The following post is from Keith Herron, CBF moderator and pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo. The first structural step of change called for by the 2012 Task Report begins with the election of a Nominating Committee. This committee will begin the process of recruiting the membership of the three new councils … Continue reading
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Update on Hurricane Sandy response
The following post is from Tommy Deal, CBF of Georgia’s disaster response coordinator. Hurricane, or “Super Storm,” Sandy has gotten a lot of attention across all levels of media. This storm last week changed millions of lives forever. This should not be downplayed at all. This update, however, is an attempt to give a synopsis … Continue reading
Fellowship continues to respond to super storm Sandy
The following post is from Tommy Deal, disaster response coordinator for CBF of Georgia. CBF is responding. We are working through local churches, state/regional CBFs and partners. We are communicating with them even as I type this, and plans are being formulated. One thing we have learned from Katrina, tornadoes, wildfires, Isaac and now Sandy, is we are … Continue reading
‘I just want to go home’
By Tommy Deal, CBF Georgia Disaster Response Coordinator Miriam Marks sits each day in the remains of her living room waiting for the day when she and her 82-year-old husband can return to their home of 56 years. On August 29, 1956, Miriam and her barber husband Luce moved into their newly built house in … Continue reading
Stan’s story
The following post is from Charles Ray, special projects coordinator for CBF of Arkansas and CBF national disaster response coordinator. In 2010, many were ready to rename a river an ocean. The Mississippi was out of control and dozens of states were bracing for the worst. As the destructive path moved slowly toward Louisiana, thousands … Continue reading
A letter of support for International Baptist Theological Seminary
The following post is from CBF Interim Global Missions Coordinator Jim Smith. On behalf of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global Missions, I am writing to express our support for the International Baptist Theological Seminary’s move to Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 1976, I visited IBTS’s Ruschlikon, Switzerland, campus the first time. I was serving as a Missionary Journeyman … Continue reading
Volunteers needed in Louisiana after hurricane
The following post is from Reid Doster, coordinator of CBF Louisiana. If you are interested in serving in Louisiana, please email reid.cbflouisiana@gmail.com. Volunteer responders and cash donations are needed now to support CBF disaster relief efforts in LaPlace, La., 28 miles west of New Orleans. You will enjoy safe, clean, air conditioned lodging, showers and … Continue reading
Two centuries of Judson’s family tree
The following post is from CBF Interim Executive Coordinator Pat Anderson. Two hundred years ago this month, Adoniram Judson landed in Calcutta with his young wife. He spent a year there learning languages, praying for guidance, and planning to travel to the mysterious land of Burma. In 1813 he arrived there and began translating Scripture. Twelve years later, he had … Continue reading
Time to bloom again
The following post is from Terry Maples, CBF field coordinator for the Tennessee Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. My wife and I were away from our home in Murfreesboro, TN, for three weeks earlier this summer. First, we traveled to Fort Worth, TX, for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly. Then we headed west and north to … Continue reading
‘Would I like to serve in Djibouti?’
The following post is from CBF-endorsed chaplain Gerry Hutchinson. On February 4, 2011, I was at home on my day off from the church when I received the call. Yes, it was a literal phone call from my Navy Reserve Chaplain Corps detailer. The detailer is the chaplain whose duty is to find chaplains to … Continue reading
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