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Church size dynamics and the role of pastor in a post-pandemic world: What now?
Pastoral Care

Church size dynamics and the role of pastor in a post-pandemic world: What now?

By Laura Stephens-Reed For a long time there has been commonly-held wisdom about church size dynamics and the role of the pastor at each church size: The family size church has fewer than 50 people, with most of them related to one another. This congregation experiences little numerical growth because it is difficult for visitors … Continue reading

Sowing and Reaping Generously in a Seed Sharing Community
CBF Field Personnel / Field Personnel / Missions

Sowing and Reaping Generously in a Seed Sharing Community

By Rick Burnette “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (II Corinthians 9:6-7) One Saturday morning in February at Misión … Continue reading

The Challenges and Opportunities for Pastors in Supervising Staff
General CBF / Pastoral Care

The Challenges and Opportunities for Pastors in Supervising Staff

By Laura Stephens-Reed Over the course of their vocational lives, many pastors find themselves charged with leading a church staff. This is not only true for senior pastors, but associate pastors can also function in the same way within their more specialized ministry areas. The supervisory role is challenging. Most pastors enter ministry expecting to … Continue reading

Pastors are lonely, and this is a big problem
General CBF / Pastoral Care

Pastors are lonely, and this is a big problem

By Laura Stephens-Reed In A Path to Belonging: Overcoming Clergy Loneliness, leadership specialists Mary Kay DuChene and Mark Sundby raise the red flag that loneliness among clergy, a stress response to not having adequate levels of social connection, is epidemic. This was true before the pandemic, but our need to distance ourselves physically during the … Continue reading

CBF to commission new Global Missions personnel at General Assembly in Atlanta
Field Personnel / General CBF / Missions / Newsroom

CBF to commission new Global Missions personnel at General Assembly in Atlanta

May 18, 2023 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will commission five new Global Missions personnel on June 30 as part of the closing Friday worship service of the 2023 General Assembly in Atlanta. Jana Lee is being commissioned as a career CBF field personnel to work closely with a local … Continue reading