By Cari Willis I am a volunteer Chaplain to those on “the row” across nine different states. As a Chaplain to those with a death sentence hanging over their heads, I sit with them in times of great joy as they try to live their life to its fullest and I sit with them in … Continue reading
Category Archives: CBF25
Generous Fellowship — “I doubt there is a better place to put the Lord’s money.”
By Jeff Huett Years before she would become one, Trudy Pettibone was a bit sheepish about women pastors. In fact, around 1995, she almost stayed in her hotel room rather than attend a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship meeting at University Baptist Church in Bloomington, Ind., where Annette Hill Briggs was pastor. She decided to attend the … Continue reading
Missouri church celebrates CBF’s 25th at event 100 years in the making
By Jeff Huett When Hurricane Matthew devastated parts of Haiti, killing more than 1,000 when it made landfall on October 4, Pastor David Johnson thought of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Field Personnel Jenny Jenkins. Johnson and his Overland Baptist Church congregation partners with Jenkins in Haiti, alongside other CBF Heartland churches. It’s connections like this one … Continue reading
La CBF a los 25: Historia de un nombre
Lo que sigue es un extracto de “CBF at 25: Stories of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship”, un nuevo libro que celebra el 25 aniversario de CBF publicado por Nurturing Faith. Por Aaron D. Weaver Mayo 2016 —Cuando Page Fulgham se acercó al micrófono durante la última sesión de la Consulta Concerned Baptist celebrada en Atlanta … Continue reading