The tagline on the CBF website is one that we can all celebrate and, at the same time, be challenged by: Partner in Renewing God’s World By Katherine Smith The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is a Christian network of individuals and churches working together to spread the hope of Christ. Our diverse community includes partners all … Continue reading
By Rev. Dr. Christian McIvor For many, each New Year is approached with a profound sense of hope and renewal. We make resolutions out of a desire to better ourselves and the world around us. But as we move into 2023, it’s no secret that there’s not much to be hopeful about regarding the state … Continue reading
By Katherine Smith My dad liked to collect baseball caps; he had a whole wall filled with them, all lined up so he could easily see the names on the front. My uncle collected bottle openers and my mom brought home anything with a picture of John Wayne on it. People collect all kinds of … Continue reading
By Katherine Smith Last week, as I was driving along the country lane to my home, a bald eagle suddenly filled the sky in front of me! I was so startled, that I stopped my car to gaze at the magnificent creature. I had never seen a bald eagle in nature before, only in zoos. … Continue reading
By Joshua Stewart Over the past several years, as our world has witnessed far too many instances of people being abused by others, the verse in Scripture that has resonated with me is Genesis 1:27. “So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created … Continue reading
By Jennifer Colosimo One person’s trash is another’s treasure… or, so they say. For Pastor Jorge Zayasbazan and the congregation at San Antonio’s Baptist Temple, their trash has turned out to be the secret to their own greater treasure. In 2010, the church had decided to open up its building for a local charter school. … Continue reading
By Ben Brown He didn’t grow up on a farm, but Jeff Lee spent much of his childhood on his grandparent’s property. It was there that he learned to work with animals and care for the earth. “It was part of us growing up. I got the bug doing that,” said Lee. Jeff and Alicia … Continue reading
By Chris West Dr. Donald Colliver’s interest in climate science began during his college years while working with a local electric cooperative where he met people struggling financially. During that time, he realized, ”that energy was a major expenditure and oftentimes wastefully used,” which sparked his interest in energy conservation and renewable alternatives. Today, Don … Continue reading
By Ben Brown In the fall of 2020, Sara Hallam served as the Social Media and Spiritual Development Intern with Touching Miami with Love (TML) through CBF’s student missions initiative Student.Go. In this role, she created a Creation Care Bible Study curriculum for TML students and served as the social media manager during Give Miami … Continue reading
By Andy Hale Of the many things that congregations are considering as they exist in 2020, is not only the COVID-19 Crisis and the ever-present plague of racism within America, but how the faith community relates to the environment around them. Environmental stewardship is not limited to how we specifically care for the world’s ecosystem. … Continue reading