The resource below is being supplied by the Missional Congregations Team for your church’s journey during Easter. There’s still time to download, dialogue, and discuss! Easter is the “Superbowl of the Preaching Season.” It’s the day when you really need to be at your best. But even as you step to the pulpit you know … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Kombit: Working together for unity
The following post is from one of CBF’s field personnel, Nancy James. Nancy and her husband Steve are CBF field personnel in Haiti. An interesting cultural event has been taking place in Haiti in the last few weeks. Since January 1, men and women have been inspired to get together for the sake of “unity.” … Continue reading
Who am I that I should go?
The following post is from Lesley-Ann Hix, a student at McAfee School of Theology and participant at CBF’s most recent event, Advocacy in Action. This blog is a part of a series of experience blogs from the event. There are beloved people in my life who live in the pains of marginalization every day, and … Continue reading
Safety and Redemption found in Exile (Lenten Lessons)
NOTE: The following is a post from Steve Prevatte reflecting on lessons he’s learning this Lenten Season. Steve has served as Minister of Youth, Minister of Education, and Minister of Administration before moving into Hospital Chaplaincy. His journey is also OUR journey! At some point in life you very well may find yourself in a … Continue reading
Can You Please Come over and Help Us?
NOTE: The following post comes from Nathan Dean. Nathan and his wife Carrie are co-pastors of Edgewood Church Atlanta, a new church start in the Edgewood community of Atlanta. We received an email last week from a lady in the community named “Alice.” She said, “I know what you all do for the community and … Continue reading
An ordinary hotel room
The following post is from Joshua Hearne, one of CBF’s field personnel in Danville, Va. You can read more about Joshua and his wife, Jessica’s ministry in this month’s edition of the fellowship! magazine. It was just an ordinary hotel room the night before—two beds, a television, a couple of chairs, a forgettable print of … Continue reading
When chickens dance during worship
The following post comes from one of CBF’s field personnel, Mark Williams in South Africa. I have been preaching at a new church plant in Kwa-Zulu Natal for the past year. Every Sunday, the pastor and I collect members in the community with our pickups and gather them together for worship. On one particular Sunday, I heard … Continue reading
Love can build a bridge
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CBF concludes Disaster Response work in Haiti
As the disaster response portion of CBF’s work in Haiti concludes, ongoing sustainable ministries take over to build upon the great strides and partnering attitudes that were established just after the devasting 2010 earthquake. Last weekend on March 3rd, hundreds of people gathered at the newly constructed Siloë Temple Baptist Church in Grand Goâve to … Continue reading
Santa Claus partners with CBF in the Great White North
The following post comes from CBF field personnel Kim and Marc Wyatt. You can read more about them in the most recent edition of the fellowship magazine. You can also order Offering for Global Missions promotional materials promoting Kim and Marc’s work in Canada. The second week of January I escorted my friend, Daniel Cimon, … Continue reading