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November 2001
Baptist Communications Association Newsletter

In this issue:

CONTEST/WORKSHOP REGISTRATION DUE OUT THIS MONTH

Spring Training 2002 is the theme of the upcoming Baptist Communicators Association annual workshop April 4-6 at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in Louisville, Ky...and for good reason. You won't want to miss one of the highest quality professional development opportunities anywhere. From Harvey Thomas, international public relations consultant and former communications director for British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, to A. Larry Ross, Billy Graham's personal public relations consultant, you'll hear from the best in the business about the best ways to reach your audiences. Add to that mix, the writing expertise of Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Angelo Henderson and a host of other Baptist communications experts, and you have a powerful line-up to help you reinvigorate your own work.

Information about this spring's BCA Workshop and awards competition is due to arrive in your mailboxes this month. The information packet includes registration forms for both the BCA Workshop and the Wilmer C. Fields Awards Competition. Also information is available here on the website.  Back to top

Look over the awards information carefully because many of the categories have been changed - some streamlined, some broadened. All changes to the categories were made as a result of BCA members' input. Deadline to receive contest entries is Jan. 18, 2002, and entry fee remains at $25.

Entries will only be accepted from members who have paid their 2001-02 dues by Dec. 31. Regular membership dues are $75, students $25. Renewing members can send checks to BCA, PO Box 270187, Nashville, TN 37227.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE IS DEC. 14

BCA continues to help students train for careers in religious communication through its scholarship program and assist members with attending the annual workshop.

Each year, BCA awards a $1,000 scholarship to an undergraduate student and one $500 scholarship to a graduate student in the name of longtime members Al Shackleford and Dan Martin. The $1,000 Alan Compton/Bob Stanley Minority and International Scholarship is given to a student of minority ethnic or international origin.

Applicants must have at least a 2.5 GPA and have vocational aspirations in religious communications. Funds may be used for tuition, books, housing or food and are forwarded to the institution in which the student is enrolled. Back to top

BCA also offers a professional scholarship to assist a member with expenses related to attending the annual workshop April 4-6, 2002, in Louisville. The scholarship includes the cost of conference registration and lodging with the stipend not to exceed $1,000. The member's employer is expected to pay travel and other related expenses.

Members must include a resume with their application and a statement of why financial assistance is needed and how much money is required. Deadline to apply is Dec. 14. Winner(s) will be notified in late January and will be recognized during the workshop.

For applications for both the student and professional scholarships, please contact Keith Beene, BCA administrative coordinator, at 615-904-0152 or by email at bca.office@att.net. Application deadline is Dec. 14. Back to top

BCA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS

The following professionals have been approved as BCA members:

  • WENDY ASHLEY is a project team leader at the SBC Annuity Board. 

  • KEVIN CRISWELL is a graphic designer with the Alabama Baptist. 

  • CHRIS FORBES is a global media strategist for the International Mission Board.

  • JENNIFER HEMBREE is director of communications at Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church in McDonough, Ga. 

  • GEORGE HENSON is a staff writer for the Baptist Standard in Texas. 

  • JOHN HOYLE is assistant director of publications with Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C.

  • JOANNE PARKER is an editor for Woman's Missionary Union. 

  • RHONDA REEVES is an editor of preschool resources for Woman's Missionary Union. 

  • JAN TURRENTINE is a managing editor for Woman's Missionary Union.

  • HOWARD WILLIAMS is the director of church relations at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. 

  • COLIN WITT is the director of online communications at Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

Email addresses for new members are in the member directory. For updated listing of all BCA members, go to the directory. Email Keith Beene with changes.

Recommendations for lifetime members are being accepted. Potential lifetime members must be at least 55 years old and must have been a BCA member for at least 20 years. For more information or to submit recommendations, email BCA membership vice president Scott Vaughan, or call at 803-765-0035. Back to top

GRAPEVINE

  • MARK SNOWDEN is the communications director for the overseas office of the International Mission Board.

  • DON RUTLEDGE, a retired International Mission Board photographer, is doing well after suffering a stroke in August. He is now walking again and is resuming normal activities.

  • TIM PALMER resigned as managing editor of Missouri's Word&Way. He now works for the Jefferson City Public Schools.

  • STACEY HAMBY is the new communications director for Midwestern Seminary, Kansas City, Mo. Previously, she was a news writer for Word&Way.

  • ROB MARUS is the new Washington Bureau chief for Associated Baptist Press. Most recently, he was coordinator of Mainstream Missouri Baptists.

  • BRENDA SANDERS has resigned as director of communications for Central Baptist Seminary, Kansas City, Kan.

  • LINDA LAWSON, longtime director of communications for LifeWay Christian Resources, will retire Feb. 1, 2002. Her last day in the office will be Dec. 15.

  • JANELLA GRIGGS is a Journeyman missionary in communications in Guatemala. Most recently, she was with Woman's Missionary Union.

Send your news items for Grapevine to BCA newsletter editor Stacey Hamby at shamby@mbts.edu or BCA administrative coordinator Keith Beene at kbeene@baptistcommunicators.org. Back to top

COMMITTEE ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR 2002-03 OFFICERS 

The nominating committee is accepting names of members to serve as officers for 2002-03. There are 10 offices to be filled.

Submit nominations to one of these committee members: 

  • Dick Bodenhamer of WMU, chairman, 205-991-8100; 

  • Ray Sanders of Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, 405-942-3800; 

  • Allen Spencer of Colorado Baptist General Convention, 303-771-2480; or 

  • Dan Euliss of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, 919-467-5100. 

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The current officers, listed below, serve until June 30, 2002. They are:

  • Diane Reasoner, president; Georgia Baptist Convention 

  • Tim Yarbrough, president-elect; Missouri Baptist Convention 

  • Denise Withers, program vice president; Kentucky Baptist Convention 

  • Mark Wyatt and Terry Barone, co-program vice presidents-elect; California Southern Baptist Convention 

  • Scott Vaughan, membership vice president; South Carolina Baptist Convention

  • Tanya Dawson, missions vice president; WMU 

  • Terri Lackey, awards chair, LifeWay Christian Resources 

  • Kenneth Camp, treasurer; Baptist General Convention of Texas 

  • Stacey Hamby, newsletter editor, Midwestern Seminary 

  • Jim Edminson, professional development coordinator, Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina 

  • Chip Turner, historian; FamilyNet

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