Education Commission

William A. (Billy) Morehead, Chairman

What an amazing year! It has been a joy and a privilege to serve on the Education Commission this year with a great group of individuals from around the state as they so ably represented you, Mississippi Baptists, in our work. I want to thank Dr. Jim Futral and Dr. Gary Richardson for their leadership and support as we sought to carry out our responsibilities.

One of the purposes of the Education Commission, as stated in our Constitution, is to “seek to strengthen the colleges of Mississippi Baptists and unify the efforts of these institutions in the Convention program of Christian higher education.” Mississippi Baptists are blessed to have dedicated and capable leadership through our college presidents: Dr. Bettye Coward (Blue Mountain College), Dr. Lee Royce (Mississippi College), and Dr. Tommy King (William Carey University). Their faithful service to our Lord, our colleges, and Mississippi Baptists is a tremendous asset and one of the key reasons our colleges are so strong and unified.

The Commission meets on each campus once annually and serves as a liaison between Mississippi Baptists and the colleges. During our meetings, we have an opportunity to hear our presidents report regarding programs, facilities, finances, faculty, staff, student life, etc. Perhaps the most encouraging, uplifting, and rewarding aspect of each meeting is when we hear testimonies from students. It is wonderful to hear students from each campus share about their professors who want them to achieve academically, spiritually, and to approach life and learning from a Christian perspective. Students have shared their personal testimonies about their relationship with Christ and the journey that brought them to one of our Baptist colleges. These students’ testimonies and the reports from our presidents help us to understand the impact our Christian colleges have and remind us of how important it is to continue our support of Christian higher education.

As Mississippi Baptists, let us continue to pray for our colleges, our presidents, our students, and their parents, as well as, our college faculty and staff members. Let us actively encourage our high school students to consider attending one of our Baptist colleges. We are able to impact the lives of these students who are attending our Christian colleges through our giving to and support of the Cooperative Program.

I thank the Lord for the investment Mississippi Baptists have made and continue to make to Christian higher education.

Information from the 2010 Book of Reports

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