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January 2005
BCA News

In this issue:

1. Spring Workshop
2. Wilmer C. Fields Awards
3. Attend the BCA workshop for FREE!!
4. Next Officer Meeting
5. New Members
6.
Grapevine

 


Spring Workshop

The dates are:

April 20-23 ‹ Denver, Colorado
Westin Tabor Center, $119 per night
Membership Registration: $235
Guest Registration: $135
MORE DETAILS

 

Wilmer C. Fields Awards
Entry deadline for BCA's Wilmer C. Fields Awards Competition is February 11.
The competition guidelines and entry criteria is being sent to all members
using as a pdf file. You may also view the competition guidelines on the BCA
website at http://www.baptistcommunicators.org/award/. Start now reviewing
your work from 2004 and pick out several of your best to submit by the
deadline. If you'd like to have a printed copy of the award guidelines,
contact Keith Beene at bca.office@comcast.com or (615) 904-0152. Good luck!

 

Attend the BCA workshop for FREE!!
BCA has two excellent professional scholarships that help provide financial
assistance for members to attend BCA's annual workshop (April 20-23 in
Denver). The two scholarships provide conference registration and lodging.
The individual's institution or agency is expected to pay travel expenses
and all other related expenses.

Apply online at http://www.baptistcommunicators.org/scholars/sm_mbrtxt.htm
or request a scholarship application by replying to this email. Please be
sure to read the scholarship guidelines before applying. The professional
scholarship deadline is Friday, February 4. Winners will be notified in
early March. If you have any questions, contact Keith Beene at (615)
904-0152, or bca.office@comcast.net.

 

Next Officers Meeting
The next officers meeting is Monday, February 7, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville. If you have items that you would
like officers to address, email Jan Kelley at jkelley@absc.org.

 

New Members
Welcome to these members!

ANDREA BURROUGHS is the graphic designer for the Florida Baptist Witness.
aburroughs@flbaptist.org

DENNIS DAWSON is the associate executive director for the Illinois Baptist
State Convention. dennisdawson@ibsa.org

TIM ELLSWORTH is the director of news and media relations at Union
University in Jackson, Tenn. tellswor@uu.edu

JONI HANNIGAN is the managing editor for the Florida Baptist Witness.
jhannigan@floridabaptistwitness.com

BRIAN KAYLOR is the special assistant to the president of the Baptist
General Convention of Missouri. bkaylor@baptistgcm.org

KRIS KELL serves as graphic designer for the Illinois Baptist State
Convention. kriskell@ibsa.org

SUSAN MCDANIEL is a editorial and design director at the North American
Mission Board. smcdaniel@namb.net

NORMAN MILLER is a freelance writer in Richmond, Va. revnorm@comcast.net

CAROLYN NICHOLS is a news writer with the Florida Baptist Witness.
cnichols@floridabaptistwitness.com.

ALLEN PALMERI is a writer with The Pathway. apalmeri@mobaptist.org

DENNIS PARKER marketing manager for the North Carolina Biblical Recorder.
dennis@biblicalrecorder.org

JARED PEOPLES is the public relations director at the Louisiana Baptist
Convention. jared.peoples@lbc.org

JAMES SMITH is the executive editor of the Florida Baptist Witness.
jsmith@floridabaptistwitness.com

 

Grapevine
Andrea Knight, former communications specialist for Alabama WMU, is now
working as the consultant for Mission Friends, Girls in Action and Acteens
with the Tennessee WMU. Her new email is aknight@tnbaptist.org.

Mark Kelly, formerly of the International Mission Board, is now working in
Nashville with Purpose Driven Ministries, an organization established by
Rick Warren. Contact him at mcmgkelly@gmail.com or mark@kainospress.com.

Congratulations to Manda Roten Gibson (IMB) who was married last fall.

 

Got news to share?

Send items for the BCA newsletter to Teresa Dickens at tdickens@fbcmadison.org

or Keith Beene at bca.office@comcast.net

 



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