By Ron Hinson A novel coronavirus emergence is an outcome of life cycles of ever-present change within the biological ecosystems of our earth. Prevention or response to such events can be marked by the false assumptions that we can sustainably “control” biology when, in truth, each new event marks a new scenario that we may … Continue reading
In this special series of the CBF Stories Podcast, you’ll hear from some of the 25 Leaders to Know for 2020. Each year the CBF Ministries Council recognizes 25 Young Leaders to know as part of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s ongoing investment in young Baptists. This year features graduate students and seminarians, continuing their education … Continue reading
By Andy Jung There’s no mistaking that the COVID-19 pandemic has made us ever-more reliant on technology. Many of us have come to depend on it for work, for connection and for entertainment. We spend countless hours on Zoom or other meeting platforms to continue our work in a variety of fields. We use the … Continue reading
WORTH, Texas—Texas Baptist Women in Ministry will offer Ministry EDGE Bible Studies for women of all ages, including high school students, beginning May 15. Tia Kim, a veteran minister, will teach the online studies on the Zoom video conferencing platform. The new Ministry EDGE (Every Day Godliness and Excellence) project is an answer to prayer, … Continue reading
By Jay Kieve In this season of COVID-19, church staff members have gone to heroic lengths to offer worship, prayer, Bible study, and fellowship through electronic means. They have used Facebook Live and Zoom, phone calls, emails, and text messages as vehicles for pastoral care and age-appropriate programming. Clergy deserve praise and gratitude for their … Continue reading
By Paul Baxley Recently, several governors in the southeastern United States announced plans to “reopen” their states for business. There has been vigorous debate about whether or not these decisions to reopen conform to the standards announced earlier by the Centers for Disease Control and the federal government. These announcements have been decried as reckless … Continue reading
Paul Baxley, Coordinador Ejecutivo de CBF Paul Baxley Recientemente, varios gobernadores en el sureste de los Estados Unidos anunciaron planes para “reabrir” los negocios. Hay un intenso debate sobre si estas decisiones de reapertura se ajustan o no a los estándares anunciados anteriormente por los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades y el gobierno federal. … Continue reading
By Liz Andrasi Deere As we all navigate what it means to be faithful to the call of Christ in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be difficult to know if we are doing the right things, or if what we are doing is enough. Pastors are not immune to this uncertainty. For some, the … Continue reading
CBF asks for your help to provide food and urgent essentials to the vulnerable children and families we serve in the U.S. and around the world. As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to grow, the already vulnerable communities we serve—children and families living in poverty, immigrants and refugees, people suffering from the impact of famine … Continue reading
By Paul Baxley Twenty years have passed since I welcomed David Burroughs to Wingate University and invited him to consider hosting Passport Youth Camp on our campus. As Campus Minister, I showed him the space we could offer Passport, made some commitments about how we would host, answered questions about mission opportunities in the area … Continue reading
