Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) began serving Jacksonville State University students around 1930. This year, BCM will celebrate more than 90 years of ministry at the east Alabama campus, with an open
When Zach Beasley took on the task of starting a Baptist Campus Ministry at Alabama State University in 2019, he started with one student who showed up for the first Bible study. “For some
The first time I recall hearing the term “reboot” – applied to something other than computers – was in the mid-2000s. Movie reboots became a thing, particularly with superheroes and
I like a bargain. Doesn’t everybody? Pretty soon, college campuses across our state might be getting more than they bargained for to start the fall semester. Most colleges are days
I could not do ministry at Jacksonville State University without the partnership of area churches. Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) exists as a ministry from churches, first by their giving through
My parents warned me about college: “It’s not like high school, and it’s certainly not like youth group. It’s the real world. Not everyone is your friend.” I understand and
As a campus minister, I have been asked many times, “What do you do in the summer?” There are those who think I take the summer off since students are
One of my favorite parts of my job as a campus minister is getting to watch you transform during your college years. The kid who entered freshman year is not
Dyeing Easter eggs, Easter baskets, Easter bunnies, Easter dresses, Easter gifts and Easter egg hunts. This is the stuff of modern Easter celebrations in the U.S. In addition, there is
It was lunch time, and I was filling my cup of noodles at the water fountain. In walked a confident young man named Sean in an orange hunting shirt, jeans
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