CBF North Carolina is excited to offer a special online workshop with Jemar Tisby. This two-part workshop will take place on Zoom on Tuesday, May 18 and Tuesday, June 1 at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) both evenings. Continue reading
Author Archives: Aaron Weaver
El veredicto de culpabilidad de Chauvin es correcto y un paso justo, pero solo un paso
La siguiente es una declaración del Coordinador Ejecutivo de CBF Paul Baxley: Hoy se anunció que Derek Chauvin ha sido declarado culpable de los tres cargos del asesinato de George Floyd en mayo pasado. Los miembros del jurado escucharon las pruebas, reflexionaron sobre el testimonio y llegaron a una conclusión justa y acertada. Deberíamos estar … Continue reading
A Week That Felt Like Good Friday
By Paul Baxley This morning, Christians gather all over the nation, and indeed all over the world, to celebrate the Third Sunday of Easter. With our songs, our prayers, our reading and our preaching, we continue to proclaim that Christ has been raised from the dead! The very same one who died a horribly violent … Continue reading
Fellowship Southwest selects Stephen Reeves as executive director
Stephen Reeves, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s public policy leader, has been elected executive director of Fellowship Southwest. Reeves will succeed Marv Knox, who founded the ecumenical network affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in 2017. Fellowship Southwest encompasses Arizona, New Mexico, Northern Mexico, Oklahoma, Southern California and Texas. It organizes churches and individuals around shared … Continue reading
Union Presbyterian now accepting applications for Baptist House director
Taking the next step in a partnership between the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, CBF Virginia and Union Presbyterian Seminary to establish a Baptist House of Studies, the seminary is now accepting applications for a part-time role to direct the Baptist House. More information on the role of Director of the Baptist House of Studies at Union … Continue reading
CBF Governing Board gathers virtually, receives Toward Bold Faithfulness response report
The CBF Governing Board gathered virtually January 28-29 via Zoom for its winter meeting focused on hearing a report from the Response Team of the Toward Bold Faithfulness initiative, a two-phase process launched in October 2019 to discover and respond to the greatest gifts and most urgent needs of congregations and communities across the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Continue reading
CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley on the death of Doyle Sager
Today we learned of the death of Dr. Doyle Sager, pastor of First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Mo., following a battle with cancer. Tonight, I invite all Cooperative Baptists to join me in offering prayers of gratitude for Doyle’s life, faith and ministry. Continue reading
Choosing Community & Delivering us from Chaos: Reflecting on the Words of Dr. King
By Paul Baxley Normally on the Martin Luther King Holiday, we find ourselves listening to Dr. King’s inspirational address given during the 1963 March on Washington, in which he challenged all who heard him with his powerful dream that “my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be … Continue reading
Presence in a Preposition
By Nell Green, CBF field personnel Matthew 1:23 Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.” We use the word “with” countless times a day. We use it to express a feature, how to perform an action, being in opposition, an attitude, … Continue reading
Faithful Election Resources
By CBF Advocacy In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and other national challenges, free and fair elections are more important in this season than ever before. Now is the time for faith leaders such as yourself to advocate for and protect free and fair elections. These resources and statements come from a variety of … Continue reading
