By CBF Advocacy Our Christian faith calls us to stand alongside our immigrant neighbors, particularly Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, known as ‘Dreamers.’ These young individuals were brought to the U.S. as children and enrolled in the DACA program, which provides protection from deportation and allows them to work. However, our commitment to … Continue reading
Por CBF Advocacy Nuestra fe cristiana nos llama a estar al lado de nuestros vecinos inmigrantes, especialmente los beneficiarios de la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA, por sus siglas en inglés), conocidos como ‘soñadores’ (“dreamers”). Estos jóvenes fueron traídos a los Estados Unidos cuando eran niños y se inscribieron en el … Continue reading
Stephen Reeves, who has led CBF Advocacy since the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship began formal advocacy efforts in 2013, will transition out of that role to concentrate on the continued growth of Fellowship Southwest, an ecumenical partner of CBF that he leads. Continue reading
By Caroline LeGrand In early March, a small delegation from CBF traveled to Washington, D.C. to learn how to put our faith into action and advocate for others. During the week, I kept thinking about power: who has it, who wants it, why they want it, their plans for it or how to obtain it. … Continue reading
Christians Expect Both Government Regulations and Church Involvement to Address The Issue of Payday Lending WASHINGTON, D.C. — Faith for Just Lending (FJL), a diverse coalition of faith-based organizations, announced April 13 the results of new polling from Lifeway Research on payday lending, which details congregations’ and borrowers’ experiences with payday loans. The Lifeway survey data of 1,000 Christians … Continue reading
By John Mark Boes The news from East Lansing, MI this morning was sobering. More gun violence, more death, more grief and the inevitability of more inaction. Typically, I would use this space to offer more words about why we must pass common sense gun reform that might have saved just one life last night. … Continue reading
October 31, 2022 By Lauren Lamb DECATUR, Ga. — Advocacy leaders of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship recently offered their praise for the adoption of the Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act. “I am very pleased that the President signed this bipartisan legislation,” said Stephen Reeves, CBF’s director of advocacy. The bipartisan legislation calls on … Continue reading
The Betty Galloway Advocacy for Women in Ministry Award, an annual recognition by CBF Tennessee, has been posthumously awarded to layperson June Holland McEwen of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mrs. McEwen is both the first layperson to receive the honor and the only person to receive it posthumously. According to Mary Jayne Allen, retired minister of education … Continue reading
CBF Advocacy is excited to announce Andrea Corso Johnson as the inaugural recipient of the Suzii Paynter March Advocacy Fellowship. Andrea is a former educator who is now a student in the Master of Divinity program, pursuing a concentration in Faith-Based Social Transformation, at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. Andrea also serves … Continue reading
Defensoría CBF se complace en anunciar a Andrea Corso Johnson como la primera ganadora inaugural del Suzii Paynter March Fellowship. Andrea es una ex educadora que ahora es estudiante en el programa de Maestría en Divinidad, con concentración en Transformación Social Basada en la Fe, en la Escuela de Teología McAfee de la Universidad de … Continue reading