James W. “Skip” Owens has retired as director of denominational relations at Charleston Southern University. The 1976 CSU graduate had served his alma mater since 2001 and was previously a pastor in South Carolina. He is a former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and has served as a trustee at CSU and at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Meggett, where he will continue to serve in retirement.