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MS bivo pastor Poe recognized at 2025 SBC Pastors’ Conference

Bivocational pastor Jonathan Poe (center) is joined by Mississippi Baptist Convention Board executive director-treasurer Shawn Parker (third from left) onstage for a time of recognition and prayer during the 2025 SBC Pastors' Conference in Dallas on June 9. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

MS bivo pastor Poe recognized at 2025 SBC Pastors’ Conference

June 10, 2025

By Megan YoungAssociate Editor Mississippi pastor Jonathan Poe was chosen to represent bivocational pastors statewide onstage during the 2025 SBC Pastors’ Conference in Dallas on…

Pastors’ Conf. opening session urges ministers to follow God’s plan

Caleb Turner speaks during the first session of the 2025 SBC Pastors' Conference on June 8 in Dallas. (Photo credit: Luc Stringer)

Pastors’ Conf. opening session urges ministers to follow God’s plan

June 9, 2025

Lifeway’s 2026 VBS theme, ‘Illumination Station,’ counters confusion about Jesus with biblical clarity

Lifeway’s 2026 VBS theme, ‘Illumination Station,’ counters confusion about Jesus with biblical clarity

June 4, 2025

SBC 2025 preview: All eyes on Dallas — What will be the big issues this year?

SBC 2025 preview: All eyes on Dallas — What will be the big issues this year?

June 2, 2025

Volunteers the heartbeat of disaster relief ministry

An MSBDR volunteer responds after a tornado struck Tylertown in March. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Volunteers the heartbeat of disaster relief ministry

May 30, 2025

Scholarship honoring Chapman
announced by Southwestern
FORT WORTH, Texas — During this week’s meeting of its Board of Trustees, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary announced the launch of a new scholarship initiated by the family of Morris H. Chapman to honor his denominational legacy. Chapman, 84, passed away Oct. 20. The Morris H. and Jodi Francis Chapman Denominational Scholars Award is an endowed fund that supports students preparing to serve the denomination as Chapman did as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), 1990-1992, and for 18 years as the president of the SBC Executive Committee, as well as other denominational posts. The scholarship will provide support for a student enrolled in the SBC Annual Meeting course through Southwestern, as well as providing scholarships for advanced research in areas such as denominational effectiveness, the history of Crossover, the Cooperative Program, or the life and ministry of Chapman.  Southwestern trustees affirmed the new scholarship by approving $20,000 in funds from its quasi-endowment fund to support the endowed scholarship.