Por Grayson Hester El Evangelio trata de unir a las personas en la unidad, no en la uniformidad. Si su objetivo último fuera aplanar la diversidad humana, la narración de la Torre de Babel no seguiría siendo hoy una parábola del aprecio (y la insistencia) de Dios por las diferencias que hacen especial a su … Continue reading
By Marv Knox For almost a dozen years, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has invested in its future and in the future of CBF churches by pouring resources into some of its youngest ministers. And those clergy say the investment has made an immeasurable impact on them and on their ministries. The Fellowship created its CBF … Continue reading
By Marv Knox Two feelings stand out as Becky Buice Hall looks back on her three-decade career at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship—her persistent calling to care for CBF field personnel and the abundant blessing of relationships. Hall started working at CBF in August 1993 and continued through the end of January 2024. At 30 years … Continue reading
By Jennifer Colosimo Daniel Sostaita, senior pastor at Iglesia Cristiana sin Fronteras (ICSF) in Winston-Salem, N.C., loves telling the story of a man named Edgar, who came by himself to Sostaita’s church a few years ago from Colombia, having left his family in South America. He was lonely, but he was focused on one purpose: … Continue reading
Por Jennifer Colosimo A Daniel Sostaita, pastor de la Iglesia Cristiana sin Fronteras (ICSF) en Winston-Salem (Carolina del Norte), le gusta contar la historia de un hombre llamado Edgar. Edgar llegó solo a la iglesia de Sostaita hace unos años, procedente de Colombia, tras haber dejado a su familia en Sudamérica. Se sentía solo, pero … Continue reading
By Marv Knox After the United States military withdrew from Afghanistan in late summer of 2021, a wave of Afghan refugees began heading toward the San Francisco Bay Area, where Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Lita and Rick Sample prepared for them. The Samples didn’t have to ask who might need help; their local Afghan … Continue reading
By Kristen Thomason For three days in August, 56 female pastors gathered to worship, learn, reconnect and rest at the Baptist Women in Ministry retreat for pastoras in Puerto Rico. Some of the participants were seminary students just beginning their ministries, some pastors of local churches looking for inspiration, some chaplains serving their communities, and … Continue reading
Por Kristen Thomason Durante tres días de agosto, 56 pastoras se reunieron para adorar, aprender, reconectarse y descansar en el retiro para pastoras de Mujeres Bautistas en Ministerio de Puerto Rico. Algunas de las participantes son estudiantes de seminario que acaban de comenzar sus ministerios, algunas son pastoras de iglesias locales en busca de inspiración, … Continue reading
By Grayson Hester Sometimes the best way to discover home is to leave it. That’s certainly proven true for Ingrid Bangova, a Roma woman from the small village of Cinobaňa, Slovakia. She, like many Roma people scattered throughout the Eastern European diaspora, relates complicatedly to that concept of “home.” A perennially displaced and persecuted people, … Continue reading
By Marv Knox Shane McNary used to make a morbid prediction that proved prophetic—and pragmatic—for his ministry partners in Central Europe. “When I had a conversation with somebody to start a new collaboration in ministry, my standard speech was, ‘I’m going to die tomorrow, so whatever we decide to do today, you have to commit … Continue reading