BCM

January 24 2020

Shorter University BCM students share God’s love with Kentucky families

Dub Joiner Feature BCM, missions, Shorter University

“For me, it was a life-changing experience.”

Multi-ethnic, mixed age bible study group.

January 10 2020

Small group Bible study: a must for the growing Christian

The Christian Index Guest Commentary BCM, Bible Study, discipleship

… God calls us to be in community.

October 25 2019

Valdosta BCM Deaf ministry showing signs of growth

Mackenzie Ford Community, Feature American Sign Language, BCM, Deaf peoples

Left to right: Alayna Davis, Salma Huerta, MJ Latta, Mikayla Register, Kaitlin Covington, and Kyleigh Wynn signing “I Love You” at a VSU BCM event. JEFF FORD/Special

October 14 2019

Georgia Tech students make disciples one backpack at a time

Linda Wilkins Feature, Student Life BCM, Christmas Backpacks, Georgia Tech

“We are Christ-led disciples making disciples.” The Georgia Tech Baptist Collegiate Ministry is driven by this motto and mantra. It appears on their clothes, materials, teaching tools, and in conversations. The students challenge each other with it throughout the year. One such challenge is the Christmas Backpacks collection that occurs at Confluence, an annual event for BCMs […]

A man holds his smartphone while drinking coffee.

October 8 2019

It’s about time to make a call to college

Scott Barkley Editorial, Guest Commentary BCM, collegiate ministry, ReachingNextGen

Any time I talk with a ministry leader about the key to reaching students it comes back to one concept…

October 4 2019

At Confluence students learn how relationships, ministry flow together

Myriah Snyder Feature, Student Life BCM, community, UGA

ATHENS — It’s Tuesdays @ Tate, the University of Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries’ weekly worship gathering. Freshman Cole Chapman picks up his guitar and helps sing, leading worship in front of his peers. Chapman is involved in as many BCM ministries as he can. Why? “I’m sent to Athens to share the Gospel.” The Business […]

September 3 2019

The key to college ministry is a key to church growth

Myriah Snyder Georgia, Student Life BCM, church growth, college students

Above: Joe Graham, lead state missionary for the Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries, speaks with Abby Everett, a teaching and discipleship intern at First Baptist Statesboro and a graduating senior at Georgia Southern. MYRIAH SNYDER/Index STATESBORO — Generation Z, typically defined as those born between 1997 and 2015, make up 26% of the population today. However, they’re still largely misunderstood. They don’t […]