By Jeff Huett DECATUR, Ga. — After nearly eight years leading the CBF Foundation, James R. Smith has announced his retirement effective May 1 for family and health reasons, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees said today. Smith is currently on medical leave. An ordained Baptist minister, Smith joined the CBF Foundation in October 2010 after … Continue reading
April 16, 2018 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — A delegation of Cooperative Baptist ministers are participating this week in the third national Baptist-Muslim dialogue April 16-19 at the Greek Lake Conference Center/American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake, Wis. This third national dialogue aims to form partnerships between a Baptist leader and a Muslim leader … Continue reading
April 13, 2018 By CBF Communications DECATUR, Ga. — The leader of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Church Starts Initiative and host of the Fellowship’s award-winning podcast has accepted a call to serve as senior pastor of a leading CBF church in Louisiana. Andy Hale, who has directed CBF Church Starts since 2014, will begin in … Continue reading
By Jeff Huett DECATUR, Ga. — The Board of Trustees of CBF Church Benefits has selected the former head of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia as its president-elect. Rob Fox, who currently serves as the vice president of advancement for the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, will begin working alongside retiring Church Benefits President … Continue reading
February 27, 2018 By Aaron Weaver SAN ANTONIO — Two Virginia pastors were honored Monday for their outstanding leadership during the opening day of ChurchWorks, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s annual conference for Christian educators meeting Feb. 26-28 at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio. ChurchWorks is three-day event for all practitioners of education and spiritual … Continue reading
February 26, 2018 By Jeff Huett and Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — Churches in Virginia wanting to financially support a 21st Century denomi-network with more than 100 partnerships worldwide will have to do so directly after the Executive Board of the Baptist General Association of Virginia voted to stop facilitating cooperative giving to CBF from … Continue reading
February 21, 2018 DECATUR, Ga.— Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter released the following statement after the death of Billy Graham. “When I think of the embodiment of the Great Commission, I see the faces of CBF field personnel, and I think of the Rev. Billy Graham. Like pastors and laity across the Fellowship, … Continue reading
