College and high school students from across the state gathered at Taylor Road Baptist Church, Montgomery, Feb. 22–23 for The Pursuit Conference, sponsored by the office of collegiate and student ministries of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions and Crossover Group.
Challenged to see their vocation as a calling, students were encouraged to think of ministry outside the “missionary to a foreign country” or “pastor of a church” box.
Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee; Jeff Iorg, president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, Calif.; and Chris Hogan, of Dave Ramsey Speakers Group, challenged the students to know God’s will, seek confirmation of God’s call and accept the challenge to obey that calling.
More than 20 breakout session leaders — including a Supreme Court justice, a realtor, a businesswoman and a high school football coach, to name a few — shared about their personal vocation and how they use it and see it as a ministry.
“The Pursuit was a great event that really helped my students flesh out and understand God’s call and purpose for their life,” said Jake Duke, campus minister in the West Alabama area. “It will have a lasting impact far beyond a weekend experience.”
(SBOM, TAB)
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