By Aaron WeaverDECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship announced today the appointment of Harlingen, Texas-based field personnel Elket Rodríguez to serve as Global Migration Advocate for CBF Global Missions. Rodríguez serves communities and migrants in the expansive U.S.-Mexico border region through a multi-faceted ministry. This new position will strengthen and support CBF Global Missions’ … Continue reading
Por Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Georgia – El Compañerismo Bautista Cooperativo anunció hoy el nombramiento de Elket Rodríguez, personal de campo destacado en Harlingen, Texas, para servir en la Defensoría Global de Migración de las Misiones Globales de CBF. Rodríguez sirve a las comunidades y a los migrantes en la extensa región fronteriza entre Estados Unidos … Continue reading
By Lauren Lamb The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has selected Meg Rooney, student at Candler School of Theology, and Jordann McMahan, student at Truett Seminary, as the 2024 Vestal Scholars. The Fellowship’s most prestigious scholarship, named in honor of former CBF Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal and his wife, Earlene, was created in 2011 to further CBF’s … Continue reading
By CBF Communications Decatur, Ga.――As the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship continues to seek the best ways to support congregations, it is announcing a new internal leadership position that will be filled by the promotion of its current leader in communications and identity. Jeff Huett, who has served as CBF’s Associate Coordinator for Identity and Communications since … Continue reading
Por CBF Communications Decatur, Ga.――A medida que el Compañerismo Bautista Cooperativo continúa buscando las mejores maneras de apoyar a las congregaciones, anuncia un nuevo puesto de liderazgo interno que será ocupado por la promoción de suactual líder en comunicaciones e identidad. Jeff Huett, Coordinador Asociado de Identidad y Comunicaciones de la CBF desde 2013, se convertirá en Director de Operaciones de la CBF. Como Director de Operaciones, Huett seguirá formando parte del Equipo de Colaboración Estratégica de la CBF que dirige la misión y el ministerio de la CBF. … Continue reading
By Sharon Kirkpatrick Felton & CBF Communications CBF’s Dr. Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice and Leadership Initiative (McCall Initiative) in collaboration with CBF Advocacy invites you, your church or a small group to participate in its first advocacy campaign focused on voter rights. The goal of the campaign is for 50 Baptist churches to participate in … Continue reading
Por Sharon Kirkpatrick Felton y CBF Communications La Iniciativa para el Liderazgo en Justicia Racial Emmanuel McCall (Iniciativa McCall) de CBF, en colaboración con Defensoría CBF, te invita a ti, tu iglesia o a un grupo pequeño a participar en la primera campaña de Defensoría enfocada en los derechos de los votantes. El objetivo de … Continue reading
By CBF Communications At the end of February, a group of 15 new pastors arrived at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship offices in Decatur, Ga., to take part in community, receive encouragement, and officially kickoff the first meeting of the 2024 CBF Fellows Cohort. The CBF Fellows program is designed to support new pastors throughout their … Continue reading
Por Kristen Thomason Durante tres días de agosto, 56 pastoras se reunieron para adorar, aprender, reconectarse y descansar en el retiro para pastoras de Mujeres Bautistas en Ministerio de Puerto Rico. Algunas de las participantes son estudiantes de seminario que acaban de comenzar sus ministerios, algunas son pastoras de iglesias locales en busca de inspiración, … Continue reading
By Brian Foreman In Kenyatta Gilbert’s The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching (Creative Pastoral Care and Counseling), 2011, three pillars of preaching styles are described – prophetic, priestly and sage. A likely challenge for many clergy and congregations is their comfort level with one particular style. One of preaching’s great challenges is that … Continue reading