We read yesterday with deep sadness the article in the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News reporting on their investigation of sexual abuse in Southern Baptist churches. Our hearts break for the victims and survivors of this abuse and for the trauma that has been inflicted. We are grateful for the bravery of survivors coming … Continue reading
El día de ayer leímos con profunda tristeza el artículo en Houston Chronicle y San Antonio Express-News que informa sobre la investigación de abuso sexual en las Iglesias Bautistas del Sur. Nuestros corazones se quiebran por las víctimas y sobrevivientes de este abuso y por el trauma que se ha infligido. Estamos agradecidos por … Continue reading
By Andy Hale Between 6,000 to 10,000 churches will close their doors this year in America, according to a recent report. This fact is so startling that it feels like you are watching a car accident happen and can’t do anything about it. More often than not, we’ve been watching this gradual shift and we’re … Continue reading
By Laura Stephens-Reed Each winter, the four regional directors for CBF Peer Learning Groups gather in Atlanta with Ruth Perkins Lee, CBF’s director of church engagement. We discuss the celebrations and challenges we’re seeing across the 100+ PLGs that CBF resources and plan for additional ways we can support clergy groups. Based on the 2019 … Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2019 Media Contact Aaron Weaver | aweaver@cbf.net | 770-220-1610 DECATUR, Ga. — Responding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s announcement today that it plans to remove borrower safeguards intended to ensure that vulnerable consumers have the ability to repay short-term, high-interest “payday” loans, Stephen K. Reeves, associate coordinator of partnerships … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey When Tokyo pastor Kei Jokura announced his plans for the final Sunday of Advent, he prepared his congregation for a singular experience. Carson and Laura Foushee, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel serving in Tokyo, would be sharing the pulpit and reflecting on the persons of Mary and Joseph on the upcoming birth of their first child. … Continue reading
By Andy Hale For as long as I can remember, I have loved to eat. Honestly, there has only been one food item that I have turned my palate away from in a symbolic act of defiance. Yet, even the disgusting brussels sprouts have won me over when they dance with balsamic vinegar, cracked pepper, … Continue reading
Rev. Dr. Paul Baxley was formally introduced Feb. 1 as the new Executive Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship at a press conference in Atlanta held in conjunction with the winter meeting of the CBF Governing Board. Learn more about Baxley at http://www.cbf.net/baxley and watch a video introduction below. As I have prepared for this … Continue reading
Mientras me preparaba para este día, algunas de las palabras de Pablo a su amada iglesia en Filipos han estado muy presentes en mi mente y en mi corazón. “Doy gracias a mi Dios cada vez que me acuerdo de ustedes. En todas mis oraciones por todos ustedes, siempre oro con alegría, porque han participado en el … Continue reading