By Stephen K. Reeves I was relieved at the verdict. If a person can walk into someone else’s home and shoot and kill them with no jail time, I think we all have a problem. Particularly with the proliferation of handguns and concealed and open carry laws. It may have been a tragic mistake, but … Continue reading
By Justin Cox To try and pinpoint Baptist distinctions down is a herculean task. The old saying comes to mind, “if you have 2 Baptists in a room you’ll end up with three different opinions.” The freedom I have seen within the Baptist faith tradition one such that is not so identifiable as other mainline … Continue reading
By Rick Burnette As Hurricane Dorian moved over the northwestern Bahamas on September 1, Ray Johnson, Coordinator of CBF of Florida, continued to check in with the leaders of CBF Bahamas churches on the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. Just before communications were cut, Terrance and Shoine Strachan, pastors of Lifegate Christian Ministries in … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey When Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Lynn and Mike Hutchinson moved to Togo in West Africa, they invited the women of their small fishing village to gather for a conversation. “How can your community have life more abundantly?” they asked. Without hesitation, the 16 women in attendance reached a consensus: “Our children … Continue reading
October 1, 2019 Contact: Scott Hudgins (336) 759-3456; shudgins@cbfnc.org WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina is honoring the legacy of Jack and Mary Lib Causey of Statesville by creating a new fund to support the strengthening of congregational leadership. The Jack and Mary Elizabeth Causey Fund for Congregational Leadership will be utilized for … Continue reading
By Andy Hale Over the last few years, we have all experienced it. There is this great chasm forming between them and us, between those who have the same political, social, economic, and religious views and those who do not. I want to think that we’ve always played nicely together, but retrospect is still piously … Continue reading
September 27, 2019 By Carrie Harris and Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga.—The fall meeting of the Governing Board of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, led by CBF Moderator Kyle Reese, kicked off Thursday with a time of reports, discussion and other business centered on visioning, church engagement, theological education and the work of the Clergy Sexual Misconduct … Continue reading
