By Muriel Lasater For two weeks in June, I participated in an archaeological dig on Tel Jezreel in Israel. My first experience with archaeological digging was when I participated in a study tour to Israel in May 2017. I was with a group from Campbell Divinity School, and we dug for a few hours in … Continue reading →

By Fellowship Southwest A freakish force of nature welcomed Fellowship Southwest into existence. Just three weeks after the CBF regional network launched last summer, Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas Gulf Coast, creating destruction of epic proportions.   “So much for careful planning and a measured rollout,” Field Coordinator Marv Knox recalled. “But what better way to … Continue reading →

Blake Tommey When Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Marc and Kim Wyatt first met Thomas and his wife Nunu, they only had one thing on their mind—getting the awkward, unwieldy sofa up three flights of stairs. So when Thomas and Nunu offered an extra hand, the Wyatts didn’t think twice. The group made short work … Continue reading →

The 2018-2020 Cohort of CBF Fellows met in Atlanta on August 20-23 for the first of six in-person sessions. These sixteen ministers who are in their first years of congregational ministry (generally five years or less) are the fourth gathering of CBF Fellows since its inception in 2012. Michael Mills, Pastor of Agape Baptist Church … Continue reading →

By Emily Morrow Loachamin I have had a love for the Hispanic culture for the majority of my adult life. My career path has led me to work with undocumented Hispanic families in a verity of settings and just over 2 years ago I married an Ecuadorian. At the time I did not realize what … Continue reading →

By Terrell Carter  I enjoy reading the psalms because I appreciate the candor and openness that comes through many of them. There were multiple writers of the Psalms, and each writer brings their own personality, temperament, hopes, fears and emotions to each writing. Emotion that is based on what they, or God’s people, were experiencing … Continue reading →

By Laura Stephens-Reed GO. Go from your mama’s home cooking. Go from the community that taught you everything you know and nurtured your faith. Go from the comfy couch that has indentations in just the right places after years of use. Go from the kitchen table where you worked until the wee hours on your … Continue reading →