By Rev. Laura Stephens-Reed The Theological Education Fund of the Presbyterian Church (USA) recently noted on Facebook that 85 percent of clergy currently serving in the PC(USA) are set to retire in the next 10 years. Eighty-five percent. Let that number sink in. I’m guessing that the percentage is similar across most Protestant denominations, including … Continue reading
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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
What should your Lenten practice be? Let the Enneagram guide you.
By Laura Stephens-Reed The Enneagram is an ancient tool that gives us a framework for understanding ourselves and others. It helps us identify the unhelpful stories we tell ourselves about who we are and about how we interact with those around us. Out of that understanding, we can name and lean into narratives that draw … Continue reading
Alabama lay leader Debbie McDaniel to become CBF Moderator-Elect at 2021 General Assembly
By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — A lay leader deeply involved in CBF and member of First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala., is the nominee to become the next Moderator-Elect for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship at the 2021 General Assembly. The CBF Nominating Committee has selected Debbie McDaniel to serve as Moderator-Elect in 2021-2022 and Moderator … Continue reading
CBF encourages gifts to support relief efforts in aftermath of tornadoes
March 26, 2021 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is encouraging donations to support future relief efforts following the recent tornadoes that impacted communities across multiple states. CBF Global Missions Coordinator Steven Porter emphasized that Cooperative Baptists have a critical role in this moment. “As communities navigate the aftermath of a … Continue reading
Emotional Healthcare for Those Who “Help Feed the Nation”
Since 1985, the Network on Ministry in Specialized Settings (“COMISS”) has observed the last week of October as Spiritual Care Week – a time when we celebrate the sacred work of chaplains and pastoral counselors. This year’s Spiritual Care Week theme is “Collaborative Healthcare: Chaplains Complete the Picture.” Sometimes a picture is more informative and revealing than words. Often … Continue reading
Cycling, Civil Rights and Rural Poverty
By Ben Brown Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot in the abdomen on February 18, 1965, in Marion, Alabama. Jackson and many others were peacefully marching in support of voting rights from Zion’s Chapel Methodist Church to the city jail in Marion. He walked with his mother, Viola, and his grandfather, Cager Lee. Their assembly was … Continue reading
Sowing Seeds of Hope, Sowing Seeds of Home: Mission partnership in Marion, Ala., goes beyond building houses to creating home
By Ben Brown There are many ways to find a house: hire a realtor, search online with Zillow or Trulia, or seek out open houses in your area. Finding a home, that’s something completely different. Students from Judson College in Marion, Ala., are serving with Sowing Seeds of Hope in partnership with Student.Go, the student missions … Continue reading
Pastoring through a Pandemic with Deliberate Simplicity
By Liz Andrasi Deere As we all navigate what it means to be faithful to the call of Christ in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be difficult to know if we are doing the right things, or if what we are doing is enough. Pastors are not immune to this uncertainty. For some, the … Continue reading
‘Turning negatives into positives’
Campbell University Divinity School, a CBF partner, is located in Buies Creek, N.C. Check out a story on Campbell alumni and CBF field personnel Matt and Melanie Storie, who serve with Sowing Seeds of Hope in Alabama: http://divinity.campbell.edu/StoryonMattandMelanieStorie.aspx You can also learn more about the Stories on their Web page: http://www.thefellowship.info/storie Continue reading