Posts published in “Mississippi”

2024 Mississippi Baptist Convention schedule

2024 Mississippi Baptist Convention schedule

October 28, 2024

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024 First Session 8:30 a.m.Call to Worship Combined Baptist University Choirs and OrchestraPleasant Hill Baptist Church Praise Team 8:35 a.m.Call to Order Bill Hurt,…

Amendment Process for the Mississippi Baptist Convention’s Bylaws

Amendment Process for the Mississippi Baptist Convention’s Bylaws

October 28, 2024

Small Church Youth Ministry Workshops celebrate 10th anniversary

Gary Permenter speaks during the 100th Small Church Youth Ministry Workshop held Oct. 24 at First Church, Wiggins. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Small Church Youth Ministry Workshops celebrate 10th anniversary

October 25, 2024

Singing Churchmen plant seeds in ‘a place of great spiritual darkness’

The Mississippi Baptist Singing Churchmen perform a concert on the front porch of a local pastor during their recent tour of New England. (Photo credit: Matthew Gaddy)

Singing Churchmen plant seeds in ‘a place of great spiritual darkness’

October 23, 2024

Summer missionaries learn to be authentic followers of Christ

Mississippi BSU summer missionaries Presley Adams (bottom left) and Mattie Phelps (bottom right) minister to college students in Lusaka, Zambia. (Photo credit: Presley Adams)

Summer missionaries learn to be authentic followers of Christ

October 22, 2024

Truett McConnell trustees elect
Larry Lyon as next president
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (Christian Index) — The Truett McConnell University Board of Trustees on Feb. 2 unanimously elected Larry Lyon as the university’s ninth president during a special-called meeting at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board administration building in Alpharetta. Lyon, who currently serves as senior vice president for business administration at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS), succeeds Interim President John Yarbrough, who has led the university since June 2025. Lyon said he did not initially seek the presidency but felt led to pursue the role after prayerful consideration. He expressed optimism about the university’s future and its role in serving Georgia Baptist churches. “Truett McConnell is positioned to play a vital part in the work of Georgia Baptists,” Lyon said. “This is a place where students can receive both spiritual formation and vocational training so they can thrive for the kingdom, no matter where God leads them.”