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Kendall Moore, President Bert Harper, Vice President Ruthie Courtney, Secretary
The Board of Ministerial Education provided $468,800 in direct ministerial aid to 214 undergraduate ministerial students on the Blue Mountain College, Mississippi College, and William Carey University campuses during the 2008-2009 academic year. This is an increase of 26 students from the previous year. The students received $275.00 per month during the academic year from the Board of Ministerial Education. In order to receive this assistance, these students are interviewed by Board members, recommended by their pastors, and qualified through the Board of Ministerial Education’s application process. All students who receive ministerial aid have made a public commitment to Southern Baptist ministry through their local church, home, or foreign missions. Forty-three of these students graduated this year. The Mississippi Baptist Convention has invested a total of $274,125 in these graduates, averaging $5,960 per student over a 26-month enrollment period.
The Board of Ministerial Education also administers six scholarship funds, which are in trust with the Mississippi Baptist Foundation. Annual scholarship awards are made to deserving ministerial students from the interest on these funds.
One of the privileges of membership on the Board of Ministerial Education is the opportunity to personally interview the ministerial students who apply for assistance. The Board often receives letters from these students expressing appreciation for the financial assistance provided. We received this letter from one student earlier this year. “Words cannot even describe the thankfulness I have for the ministerial aid. I am married and we have a newborn child, so this check makes possible my school, and helps with various other things concerning my family and their well-being. On behalf of my family, I would like to thank the Mississippi Baptists for this generous check. Thank you for trusting us and our call as ministerial students.”
Approximately 94.4% of the Board of Ministerial Education’s annual budget goes to meet student needs. We thank the Mississippi Baptist Convention for the privilege of serving these students through the Board of Ministerial Education.
Information from the 2009 Book of Reports
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