May 12, 2022 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has selected Beth Rooney Bailey and Luke Perrin as the 2022 recipients of the Daniel and Earlene Vestal Scholarship. The Fellowship’s most prestigious scholarship, named in honor of former CBF Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal and his wife, Earlene, was created in 2011 … Continue reading
March 16, 2021 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — Co’Relous Bryant, a seminarian from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Daniel and Earlene Vestal Scholarship. The Fellowship’s most prestigious scholarship, named in honor of former CBF Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal and his wife, Earlene, was created in … Continue reading
How do you paint a portrait of a leader as visible and beloved as Daniel Vestal? According to portrait artist Bill Nichols of San Antonio, you paint with genuine love and appreciation of a lifetime of ministry. “I basically thought of all the things Daniel has meant to me and others and tried to use … Continue reading
No picnic baskets or ants could be found at this year’s General Assembly Missions Picnic, but the crowd did find stories of changed lives among one of the world’s most neglected people groups. CBF field personnel Ralph and Tammy Stocks led the celebration of Project Ruth, a multi-faceted 20-year ministry among the Roma (Gypsy) people … Continue reading
Even as they retire from their positions at CBF, Daniel Vestal and Terry Hamrick are leaving a parting gift for Fellowship Baptists. Both have written books that were available for the first time at the General Assembly in Fort Worth. Attendees had a chance to purchase the books and have them personally signed by the … Continue reading
The following remarks were given by Erin Conaway, pastor of Seventh and James Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, in honor of the retirement of CBF executive coordinator Daniel Vestal. Conaway grew up attending First Baptist Church in Midland, Texas, when Vestal was pastor there. The wonderful thing about this moment in our lives with Dr. Vestal … Continue reading
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has discovered another voice for its journey. Yes, we have Kyle Matthews and Kate Campbell and others, but after Wednesday night’s concert honoring Daniel and Earlene Vestal, you can add Quaker folk singer Carrie Newcomer to that list. In a moving, seven-song concert featuring Broadway Baptist Church’s Chancel Choir, Newcomer connected … Continue reading
The document 23-months and more than 100-listening sessions in the making is now in its final stages and ready for your review. Please take a moment to download and read this important, historic document. Two years’ worth of work that will change the future course of the Fellowship community cannot be digested in a few … Continue reading
This post comes from Helen Moore-Montgomery, one of the founders of CBF and a lay leader at Community North Baptist Church in McKinney, Texas: I often find myself wondering, “What will CBF be without the wise, encouraging counsel Daniel shares with our CBF family?” I pause and remember the days following Cecil Sherman’s retirement when … Continue reading
This post comes from CBF of North Carolina Coordinator and 2012 Task Force member Larry Hovis. The full report can be accessed and feedback provided at http://www.thefellowship.info/2012taskforce. In April 2010, Daniel Vestal and Babs Baugh convened a gathering at Callaway Gardens, Georgia, of leaders of CBF organizations (state and national) and CBF partner ministries. The … Continue reading
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