Dear Friends;
Thank you for visiting the official web site of Southern Baptists in West Virginia. We are excited about what we believe we will see God do in the next year with the work here in West Virginia.

Last year we saw God pour out his spirit in a great way at the Prayer Conference in November, held at Westview Baptist Church. We are trying to build upon that and we are trusting God for continued blessing.

We are here at the State Convention offices to serve you and our churches. If there is some way we can be of assistance, please don’t hesitate to call upon us. Of course, I travel a good bit of the time in order to carry out the mission of our State Convention. If that is the case when you call, then please speak with my administrative assistant, Susan Carpenter and she will help you immediately or get a message to me.

Thank you for partnering with us to reach West Virginia and the world for Christ. May God bless you richly as you continue to serve Him.

Thank you,
Terry L. Harper
Executive Director-Treasurer

WV CONVENTION SEEKS EVANGELISM DIRECTOR
The West Virginia Convention is seeking a person to serve as Director of Evangelism and Youth Ministries for the convention. The responsibilities include working with an executive board committee in the planning of the annual state evangelism conference as well as leading the Convention in evangelism opportunities. These may include but not be limited to coordinating the use of the block party trailers, providing training in evangelism to the churches and associations. He will also oversee the three full time and two part time college evangelists. Further, he will plan and supervise the youth evangelism conference and youth summer camp. The evangelism director will be responsible for budgets to fund these programs and will be accountable to the Executive Director for his performance. He will serve as a consultant to the associations and churches in the West Virginia convention. He should see one of his primary tasks as working with his associates and subordinates to reduce the lostness in WV, of the population in general and in particular on the college and high school campuses in our state.

This person should have a masters degree or equivalent preferably from a Southern Baptist Seminary and experience in evangelism. He must be a team player and know how to plan and coordinate with the other state staff. He must be willing and able to preach and to demonstrate an evangelistic lifestyle. A fair amount of travel is required for this job and your family must be able to accommodate such a lifestyle. Salary is $54,000, plus benefits. WV is an emerging region for the Southern Baptist Convention, though we have some large churches, a greater portion of our churches are small.

This position will be available on March 1, 2009. Please submit resume as soon as possible to Terry L. Harper, Executive Director via email at: terryharper@wvcsb.org