June 22, 2017 By Carrie McGuffin DECATUR, Ga. — Over forty unique artisan items will be auctioned during the 2017 CBF General Assembly June 26-30 in Atlanta, Ga., with proceeds benefiting the mission and ministry of field personnel serving around the world. The CBF Silent Art Auction began in 2002 as the dream of field … Continue reading
June 21, 2017 By Carrie McGuffin and Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — Former Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Moderator and noted Baptist scholar Dr. Sarah Frances Anders died June 8 in Alexandria, La., after battling advanced stages of Alzheimer’s. Anders was 90. A native of Monroe, La., Anders graduated from Louisiana Tech University and Southern Baptist Theological … Continue reading
The Council on Endorsement has the privilege and pleasure of working with applicants who seek endorsement from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Perhaps the best part of this process is hearing about the applicant’s call to chaplaincy or pastoral counseling ministry. Chaplaincy is not a job; it is a calling that comes with passion and purpose. … Continue reading
CBF is a supportive home for those discerning and living out a call to church starting. Within CBF Church Starts, one finds a creative space for visioning, contextualization, coaching and training. CBF covenants with new churches to provide three years of professional coaching, site visits for leadership development, spiritual renewal retreats, financial grants and the … Continue reading
Stephanie Vance is a CBF field personnel newly commissioned to serve as CBF Global Missions Area Coordinator for Mission Teams for the Rural Americas Team — those field personnel serving through Together for Hope and in rural communities of North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. She also serves as the manager of Together for Hope. … Continue reading
By Suzii Paynter As the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship responds to the needs of churches and individuals and seeks to grow in mission and ministry endeavors to advance the witness of Christ, new organizational expressions of the Fellowship will continue to grow. We have some governing parameters for CBF that set a firm foundation for us. … Continue reading
The following updates come from Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Advocacy Refugee Advocacy For more information on immigrant and refugee advocacy click here. The State Department lifted the restriction on the number of refugees allowed to enter the United States. The North Carolina Field Office of the US Committee For Refugees and Immigrants, shared, “We have noticed … Continue reading
