In essentials: unity In non-essentials: liberty In all things: love (or charity, if you enjoy antiquity) I’ve seen this dictum attributed to any number of church figureheads, but most often to St. Augustine. I figure he is responsible for so much of the current state of things in the church (for good or ill) that … Continue reading
Category Archives: 2012 General Assembly
2012 General Assembly in Fort Worth, Texas
A Legacy of Leadership: Helen Moore-Montgomery
As a CBF staff member, I often get to sneak into rooms where I really don’t belong. It’s a particular joy to join the Coordinating Council Alumni for their annual dinner each year, but I know I have not yet earned my keep to be noted among these amazing Fellowship leaders. The past two years, … Continue reading
Artist captures Vestal’s spirit, legacy in portrait
How do you paint a portrait of a leader as visible and beloved as Daniel Vestal? According to portrait artist Bill Nichols of San Antonio, you paint with genuine love and appreciation of a lifetime of ministry. “I basically thought of all the things Daniel has meant to me and others and tried to use … Continue reading
The 27 million problem
Eddy Ruble, one of CBF’s field personnel, was in a Malaysian mountain market when a young woman asked if he could help her friend return home. For nearly three years, her young friend had worked and never been paid. Her employer had falsified and taken her passport, and she didn’t know how she’d ever get … Continue reading
Green facilitates discussion of ministry among internationals
The following post is from CBF contributing writer Ryan Higgins. “Welcoming the Stranger” was the theme for the CBF International Cluster Network workshop Friday afternoon at the General Assembly. The network brings together CBF field personnel, churches, ministry partners and individuals who collaborate to serve with and among the world’s most neglected people. A panel … Continue reading
New network formed to address needs of orphans
The following post is from CBF contributing writer Ryan Higgins. Every day, another 15,000 children lose their mother or father to HIV/AIDS and other causes, according to the Faith to Action Initiative. On Friday morning of the General Assembly, the CBF Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Network officially launched and announced its partnership with the … Continue reading
CBF Moderator Colleen Burroughs’ six months report
February – June 2012 Respectfully submitted by: Colleen Walker Burroughs, Moderator CBF 2011-12 Coordinating Council Responsibilities: Joint Coordinating Council, Task Force, Former National Moderators, Movement Leadership meeting called in February to review the 2012 Task Force Report. Called Coordinating Council Meeting to review Task Force revisions in May Responsibilities Distinctive to 2011-12: 2012 Task Force … Continue reading
Missions picnic celebrates 20 years of Project Ruth among Gypsies
No picnic baskets or ants could be found at this year’s General Assembly Missions Picnic, but the crowd did find stories of changed lives among one of the world’s most neglected people groups. CBF field personnel Ralph and Tammy Stocks led the celebration of Project Ruth, a multi-faceted 20-year ministry among the Roma (Gypsy) people … Continue reading
Vestal, Hamrick contribute books as they depart CBF
Even as they retire from their positions at CBF, Daniel Vestal and Terry Hamrick are leaving a parting gift for Fellowship Baptists. Both have written books that were available for the first time at the General Assembly in Fort Worth. Attendees had a chance to purchase the books and have them personally signed by the … Continue reading
‘God has broken my heart for the Marys of the world’
The following story is from Missy Ward, who was commissioned as one of CBF’s field personnel Thursday evening at the 2012 CBF General Assembly. Ward will be serving full-time in Uganda, where she served in 2010 with the Fellowship’s Student.Go program for college and graduate students. In the fall of 2010, I had the opportunity to … Continue reading
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