By Dianne McNary Welcome to the table with our CBF field personnel! Each day from today until the end of September, we will feature one of our field personnel units and include a recipe for you to try. A Place at the Table has been the Offering for Global Missions theme for 2022-23. Based on … Continue reading
August 14, 2023 By Lauren Lamb Dianne McNary has been named CBF’s new Offering for Global Missions Advocate. Dianne and her husband, Shane, served as a field personnel in Slovakia and Czechia for almost two decades. Shane serves as coordinator of ministry for CBF Great Rivers Fellowship in Little Rock, Arkansas. As part of GRF’s … Continue reading
By Grayson Hester It has never been about the food. When Jesus, as portrayed in the Gospel of Luke, instructs his hearers to invite “the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind” to their luncheons or banquets, it isn’t about the food. It is about the invitation itself, the dignity inherent in having been … Continue reading
By Brooke, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel My family has had the wonderful honor of helping with ministry on a remote island in our country for the past several years. Many of the villages on this island do not have electricity, and we get to watch as light is finally brought to their churches by … Continue reading
By Carson Foushee, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Our family took an exciting step this month in renewing our partnership with Kanazawa Baptist Church when we joined the church as members. During worship on September 25th, we looked out upon the faces of brothers and sisters who have welcomed us back to continue our missional … Continue reading
By Chaouki Boulos, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel “For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them” Matthew18:20 (NRSV) The last leadership training retreat was unlike the previous retreats. It started on Friday afternoon. That Friday night, as well as on Saturday night, a number of the people stayed … Continue reading
By Shane McNary, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Only once have I flown on the door-side of the curtain, so I really do not have much experience for comparison. But I like the intimacy of economy class. As a “non-diminutive,” I am always aware that when my seatmate sees me coming, the darting of the … Continue reading
By Nell Green This year’s theme for the Offering for Global Missions is “A Place at the Table for Everyone.” In a recent sermon, I spoke about the Senegalese cultural characteristic, teranga. Teranga, an integral part of Senegalese culture, is an extravagant welcoming hospitality that is expressed eloquently in the Senegalese proverb: “There is always … Continue reading
By Jessica Hearne, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Who knew it would be so difficult to grow watermelons? Isaiah certainly didn’t know when he started planting them on the Urban Farm five years ago. We can grow cucumbers just fine, and watermelons are kind of like cucumbers, so it shouldn’t be a problem, right? Maybe … Continue reading
By Nell Green It was a marvelous Thanksgiving. The house was full to be sure, but everyone had a place to rest, even the dogs! The table was expanded with an extra table set for the younger ones in our group. The fridge was full, the counter tops laden, the desserts aplenty. Were we missing … Continue reading