Randy Adams takes role with Capitol Ministries
By BP Staff
WASHINGTON (BP) – Randy Adams, former executive director of the Northwest Baptist Convention, has accepted the position of senior Bible teacher for Capitol Ministries in Washington, D.C.
Capitol Ministries, according to information on its website, exists to “make disciples of Jesus Christ in the political arena throughout the world.”
Adams will continue to live in Washington State and will travel weekly across the country to the other Washington to hold Bible studies in the House and Senate and with cabinet officials. He also will facilitate the ministry’s Governors’ Bible study, held via Zoom.
“I believe in the biblical truth that we must reach leaders,” Adams said in a Capitol Ministries press release. “Capitol Ministries isn’t about lobbying or politics; it’s about discipleship – teaching leaders the Word of God, leading them to Christ, and helping them grow in biblical truth that transforms their lives and decisions.”
Adams joins the ministry during a time of transition, as its president and cofounder Ralph Drollinger is stepping down. Drollinger’s wife Danielle is taking over as president.
Ralph Drollinger expressed confidence in his wife’s ability to lead the organization and in Adams’ qualification for his new leadership role.
“Dr. Randy Adams has the kind of credentials the D.C. ministry needs to go to the next level – he has earned the right to be CapMin’s next Bible teacher in Washington, D.C., not only because of his education but also his long-proven leadership skills,” Ralph Drollinger said. “The ministry needs a smarter, younger, more pastoral, full-time person.
“When D.C. Members or Governors go to committee hearings on whatever subject, they expect to hear from the best in the world on a given subject. Randy meets that criterion as a deep, wonderful, pastoral Bible teacher who stands on the inerrant, infallible, plenarily inspired, authoritative, immutable Word of God. I am so blessed that God has raised him up for this ministry!”
In addition to its Bible studies in Washington, D.C., Capitol Ministries has a presence in 43 state capitols and 85 international federal capitols around the world, its website says.
Adams served as executive director of the Northwest Baptist Convention from 2013 until earlier this year. He ran for Southern Baptist Convention president in 2021.
University of Mobile receives historic gift, announces Elliff missions center
By Kathy Dean/UMobile
MOBILE, Ala. – Thanks to a historic multi-million-dollar investment by generous donors, the University of Mobile is pleased to announce plans to establish the Tom Elliff Center for Missions. Launching in the Fall of 2026, the center is designed to equip students to live out their Great Commission calling around the world.
The university will name the center in honor of Tom Elliff, a pastor, preacher and missionary advocate whose ministry shaped churches and mission efforts throughout the world. During his tenure as president of the International Mission Board, he strengthened missionary care, renewed the IMB’s focus on prayer, and championed the call to reach the world’s unreached peoples. His legacy continues to inspire young men and women who sense God’s call to serve the nations.
Equipping Kingdom Leaders
“I am deeply grateful for the supporters who made this historic investment in our institution,” said University of Mobile President Charles Smith. “Though these dear friends insist on remaining anonymous, the Lord knows their name and continues to use them to advance the gospel around the world.”
Smith said the Elliff Center will help the university fulfill its Great Commission calling.
“At its core, this new center stands at the heart of our mission to equip Kingdom leaders for the glory of God and the good of the world. Mobilizing our students for missions remains central to that calling, and our prayer is that this center will equip and encourage every UM student to embrace their Great Commission calling,” Smith said.
A Great Commission University
For decades, the University of Mobile has cultivated a strong Great Commission tradition – beginning each academic year with President’s Commissioning and culminating at graduation with a charge to serve Christ faithfully in every vocation and corner of the world. This heritage has shaped generations of UM graduates, reinforcing the conviction that every Christian is called to live on mission.
The new Elliff Center enables the university to deepen and expand this tradition by providing focused training, mentoring and hands-on opportunities for students, including weekly gatherings that equip them for missions, quarterly forums with well-known missionary leaders and scholars and mission trips that offer meaningful cross-cultural ministry experience.
President Smith noted that the university is seeking “a gifted and godly leader with extensive missions experience and a deep passion to equip our students to reach the nations for Christ.”
Those who wish to apply — or to submit letters of recommendation — may email a cover letter and résumé to [email protected].
For more information, contact the Office for Institutional Relations at 251.442.2913 or visit umobile.edu.
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