By Rickey LetsonCBF Congregational Stewardship Officer When I was pastoring, our church embarked on a significant capital campaign to fund much-needed improvements to our facility. In the process, our leadership felt that we should tithe on gifts to the campaign and thus trust that 90 percent of the funds received would be sufficient for our … Continue reading
By Shauw Chin CappsCBF Foundation President Endowments ─ Blessing or Curse? The answer is it depends. I have heard a spectrum of answers from pastors and ministers on this topic. I have heard horror stories and hopeful stories. In both cases, there are common themes for when endowments are blessings and when they are curses. … Continue reading
CBF Advocacy is excited to announce Andrea Corso Johnson as the inaugural recipient of the Suzii Paynter March Advocacy Fellowship. Andrea is a former educator who is now a student in the Master of Divinity program, pursuing a concentration in Faith-Based Social Transformation, at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. Andrea also serves … Continue reading
Defensoría CBF se complace en anunciar a Andrea Corso Johnson como la primera ganadora inaugural del Suzii Paynter March Fellowship. Andrea es una ex educadora que ahora es estudiante en el programa de Maestría en Divinidad, con concentración en Transformación Social Basada en la Fe, en la Escuela de Teología McAfee de la Universidad de … Continue reading
By Marv Knox The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has woven biblical wisdom—“a cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart” (Ecclesiastes 4:12)—into its response to war in Ukraine. When Russia attacked Ukraine, the Fellowship braided together three resources for compassionate ministry: It quickly deployed Europe-based field personnel to support relief for Ukrainian refugees and internally … Continue reading
By Grayson Hester Preston Clegg, pastor of Second Baptist Church in downtown Little Rock, Ark., doesn’t like the idea of missing out on joy. In January 2019, Clegg joined scores of Little Rock residents in celebrating the inauguration of the city’s first democratically-elected Black mayor, Frank Scott. Having been friends with Scott long before the … Continue reading
By Jennifer Colosimo Back in the 1960s, Hampton Baptist Church started a soup kitchen to serve the local Hampton, Va., community in need. As more than 50 years have passed and mindsets have evolved, organizers wanted to show that the program had done the same. Volunteers were doing much more than serving a meal. They … Continue reading
Between now and Feb. 2, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship wants to hear from you (and all Cooperative Baptists!) about your church ministry involvement and personal ministry aspirations. Take CBF’s online survey today. As we near our 30th year, we have begun a journey to discover and respond to God’s call for the thriving of our Fellowship. We … Continue reading
The following post is from Keith Herron, CBF’s moderator and pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo. For more information on the 2012 Task Force Report implementation, click here. If you peel away the skin of the 2012 Task Report, with all its heavy structures and charts, and elevated wishes asking, “What if?” … Continue reading
The following post is from Brenda Lisenby, who serves in China as one of CBF’s field personnel. The Chinese pastor proudly showed me around the new church. I walked around and appreciated the worship space, the space for small group Bible studies, the guest room for visiting evangelists, the small kitchen and fellowship hall for … Continue reading
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