A metro Atlanta pastor will lead the Georgia Baptist Education Commission, which provides scholarships to college students and monitors campus trends on behalf of the 1.4 million-member Georgia Baptist Convention.

Tim Akin, pastor at First Baptist Church of Douglasville, was elected chairman of the commission on Tuesday in meeting that highlighted an ongoing spiritual movement not only on the state’s three Georgia Baptist-affiliated campuses but also in the Baptist Collegiate Ministries operating on public universities.

Calhoun pastor Jamey Hunt, pastor at Sonoraville Baptist Church, opted to step aside as education commission chairman, saying he wanted to make room fresh leadership.

Hunt said he will remain on the committee for another year and will fully support Akin and newly elected vice chairman Chuck Jonas, pastor at Reidsville Baptist Church in Reidsville.

Akin had served as vice chairman for the past year. Jonas, as vice chairman, is poised to become chairman after Akin.

The Christian Index