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Rogers named BJC counsel. Melissa Rogers, who has worked five years at the Baptist Joint Committee as associate general counsel, has been named general counsel there. She succeeds Brent Walker, who recently became executive director of the religious-liberty agency in Washington, D.C. Rogers is a 1991 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and a 1988 graduate of Baylor University.
___ Pastors' Conference begins later. The Pastors' Conference preceding the Southern Baptist Convention will begin this year on Sunday evening rather than Sunday afternoon, President Jerry Sutton announced. The Pastors' Conference will be June 11-12 in Orlando, Fla. "In the past, many pastors could not attend the first session because of responsibilities at their churches," said Sutton, pastor of Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn. "Starting in the evening will allow those pastors to attend their churches in the morning and make the first session in Orlando."
___ Students can go internationally. High school students wanting a taste of international missions can travel to one of two countries next summer and join a new missions initiative sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and the International Mission Board. The new missions initiative, M-Fuge International, combines elements of Centrifuge youth camps with an opportunity to be involved in personal ministry in an international setting. The program will offer options in Valencia, Venezuela, and London next summer. For information, call (877) 226-7123.
___ Historical Society offers back issues for sale. The Southern Baptist Historical Society recently moved into new offices and discovered a large number of back issues of the journal Baptist History & Heritage. Copies of these back issues are available for $1 apiece. For more information, call the society at (800) 966-2278.
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