CARY, N.C. The Executive Committee (EC) of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolinas board of directors unanimously approved suggestions to fill two management roles on the state convention team that will aid present greater assist and alignment in important ministry parts.
Through a unique-termed meeting held Tuesday, March 26, by video clip meeting, the EC voted to approve Drew Dabbs as discipleship strategist and following generation ministries coordinator and Terry Extended as church well being and revitalization coordinator. Equally positions will be part of the N.C. Baptist Ministry Strategies team, which is led by Brian Upshaw.
Dabbs will be a part of the N.C. Baptist employees soon after serving on the pastoral group at Morrison Heights Baptist Church in Clinton, Mississippi, considering that 2011. During his tenure at Morrison Heights, Dabbs has worked with faculty learners, initially as associate college minister and most lately as the churchs minister to college students since 2014.
In his new purpose with the state conference, Dabbs will offer supervision and oversight to N.C. Baptists little ones, pupil and collegiate ministries, which will align to target ministry to the upcoming era. Dabbs will start off his new purpose on the N.C. Baptist team on Could 13.
Extensive presently serves as the condition conventions church health and fitness and revitalization strategist, a situation hes held since signing up for the N.C. Baptist personnel in April 2020. Prior to signing up for the state conference, Extensive served as senior pastor of West Burnsville Baptist Church in western North Carolina, and he has served for additional than two decades in vocational ministry in general.
In his new role, Extensive will offer supervision and oversight to N.C. Baptists church revitalization ministry, pastoral management and the worship and tunes ministry. Lengthy will start off his new obligations successful April 1.
Convention leaders explained the moves will supply amplified and increased guidance and alignment for the church revitalization and following-gen ministries as they provide churches, pastors and ministry leaders throughout the condition.
The moves will also allow Upshaw to provide additional strategic management to the condition conventions overarching missions and ministry attempts. In addition to serving as director of the N.C. Baptist Ministry Methods group, Upshaw retains a dual job as the condition conventions affiliate executive director-treasurer.
This shift is strategic not just for the Ministry Techniques group, but also for the general organization, stated Todd Unzicker, N.C. Baptists govt director-treasurer. This will also free of charge Brian up to enable me out extra and continue to work with our personnel on a day-to-day foundation.
In addition to conducting small business in amongst normal meetings of the board of directors as outlined by the point out conventions article content and bylaws, the Executive Committee also acts as the conventions staff committee.
The subsequent frequently scheduled meeting of N.C. Baptist board of directors is May 20-21.
