The leadership team at the BCM is here to serve you! Please contact us with any questions, concerns, or ideas that you have. Each member will serve as the leader of sub-team; Outreach, Spiritual Growth, Fellowship, & Missions. We are asking each member to be a part of.
Ben Beck
Position: BCM Director
E-Mail: beckb@purdue.edu
Cell Phone: (765) 490-3048
Major: Masters of Arts in Christian Education
Year of Graduation: 2001, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
Major: Bachelor of Science in Technology, Wood Technology
Minor: Industrial Business and Safety
Year of Graduation:1996, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas
Other school activities or clubs: University Religious Leaders
Hobbies: Riding bicycle, playing racquetball, playing disc golf, camping, woodworking, video games
Favorite Things: Spending time with my wife Nettie, my two girls, Michaela and Breanna, and with friends.
Why the Baptist Collegiate Ministry?
When I was in college I got involved with the BCM and even served 3 years on leadership. I also was called to full-time vocational ministry and God gave me a love and passion for college students. I love helping students in their spiritual journey through college whether they have been a Christian for many years or know little or nothing of Christ. It thrills me to see students grow and when they get done with college become the spiritual leaders of a church.
What’s one piece of advice you would give to your students?
College is more than just studying and a degree. It is preparation for the rest of your life. You are making decisions now that will affect the rest of your life. The most important life decision is having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Nettie Beck
Position: Associate Director
Email: nettie@purduebcm.org
Phone: (765) 490-3060
Major: Bachelor of Business Administration
Year of Graduation:1996 Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas
Other school activities or clubs: Lafayette Southeast MOM’s Club, Seeder for Moms Like Me, and Administrative Assistant for the Wabash Valley Baptist Association.
Hobbies: Volleyball and Basketball
Favorite Thing(s): Spending time with my family and friends
Why the Baptist Collegiate Ministry?
God used BCM in college to call me back to Him and I learned how to have a deeper relationship with Him. He called me to full time college ministry and more specifically to minister to college girls. I know I would not be where I am today without God using the BCM to mold and shape me. I want to spend the rest of my life mentoring and helping students grow closer to God, learning to share their faith on a regular basis whether they chose vocational ministry or serving the Lord in the work place.
What’s one piece of advice you would give to your students?
Never forget God called you to Purdue to glorify and serve Him first. He called you to get an education second. Don’t ever reverse the order.
Justin Coons
Position: Associate Director
Email: justin@purduebcm.org
Phone: (765) 430-2115
Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Year of Graduation: 2006
Hobbies: Golfing, swimming, camping, archery, and working on cars
Favorite Things: My daughter Faith
Why the Baptist Collegiate Ministry?
Coming in as a freshman, the BCM helped keep me on track. I was able to grow and learn more about God. Before coming to the BCM, I had never shared my faith with anybody; the BCM gave me the knowledge and experience to share my effectively. Without having the BCM in my life keeping me on track with God, my life would have turned differently and for the worse.
What’s one piece of advice you would give to your fellow students?
Always keep God first in your life and serve Him. When you do this nothing can go wrong.
Jacob Bacon
Email: jbacon@purdue.edu
Phone: (812) 550-2566
Sub-team leader: Spiritual Growth
Major: Agriculture Education
Year of Graduation: 2012
Class: Junior
Other school activities or clubs: Indiana Association of Agriculture Educators — Purdue (IAAE)
Hobbies: Horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping, working on the farm, and hanging out with friends.
Favorite Things: Reading the bible, the BCM, my major, my family and friends.
Why the Baptist Collegiate Ministry?
At first it was just a way to get out of my dorm and to try to adjust to college life and meet new people, but pretty quickly I decided that this was a ministry group that I wanted to really get involved with. There are many people who are more than willing to help students grow in their faith as well as succeed in school. Through the BCM I have been able to grow more in my faith more in one year than I have since I was saved.
What’s one piece of advice you would give to your fellow students?
First and foremost, build a strong relationship with God. College can be very hard, especially while adjusting your freshman year. If you have a strong relationship with God, He will help you get you through the hard and stressful times through your college career, as well as the easier times. Secondly, get involved. Try to join clubs that interest you. It can keep your mind off of the fact that you are away from your family as well as give you a chance to meet new people. For me, joining a club other than the BCM allowed me to have a way to share God’s word with others who may not have a relationship with Him.
Becca Rose
Email: rrose@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 438-3272
Sub-team leader: Mission
Amanda Rose
Email: afrose@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 438-5293
Sub-team leader: Outreach
Dawn Elizabeth Frantz 
Email: ddancer91@yahoo.com
Phone: (812) 306-5791
Sub-team leader: Fellowship
Major: Elementary Education
Year of Graduation: 2013
Class: Sophomore
Other school activities or clubs:
Future Educators Association of Lafayette
Hobbies: Reading, Singing, Dancing,
Doing anything outside, and Movies
Favorite Things: Music, Friends and Food
Why the Baptist Collegiate Ministry?
The BCM holds a very special place in my heart. I have not only made the best friends in world there but I have become so much closer to God there. The BCM has helped get through my fears of talking to people and sharing my faith with them.
What’s one piece of advice you would give to your fellow students?
Always remember that through everything as big as an exam or finding a job for life to the little things like submitting a paper on time or deciding when to go home and study or hang out with friends, GOD IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP YOU!
