawson said if he’s honest, his first impression was that they were just weirdos playing board games outside. “But I had finished a test and had nothing else to […]
‘No regrets’: College students serve in 17 countries, across U.S. for summer missions
Lorrie McCarver* said she knew she was interested in missions when she attended a Go Night event in Tuscaloosa last year. She went to find out more about being sent […]
Short-term trips meet long-term strategies during Olympics outreach
By Kristen Sosebee “We can’t control the results, but we can measure our faithfulness,” said Jason Harris, team leader for the International Mission Board’s Paris team, explaining their strategy for […]
106 college students from across Alabama head to missions field after REACH commissioning
Chris Mills said he feels like he says this every year, but every year he’s more excited about the group of students who are scattered across the nation and world […]
BCMs across the state offer students chance to ‘build upon what God has done’
About five years ago, Zane Miles began to really see the significance of Baptist Campus Ministries and what they do on college campuses around the state. He had been discipling […]
New JSU campus minister sees God’s redemptive work through seasons of ministry
More than a decade ago, Shannon Hughes struggled with something that she said has made her more prepared for campus ministry today — she thought she was failing at it. […]
BCM groups from Auburn, Tuskegee and ASU reach out to students with late-night pancakes
Shannon Hughes said it felt purposeful to her that the Baptist Campus Ministries building at Auburn University is located about a block from one of the biggest bars in the […]
Students challenged at Pursue to put Jesus at the center
Peyton Hill said when he was in college, an event like Pursue altered his life plans in a big way. “It was at a weekend like this one that God totally changed […]
Culpepper named new campus minister at Auburn BCM
Clint Culpepper is the new campus minister at Auburn University’s Baptist Campus Ministries. Culpepper previously served both on a campus and in local churches in Georgia. He served as pastor of […]
‘God can use you!’: Retiring JSU campus minister reflects on three decades of ministry
Longtime Alabama Baptist campus minister Gary Brittain says there are “not enough pages” to tell the story of what God has done and is doing through college ministry. Brittain is […]