By Jeff Huett DECATUR, Ga. — After nearly eight years leading the CBF Foundation, James R. Smith has announced his retirement effective May 1 for family and health reasons, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees said today. Smith is currently on medical leave. An ordained Baptist minister, Smith joined the CBF Foundation in October 2010 after … Continue reading
By Kyle Tubbs “How did I get here?” This is the question one of my fellow CBF participants asked me this morning at the Third National Baptist-Muslim Dialogue in Green Lake, Wisconsin. He wasn’t asking this in a rhetorical way; rather he was genuinely piecing together what actions he took throughout his life to put … Continue reading
The Ministerial Excellence Initiative (MEI) is an effort of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to address the pressing financial needs of ministers, including: debt relief, health benefits, retirement contributions and financial advisement. MEI is designed to help pastoral and congregational leaders identify and respond to financial stressors causing anxiety through providing debt relief for qualifying pastoral … Continue reading
Stephen Reeves, CBF’s Associate Coordinator for Partnerships and Advocacy, released the following statement in opposition to the Community Financial Services Association of America Annual Conference in Miami, Fla. The Community Financial Services Association of America is an association representing non-bank lenders who offer small-dollar credit products such as payday loans. CBF is a sponsoring organization … Continue reading
A delegation of Cooperative Baptist ministers are participating this week in the third national Baptist-Muslim dialogue April 16-19 in Green Lake, Wis. This third national dialogue aims to form partnerships between a Baptist leader and a Muslim leader in a community and their two congregations for an ongoing relationship. Learn more about the dialogue here. … Continue reading
April 16, 2018 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — A delegation of Cooperative Baptist ministers are participating this week in the third national Baptist-Muslim dialogue April 16-19 at the Greek Lake Conference Center/American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake, Wis. This third national dialogue aims to form partnerships between a Baptist leader and a Muslim leader … Continue reading
By Elizabeth Thorne On March 24, I was lucky enough to be able to participate in making what I am sure will be history. My family is from a politically mixed family, and we understood that for us this was not about being conservative or liberal, it was choosing between life and death for millions … Continue reading
