At a lunch Monday, June 22, hosted by Fredericksburg Baptist Church, pastor Larry Haun presented CBF Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter with a $10,000 check to support CBF missions and ministries. “We challenge everyone to join in because to do what she’s talking about doing is going to take money, more than we have given before, … Continue reading
Category Archives: CBF Virginia
“To the Dentist with Jesus”
Yes, that was indeed my calendar entry on a recent day. I did a double-take and couldn’t help but chuckle. But it was true! I was taking a Mexican man named Jesús to the dentist that day. Many times, we English-speakers disregard the importance of that little tilde, the “accent mark” that appears in Spanish … Continue reading
Youth experience God at work through Mission Immersion D.C.
The following is a blog from Matthew Hensley, minister of education at Haymarket Baptist Church in Haymarket, VA and Northern Virginia regional representative on the CBFVA coordinating council. +++ “I believe that the great tragedy of the church is not that rich Christians do not care about the poor, but that they do not know … Continue reading
“He has sent me…to set the oppressed free…” by Rev. Mark D. White
The following post is from a series of blogs from the CBFVA Vision Team in preparation for the CBFVA General Assembly 2011. The theme of the assembly is “Beautiful Witness. Being Baptists Together. Doing God’s Mission” and the focal text is Luke 4:18-19. This week’s blog was written by Rev. Mark D. White, Pastor of … Continue reading
“And Recovery of Sight for the Blind” by Rev. Antonio Clinkscales
The following post is from a series of blogs from the CBFVA Vision Team in preparation for the CBFVA General Assembly 2011. The theme of the assembly is “Beautiful Witness. Being Baptists Together. Doing God’s Mission” and the focal text is Luke 4:18-19. This week’s blog was written by Rev. Antonio Clinkscales, Pastor of Mt. … Continue reading
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives… By Joshua Hearne
“He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives…” Luke 4:19a The following post is from a series of blogs from the CBFVA Vision Team in preparation for the CBFVA General Assembly 2011. The theme of the assembly is “Beautiful Witness. Being Baptists Together. Doing God’s Mission” and the focal text is Luke 4:18-19. … Continue reading
The three chapters of CBF
My thanks to John Pierce who originally posted this guest commentary in Baptists Today, February 2011. To learn more, visit http://www.baptiststoday.org. This summer in Tampa we will light 20 candles, make a wish and celebrate two decades of mission and ministry of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. What a birthday celebration it will be! As we … Continue reading
“To Preach Good News to the Poor” by Rev. Barbara J. Morton
The following post is from a series of blogs from the CBFVA Vision Team in preparation for the CBFVA General Assembly 2011. The theme of the assembly is “Beautiful Witness. Being Baptists Together. Doing God’s Mission” and the focal text is Luke 4:18-19. This week’s blog was written by Rev. Barbara J. Morton, Minister of … Continue reading
Have you ever felt “full of the Spirit?”
The following post is from a series of upcoming blogs from the CBFVA Vision Team in preparation for the CBFVA General Assembly 2011. The theme of the assembly is “Beautiful Witness. Being Baptists Together. Doing God’s Mission” and the focal text is Luke 4:18-19. This week’s blog was written by Rev. Nathan Taylor who serves … Continue reading
How do you read the Bible?
In just a few weeks, Baptists from across Virginia will gather in Hampton Roads for the annual BGAV meeting to consider, “A Story Worth Living.” I like this theme. Storytelling is a powerful point of connection and interpretation for Baptists. How we interpret our story and the Biblical story depends, however, upon the lens through … Continue reading