{"id":39576,"date":"2022-08-16T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridabaptist.wpengine.com\/?p=39576"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:13:08","slug":"more-than-60-scholarships-awarded-to-florida-baptists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flbaptist.org\/more-than-60-scholarships-awarded-to-florida-baptists\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 60 scholarships awarded to Florida Baptists"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 60 Florida Baptists have received $1,000 scholarships for the 2022-23 academic year through a cooperative effort between\u00a0Florida Baptist Financial Services<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Florida Baptist Convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Florida Baptist Pastor\u2019s Theological Education Scholarship<\/a> was established in April 2022 at the Florida Baptist State Board of Missions meeting<\/a>, and this year\u2019s recipients are the inaugural group to be awarded the scholarships.<\/p>\n

\"Tommy<\/a>\u201cI am grateful for the collaborative kingdom heart of our Florida Baptist family. The intent of the scholarship is to bless our Florida Baptist pastors and family members pursuing theological training through a Southern Baptist-affiliated college, university or seminary. We rejoice that God continues to call out the called to vocational Christian ministry. Our prayer is that this scholarship initiative will encourage those seeking theological education,\u201d Tommy Green<\/a>, Florida Baptists\u2019 executive director-treasurer said when the scholarship was established.<\/p>\n

\"Rick<\/a>Rick Wheeler, president\/CEO of Florida Baptist Financial Services, agreed, \u201cWe are thrilled to partner with the Florida Baptist Convention to provide these scholarships from our\u00a0Florida One Fund.\u00a0 Today\u2019s ministry environment calls for leaders who are equipped to serve with theological clarity and conviction.\u00a0We pray these scholarships will bless those who are preparing to serve or taking their skills and training to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among this year\u2019s 60-plus recipients was Tadd Anderson, lead pastor at Mosaic Church<\/a> in Crestview.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very thankful for this scholarship. It means that as a young pastor of a relatively small Florida Baptist church, the financial burden of continuing my theological education will be a little bit less!\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson is studying to attain a master\u2019s degree in biblical counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary<\/a> in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe need for biblical counselors in the Panhandle of Florida is great. After earning my degree, I hope to start a counseling ministry to serve and minister to hurting people in our area, with the hope of new life offered in the gospel,\u201d said Anderson, who has served his church in Okaloosa Baptist Association since 2017.<\/p>\n

Jason Stanland, middle school pastor at Fruit Cove Baptist Church<\/a> in Jacksonville, also is an inaugural recipient of the scholarship. Stanland is studying to earn a doctorate at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy doctoral degree at New Orleans Seminary means getting the resources and help to develop a philosophy of ministry for middle school ministry. This is something that is very needed as every church has middle school students but few have strategies to engage and disciple them,\u201d Stanland said, expressing gratitude for the scholarship.<\/p>\n

Hannah Loy, who attends The Baptist College of Florida, said, \u201cThis amazing scholarship allows me to follow what God has called me to do. With this scholarship I can move forward in earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in music and a minor in psychology. I hope to be a music therapist helping people who struggle with anxiety and trauma and showing them Gods love.\u201d Her father, Steve Loy, is pastor of Spruce Creek Baptist Church<\/a> in Port Orange.<\/p>\n

Scholarship applicants must be actively serving, or be an immediate family member of one who is actively serving, in an ordained pastoral role within a Florida Baptist church for at least one year and must also be pursuing a ministry-focused degree through a Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated college or seminary.<\/p>\n

The deadline for applications for the 2023-24 academic year will be in June 2023, and scholarships may be renewed for up to two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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