Weaving No One Behind: Yuliana
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Weaving No One Behind: Yuliana

By Grayson Hester In marginalized communities at home and abroad, the church isn’t simply the center of spiritual life, it’s the center of life, period. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Brooke and Mike’s ministry in Southeast Asia bears witness to this reality, when a well-lit church (as covered in our story on pp. 22-24 about … Continue reading

CBF field personnel Brooke and Mike provide light to Southeast Asia andFuel Fellowship around their table
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CBF field personnel Brooke and Mike provide light to Southeast Asia andFuel Fellowship around their table

By Marv Knox When guests drop in at Brooke and Mike’s home in Southeast Asia—and that possibility on any given day is better than 55 percent—they’re likely to find a place at the table for the next meal. That’s because Brooke, Mike and their children provide hospitality to students across Asia and around the world … Continue reading

Loads of Laundry. Loads of Love.
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Loads of Laundry. Loads of Love.

Belmont Baptist Church creates long-term change in Charlottesville, Va., with CBF grant By Rickey Letson In 2006, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship launched a program called It’sTime. The eight-week study challenged churches to embrace a more missional perspective in their congregational life focused on purpose and passion, particularly as it related to their calling to meet … Continue reading

Minister to ministers: Michael Cheuk recognized for racial justice work in Charlottesville
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Minister to ministers: Michael Cheuk recognized for racial justice work in Charlottesville

By Chris Hughes Outside the brick walls of the historic First United Methodist Church in Charlottesville, Va., chaos was rising to a fever pitch. White nationalists and white supremacists by the hundreds were rallying throughout the quaint college town to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. They proudly brandished … Continue reading

To China and Back, and Beyond: How Ann and David Wilson hope to establish a future for volunteers in China starting right here at home
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To China and Back, and Beyond: How Ann and David Wilson hope to establish a future for volunteers in China starting right here at home

By Jennifer Colosimo It’s all about who you know, so it is said. That’s how you stay in the loop, how you get ahead, and how you find success, many would agree. But, if we’re honest, that common phrase can mean something different for Christians, because we know it’s not necessarily about us, but about … Continue reading

A Place at the Table for Everyone: CBF Field Personnel Scarlette Jasper Serves the People of Appalachia
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A Place at the Table for Everyone: CBF Field Personnel Scarlette Jasper Serves the People of Appalachia

By Marv Knox Scarlette Jasper came to Appalachia to take care of her family, and that move has blessed thousands of families across more than three decades. “My dad was a contract engineer in Monticello, Ky., and my mom got sick. So, I came from Texas to take care of my brother and sister while … Continue reading