What Do All These Acronyms Mean?

Sometimes in our effort to simplify things, we create our own “language.” Here is a list of our most commonly used abbreviations:

• ABP - Associated Baptist Press
• BCE - Baptist Center for Ethics
• BCM - Baptist Collegiate Ministry (formerly BSU)
• BGAV - Baptist General Association of Virginia
• BJC - Baptist Joint Committee
• BP - Baptist Press
• BSU - See BCM
• BTSR - Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond
• BWA - Baptist World Alliance
• CBF - Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
• CBHS - Center for Baptist Heritage and Studies
• CCLI - Christian Copyright Licensing International
• CM - Cooperative Missions (Virginia Baptists’ long-standing commitment to the Cooperative Program)
• CP - See CM
• DR - Disaster Relief
• EE - Eagle Eyrie
• FUMA - Fork Union Military Academy
• GAs - Girls in Action
• GGBTS - Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
• IMB - International Mission Board
• IV - Impact Virginia!
• KA - Kingdom Advance
• MBTS - Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• NAMB - North American Mission Board
• NOBTS - New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
• RAs - Royal Ambassadors
• RASNet - Ray & Ann Spence Network for Congregational Leadership
• SBC - Southern Baptist Convention
• SBCV - Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia
• SBTS - Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• SEBTS - Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
• SS - Sunday School
• SWBTS - Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• SYMC - Summer Youth Ministry Conference
• VBF - Virginia Baptist Foundation
• VBH - Virginia Baptist Homes
• VBHF - Virginia Baptist Homes Foundation
• VBHS - Virginia Baptist Historical Society
• VBMB - Virginia Baptist Mission Board
• VBNF - Virginia Baptist Nursing Fellowship
• VBRC - Virginia Baptist Resource Center
• VBREA - Virginia Baptist Religious Education Association
• VBS - Vacation Bible School
• VBWM - Virginia Baptist Women in Ministry
• VBYMA - Virginia Baptist Youth Ministry Association
• VIC - Virginia Intermont College
• WCA - Willow Creek Association
• WMUV - Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia
• YEC - Youth EnCounter (formerly Youth Evangelism Conference)