June 30, 2022 By CBF Communications DALLAS —Together for Hope hosted a Celebration Banquet on Wednesday, June 29, in conjunction with the CBF General Assembly in Dallas, Texas, where staff and coalition members shared successes, personal testimonies, and new initiatives being developed. Together for Hope (TFH) is a rural development coalition that combats persistent poverty … Continue reading
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“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
Up Close with Debbie McDaniel: Thursday she will become CBF’s new Moderator
By Aaron Weaver In August 2021, Cooperative Baptists voted to elect Debbie McDaniel, a lay leader from First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala., to serve as Moderator-Elect for CBF in 2021-2022. On Thursday, June 30, during the plenary session of the 2022 CBF General Assembly in Dallas, McDaniel—a self described “church volunteer and subtitle teacher who … Continue reading
A Reflection on 2 Kings 6:8-23
By David Bass In 2 Kings 6:8-23, a mighty army from Aram has surrounded the city of Dothan, where the prophet Elisha and his servant are staying. Elisha has been foiling the plans of the king of Aram, and the army has been sent to capture him. Twice in this passage does Elisha pray a … Continue reading
A Program for the Books
By Jenny Jenkins What to do when you don’t have all the ingredients for a cake? A good cook will improvise, find substitutions, and will perhaps even have a bit of fun doing so. In life, it is sometimes fun to improvise on projects and play the part of the innovative chef but other times, … Continue reading
The Importance of Listening Well
By Matt Norman The core vision for the ministry in which we are engaged in here in the Barcelona area involves creating and assisting in the development of “safe” spaces that express the fullness of the gospel message where people can come to recognize both themselves and others as valued creations of God. That vision … Continue reading
Sheila Wray Gregoire, The Great Sex Rescue
I can remember it like it was yesterday. Bored out of my mind in the balcony of Salem Baptist Church’s 11:00 am worship service, I started thumbing through the Bible. And that’s when an 8-year-old Andy found a naughty word in the sacred text. Surely, I misread it. Heavens be, there couldn’t be such a … Continue reading
Brian McLaren, Do I Stay Christian?
Do I stay Christian? It’s a fascinating question when you consider the deconstructive journey of someone who has battled through the contradictions of the American Christian landscape compared to Jesus’ ministry and teachings. The fact of the matter is that many people have left the American church over the last decade. A recent Gallup poll … Continue reading
Making church meetings worshipful work
By Laura Stephens-Reed During the pandemic, when church committees could not gather in person and were forced to find other ways to discuss and decide, many of us realized that we had long been attending some meetings that could have been emails. It does not require a two-hour negotiation to choose a Sunday school curriculum, … Continue reading
Kaitlyn Schiess, The Liturgy of Politics
There is a fascinating socio-political-religious study to examine among Evangelicals before, during, and after Donald Trump’s presidency. Before the 45th Commander-in-chief, Evangelicals overwhelming indicated that the faith and character of political candidates mattered more than their policy stances. The poll, conducted by PRRI, found in just five years, white evangelicals have become much more likely … Continue reading