We have a very special invitation from the National Association of Church Business Administration* (NACBA*) to participate in a nationwide salary compensation study. NACBA is working with CBF to give your church the opportunity to enter your church’s data into the MinistryPay Salary Survey. In turn, you will receive a FREE executive summary which will … Continue reading
Author Archives: Bo Prosser
Samaritan Ministry at the IAC
NOTE: The following is an portion of a report from Wayne Smith of Samaritan Ministry on the International AIDS conference. We continue to pray for and with Wayne in this important life-changing ministry BRP. The International AIDS Conference (IAC) returned to America after a 22 year absence this summer in Washington DC. While this is … Continue reading
On Being Less Anxious
The following column was first shared with CBF Chaplains/Pastoral Counselors in their monthly newletter… In every piece of “systems” literature, the counselor/leader/minister/chaplain is encouraged to be the “non-anxious” presence. I’ve never been able to become totally non-anxious. There always seems to something lurking around the corner, another shoe that is about to drop, or the … Continue reading
Prayer for the Past, Present and Future
The following prayer was shared by Pastor Mark Flores at the Mt. Herman Baptist Church in Bedford, VA this past Sunday as I celebrated their 225th Anniversary as a Congregation. This was a truly moving moment in the worship celebration. God of Eternity, we gather today to give thanks for the past. We think back … Continue reading
It’s Amazing How God Works!
The following is a post from one of our Military Chaplains about his recent participation in our ChurchWorks conference. How grateful I am for his sharing! I didn’t realize how bad things were until I started to reflect honestly about my story. Sure, I had done some of that before but it had been a … Continue reading
From Talk to Action
The following thoughts are posted from Terry Hamrick, coordinator for Visioning in the Missional Congregations initiative area. The missional conversation has been going on intensely for fifteen years at CBF. We have been challenged and cajoled to embrace what’s next. We, like all institutions, have discovered that such transition is much easier to talk about … Continue reading
Reflections for a Powerful Weekend!
I’m still processing the Baptist Conference on Sexuality and Covenant (BCSC). For many, this will go down in CBF history as one of the top spiritual/religious experiences ever offered. Over the two and half days, there were 7 Plenary speakers, covenant groups that met several times for conversation and sharing following the presentations, silence following each plenary for silent … Continue reading
Mission Communities
We are on a conference call today with field personnel and advocates around the world. We are building a more robust opportunity to keep you engaged with our 8 mission communities. (See these at http://www.thefellowship.info/missions) The community leaders are an energetic and creative group. I’m excited about the resources that will become more readily available. … Continue reading
Chaplains/Pastoral Counselors, We prayed for you last night!
I was in the upstate of South Carolina sharing prayer meeting with a congregation last night. As the prayer service began, the Pastor said, “This is Pastoral Care Appreciation Week across the CBF. Let us pray first tonight for those caregivers in this specialized field who give faith and support to so many.” He then … Continue reading
Pastoral Counselors and Chaplains help us find our way!
Today continues a series of blogs celebrating Pastoral Care Appreciation Week across our fellowship. We honor and celebrate the work of these caregivers in the roles as Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors. Lee was my pastoral counselor and friend for several years. He gave me good insights into myself. He helped me wrestle my way out … Continue reading
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