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CBF Advocacy invites applicants for Suzii Paynter March Advocacy Fellowship
CBF Advocacy is accepting applications for the Suzii Paynter March Advocacy Fellowship, named in honor of the former CBF Executive Coordinator. Continue reading
Carrie Harris begins new role as Director of Fellowship Experiences
August 1, 2022 By CBF Communications A longtime staff member who has served the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship for nearly eight years has been named CBF’s new Director of Fellowship Experiences. Carrie Harris, who previously has served in CBF Identity roles focused on marketing and communications, begins work this month to coordinate all CBF experiences, including … Continue reading
Lucas Dorion selected as the next Alabama CBF Coordinator
The Coordinating Council of the Alabama Cooperative Fellowship has called The Reverend Lucas Dorion to serve as their next Coordinator. Continue reading
Ralph West to General Assembly: “Come and See the different ways in which God encountered us”
June 30, 2022 By Carrie Harris and Aaron WeaverDALLAS— “There’s no ditto in Christianity. We are uniquely different, beautifully different, wonderfully different,” said Dr. Ralph West, pastor of The Church Without Walls in Houston, Texas, as he brought the Word during the closing worship service of the 2022 CBF General Assembly. “Have you ever noticed … Continue reading
Paul Baxley challenges Assembly to “build a whole new table”
June 30, 2022 By Aaron Weaver DALLAS — “Our calling is to building a whole new table,” CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley told attendees during his Thursday morning address to the 2022 General Assembly in Dallas. “The God who raises Jesus from the dead can engineer a more powerful algorithm than the convenient spaces where … Continue reading
CBF ends active promotion of Ukraine fund
Cooperative Baptists have contributed to the Ukraine Relief Fund more than $1.1 million dollars from 154 churches, 1,081 individuals and 18 organizations Continue reading
Cooperative Baptists invited to testify, press on together at Dallas Assembly
June 29, 2022 By Aaron Weaver and Carrie Harris DALLAS — Cooperative Baptists were invited to testify and “press on through the fire together” during the opening worship service of the 2022 CBF General Assembly held virtually and in-person in Dallas. Courtney Stamey, senior pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Clinton, Miss., preached from the … Continue reading
McCall Racial Justice Trailblazer Award recipients named at CBF Assembly
June 29, 2022 By CBF Communications DALLAS — The Pan African Koinonia Fellowship (PAK), a group formed to cultivate the presence of Black individuals and churches throughout CBF life, hosted its Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice Trailblazer Award Luncheon on Wednesday as a part of the CBF General Assembly in Dallas, Texas. Rev. Cassandra Henderson, Interim … Continue reading
“The Church must do better for women” Baptist Women in Ministry leader tells Cooperative Baptists
“In this day and age, the church must do better for women. All women,” Baptist Women in Ministry Executive Director Meredith Stone tells Cooperative Baptists. Continue reading