By Grayson Hester When Reverend James Briggs graduated from the now-defunct Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR), he had no intention of returning to his native Dallas, Texas. He also harbored no desire to start his own ministry, having seen the hardship such an endeavor put upon members of his own family. “It was something … Continue reading
June 30, 2022 By Aaron Weaver DALLAS — “Our calling is to building a whole new table,” CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley told attendees during his Thursday morning address to the 2022 General Assembly in Dallas. “The God who raises Jesus from the dead can engineer a more powerful algorithm than the convenient spaces where … Continue reading
June 29, 2022 By Aaron Weaver and Carrie Harris DALLAS — Cooperative Baptists were invited to testify and “press on through the fire together” during the opening worship service of the 2022 CBF General Assembly held virtually and in-person in Dallas. Courtney Stamey, senior pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Clinton, Miss., preached from the … Continue reading
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
June 14, 2022 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — A well-known pastor who has been a leader in Cooperative Baptist life since its formation more than 30 years ago has been nominated to become the next CBF Moderator-Elect at the 2022 General Assembly in Dallas. The CBF Nominating Committee has selected the Rev. Dr. David … Continue reading
By James Jordan The Merriam-WebsterDictionary defines transparent as “free from pretense or deceit: frank; easily detected or seen through: obvious; readily understood and characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices.” What does transparency of financial matters have to do with a church? Everything. People join organizations they perceive are successful. They leave them because of … Continue reading
In response to yesterday’s tornadoes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is assessing damage to determine its best response. Continue reading
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