FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, USA – August 13, 2024) The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is pleased to welcome Tim McCoy of USA/Canada as Director of the BWA’s new Global NxtGen Leadership Initiative.
This position was created to develop and implement a strategic new BWA initiative for leaders in the 18-35 age bracket. The aim of this initiative is to enhance existing programs with BWA Member Partners around the world and provide an additional global opportunity to strengthen the skills and experience of NxtGen leaders. McCoy will also serve as team lead for the NxtGen Leadership Summit where the initiative will be launched in July 2025. With attendees coming from around the world, the Summit will be offered July 7-8 as a pre-conference leading up to the 23rd Baptist World Congress in Brisbane, Australia, convening from July 9-12, 2025.
“We are blessed to welcome a seasoned leader like Tim to our BWA team and anticipate how the Lord will use his gifts to engage young leaders and further God’s global mission,” said BWA General Secretary Elijah Brown. “As a participant myself in the BWA’s first emerging leaders initiative twenty years ago, I am excited to see next generation leaders from around the world experience the joys of learning, serving, and growing with our global family and us with them.”
McCoy has been serving in various ministry roles within the local church and denominational leadership since 1994. He was ordained in 1995 and served in North Carolina (USA) for more than a decade as the Associate Pastor for Youth Ministry and Leadership at Independence Hill Baptist Church. He relocated to Canada in 2006 to serve as the Director of Youth Ministries for Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Québec (CBOQ). During his four years in the role, he coached and mentored 65 full and part-time youth ministry leaders and managed conferences for youth and youth workers. From 2010 to 2023, he led CBOQ as its Executive Minister, serving 320 churches across Ontario and Québec by providing resources, leadership development, and spiritual guidance.
“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve God by serving the BWA family. It is an exciting venture to work with global leaders to find and make known the high-capacity young leaders in our Baptist family,” said McCoy.
He has also held international leadership roles with North American Baptist Fellowship, one of the six regional fellowships of the Baptist World Alliance, as well as serving as a member of the BWA Youth Committee, Executive Committee, and Commission on Transformational Leadership.
McCoy holds a Master of Arts in Christian Education, Organizational Leadership and Structural Change from Pfeiffer University in North Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts in Religion, Communications, and Journalism from Mars Hill University.
In addition to his role with the BWA, McCoy serves as Director of the Mentored Ministry Program (Interim) and an adjunct lecturer at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. He and his wife Julie reside in Nova Scotia, Canada.
To learn more about the NxtGen Leadership Summit, visit BWABrisbane.com.
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