By Greg Smith I was shocked when I saw the May 29 New York Times headline that read: “Were Migrant Children Taken from Parents, then Lost by the U.S.?” Once the shock wore off, all kinds of emotions began welling up: anger, disbelief, bewilderment and more. How could the United States government lose an unaccompanied … Continue reading
The following comes from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Louisiana and highlights just some of the work of Together for Hope, CBF’s rural development coalition. In areas of rural poverty, it can be the little things that become major obstacles. Lack of access to resources due to the remoteness and isolation of your location is … Continue reading
MEDIA ADVISORY May 23, 2018 CONTACT: Aaron Weaver, aweaver@cbf.net, (770) 220-1610 DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will host our annual General Assembly June 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas, where we will celebrate women in leadership and explore our theme “Global Church. Local Church.” Hear from women in key leadership roles … Continue reading
By LeDayne Polaski “Racial reconciliation is not the right term for America . . . We’ve never been ‘conciled,’. . . The right term is racial redemption.”– Harry Riggs Racial Reconciliation. Surely almost everyone longs for it. Many have worked for it, some tirelessly and at great sacrifice. Why does it so often elude us? … Continue reading
By John Mark Boes Does this have to be America? It has happened again. News is breaking this morning that there is, yet again, another active shooter at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas. It is too early to know fully the extent of the casualties from this tragic event. However, even one casualty … Continue reading
The 2017 #metoo movement shed light on the ever-present reality of sexual harassment and abuse in our society. Story after story of abuse emerged in the news and showed up on social media sites. Women (and men too) who had experienced abuse spoke out for the first time, confronting their abusers, telling their stories. One … Continue reading
By Laura Stephens-Reed The peer learning group breakfast at General Assembly has traditionally been a time of fellowship, learning, and encouragement. This trend will continue in Dallas, with Garrett and Cameron Vickrey reflecting on the impact PLGs have had on their ministry and family for multiple generations. Garrett is pastor of Woodland Baptist Church in … Continue reading
CONTACT Aaron Weaver, aweaver@cbf.net DECATUR, Ga. — Stephen K. Reeves, associate coordinator of partnerships and advocacy for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, released the following statement following news that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule providing protections to millions of American consumers from the predatory practices of payday lenders has survived an attempted repeal in Congress. Today … Continue reading
By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga.— The Ministries Council of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has awarded five grants totaling $25,000 to CBF churches to help support projects to build bridges between congregations and communities. The Ministries Council serves as an advisory body to the CBF Governing Board, collaborating with individuals throughout the Fellowship to identify, develop … Continue reading
May 8, 2018 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — To further its commitment to forming healthy congregations and nurturing young Baptists, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has named sixteen ministers in their “first-call” as CBF Fellows for 2018-2020. These 16 ministers are part of the fourth cohort of the CBF Fellows program, an initiative launched in … Continue reading