Posted by William Nunnelley on 2000-02-17

Dr. Earl Potts, former Executive Secretary and Treasurer of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, has been named Director of Ministerial Placement at Samford University.

In this capacity, he will supervise the Church Placement program, which assists students in ministry job placement, and Samford Sunday, which schedules student ministers to preach in Alabama Baptist churches.

Dr. James R. Barnette, University Minister, announced Dr. Potts' appointment. "We are thrilled he will be joining us in this capacity," said Dr. Barnette.

Dr. Potts will continue to serve as an adjunct faculty member of Samford's Beeson Divinity School.

A Randolph County native, Dr. Potts is a graduate of Samford and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was pastor of McElwain Baptist Church in Birmingham before joining the State Convention as Director of Church Ministries.

Dr. Potts served as Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the State Convention from 1984 until his retirement in 1990.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.