Engaging Young Baptists

Collegiate Ministry Paves the Way for Future Baptist Leaders

Spotlights on three current CBFNC Collegiate Ministry interns

BETHANY “MICKEY” MCCABE

By Tierney Boss, CBFNC Appalachian State Campus Minister

Mickey McCabe

Appalachian State Ministry Intern

As a campus minister that is relatively new to Cooperative Baptist Student Fellowship (CBSF) North Carolina, I’m grateful to have an intern that, in many ways, grew up within this program.

Mickey started attending CBSF at Western Carolina when she was a freshman. She was involved in the student group for all four of her college years, serving as president her senior year. When she was accepted into the graduate music department at Appalachian State University, it only made sense for her to continue serving in a new—but familiar—leadership role.

CBSF has provided Mickey a place to serve in worship, conferences, and Student.Church. At Western Carolina University, she found herself being pushed up onto the stage or placed behind a podium; and as an intern, she’s already finding ways to encourage our App students to occupy similar spaces. She knows what to expect as a CBSF intern because, in the last several years, she’s had the opportunity to get to know and serve alongside many other interns.

She has learned from experience the kind of questions that students entering a denominationally Baptist student organization tend to be concerned with and is equipped to approach them head on. She credits her experience with CBSF for her learning to think critically about the faith she inherited, and she wants to continue encouraging students to engage their faith in a formational way.

As a recent seminary graduate, I am consistently impressed with the maturity of Mickey’s theology. She has been molded and shaped by her campus ministry’s holistic approach to a life well-lived with Jesus, and App State is all the better for having her with us.

JIQUAN DAVIS

By David Stone, CBFNC Western-Area Campus Minister

Jiquan Davis

Western NC Campuses Ministry Intern

We are thankful to have Jiquan Davis working as our new intern with CBFNC this year, ministering to students on the campuses of Western Carolina University, UNC-Asheville and Mars Hill University.

For the past four years, Jiquan has been on the leadership team at Western Carolina’s Baptist Student Fellowship in such roles as cook team leader, vice president, and president. He is a member of First Baptist Church, Black Mountain and has interned for two summers with Student.Church, serving at FBC, Black Mountain and Knightdale Baptist Church in Knightdale. Jiquan graduated in May 2020 from Western Carolina with a B.A. in religion and philosophy and is currently enrolled at the Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity.

Getting to know Jiquan as a student has been one of the many joys of campus ministry for me. Like Mickey McCabe, our previous vice president and current intern at Appalachian State, his servant attitude and team-player spirit was a great asset to building community and growth at WCU these past four years. When asked what he thought about his campus ministry experience, Jiquan said, “

CBFNC college ministry has given me a group of friends that have pushed me in my faith. It has helped prepare me for CBFNC ministry to be able to connect with the students coming to the groups.”

We are truly excited to have him continuing his journey of ministry with us here in Western North Carolina.

JUSTIN LOCKAMY

By Liz Britt, CBFNC Raleigh-Area Campus Minister

Justin Lockamy

Raleigh-Area Campuses Ministry Intern

Justin Lockamy is the new intern for CBSF in the Raleigh area, serving students from NC State, Meredith College and Wake Tech. Justin is also serving as the director of youth and children ministries at St. John’s Baptist Church in Raleigh.

He is in his first year at Campbell University Divinity School, working towards a Master of Divinity. Justin fills the role of intern at CBSF Raleigh after four years of faithful participation as a student, including as a leadership team member.

I have known Justin for many years through CBSF. When I started as an intern in 2016, Justin was one of our core students as we began this ministry. He remained a present and committed student throughout the entirety of his time at NC State.

As a staff member, having students like Justin was always so helpful for us because he wanted to do anything in his power to help our group as a whole. He was a fun and uplifting presence every week and was always good for a laugh as well!

To be honest, as I think back on Justin and his time as a CBSF student, I cannot think of a single event that we held for which he was not present. He makes people feel welcome, and I am thankful that he is continuing to do that now as an intern. He knows this group better than most, and to have him serving alongside me is truly a blessing!