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
August 27, 2021By Carrie Harris and Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — “Lean into the holy invitation of renewal” was the encouraging word of Rev. Emily Hull McGee to attendees gathered virtually for the concluding worship and commissioning service of the 2021 CBF General Assembly. Hull McGee, who serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church … Continue reading
“I don’t care what you do with my hair, but when I leave here I don’t want to look like a missionary any more.” That’s what Ruby Fulbright, executive director of the North Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union, told a hair dresser when she return from four years serving overseas (during which time her husband cut her hair). Fulbright … Continue reading
At the Fellowship’s annual field personnel commissioning service June 23, CBF Global Missions Coordinator Rob Nash stood in front of the 13 new field personnel being commissioned – and he called them crazy. “What they are trying to do is kind of a crazy thing to do,” Nash told the 1,200 people gathered for the … Continue reading
It sometimes surprises me that I’ve been to every CBF General Assembly since 1993. When I do the math – on my fingers just now – I calculate that this summer will be my 17th General Assembly. Kind of amazing to me- considering how incredibly young I am. 🙂 I was 6 months out of … Continue reading