DECATUR, Ga. — More than 4,600 Cooperative Baptists from every state and region in CBF life participated in an online survey as part of CBF’s Toward Bold Faithfulness initiative. In all, 4,618 people participated in the survey. Respondents were from 762 congregations, 178 of which had five or more people participate. The Toward Bold Faithfulness … Continue reading
June 18, 2019 By Carrie Harris and Aaron Weaver BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Governing Board met June 18 ahead of the 2019 General Assembly in Birmingham, Ala., to reflect on the past year, hear reports and welcome new CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley and incoming CBF Moderator Kyle Reese. “There’s much to celebrate in … Continue reading
September 25, 2018 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga.— The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is continuing its disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and has identified the location and focus of its long-term disaster recovery work. As flood waters from Hurricane Florence have begun to recede in the eastern Carolinas, CBF personnel, leaders from … Continue reading
In partnership with a local church and a local non-profit organization which provided the food, CBF field personnel, Lita and Rick Sample distributed turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner to 35 Karen and Afghan refugee families. Continue reading
The following post is from Jaime Fitzgerald, a rising senior at Carson Newman College, and a a previous Selah Vie participant. This blog is part of a series of reflections on Selah Vie. I had the privilege of attending Selah Vie, an end of the summer retreat for Congregational Collegiate Interns, Student. Go missionaries, and … Continue reading
The next coming weeks, our partner seminaries will send a new group of energetic, passionate ministers away from the academy and into “the real world.” This post is written by Brittany Stillwell Krebs, a soon-to-be graduate of the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, in celebration and reflection on the final days of seminary. A Prayer for … Continue reading
The following post comes from CBF field personnel, Steve and Nancy James. Having just returned from a long trip, Steve and I had only two days to unpack, rest, and gear up for a rough trip from northern Haiti to Grand Goave on the southwest peninsula, 2 hours from Port Au Prince. We had been … Continue reading
The following post is from Rich Havard, a student a McAfee School of Theology. Rich volunteers with Trey and Jen Lyon, CBF field personnel in Atlanta. You can read more about Trey and Jen’s ministry in this month’s edition of the fellowship! magazine. This blog concludes a week-long series on the Lyon’s ministry in Atlanta. … Continue reading
The following post is from Tony Lankford, pastor of Park Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga. Park Avenue is a CBF-partner church, and a ministry partner with Trey and Jen Lyon, CBF field personnel. You can read more about Trey and Jen’s ministry in this month’s edition of the fellowship! magazine. This blog is part … Continue reading
The following post is from Trey Lyon, a CBF field personnel serving in Atlanta. You can read more about Trey and his wife, Jen’s ministry in this month’s edition of the fellowship! magazine. Throughout the week, we will be featuring blogs on Trey and Jen’s ministry at Park Avenue Baptist Church, particularly through their after … Continue reading
