“Do not lose heart,” Baxley tells Cooperative Baptists during Friday plenary

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

August 27, 2021By Aaron Weaver and Carrie Harris DECATUR, Ga. — “Do not lose heart.” Citing the Apostle Paul, CBF Executive Coordinator delivered this message to attendees during the Friday morning plenary session of the 2021 General Assembly as he focused his remarks on the challenges of the past 18 months. In his Executive Coordinator … Continue reading →

Podcast

CBF Podcast: Propaganda, Terraform

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Andy Hale “Just one more story,” my kids often say to my wife and me at bedtime. So whether reading one of their favorite books, carving our way through the Harry Potter series, or improvising a funny story, we have always told stories at bedtime with our two daughters. Who doesn’t love a good … Continue reading →

Leadership Scholars / racial justice / women in ministry / young Baptists

Strength in Adversity

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Daniel Potter • Leave a comment

By Gabrielle Booth Theologian Howard Thurman once shared, “There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the … Continue reading →

General CBF / Leadership Scholars / racial justice / Racial Reconciliation / young Baptists

Racism is a Pandemic

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Daniel Potter • Leave a comment

By Tiffany Stubbs Have you ever had a call and no matter how many times you answer, you get the same call with the same question? The question could be from a myriad of things, but what if the inquiry were based on your willingness to bring truth to power? How does one navigate the … Continue reading →

Leadership Scholars / racial justice

Proclaiming Mass Graves and the Empty Tomb

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

by Laura Ellis Last year at the height of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City, a drone accidentally discovered a mass grave outside the city on Hart Island. The grave was full of the bodies of people who died in a time when the city’s morgues were full. The bodies were unidentified and unclaimed, … Continue reading →

Podcast

CBF Podcast: Michael Battle, A Spiritual Biography of Desmond Tutu

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Andy Hale May 2 is an important day in the history of South Africa. It was on this day in 1994 that Nelson Mandela won the first democratic election in the countries long struggle of racial injustice. Mandela is such a towering figure among world leaders for his ability to overcome oppression, unjust imprisonment, … Continue reading →

Podcast / racial justice

CBF Podcast: Jemar Tisby, How to Fight Racism

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Andy Hale We have all experienced or are experiencing it: the feeling of grievance, anger, and rightness that injustice cannot stand. For many, those powerful emotions are quickly accompanied by feelings of immobility and frustration because we don’t actually know what to do about it. Racism is a systemic problem in America. For those … Continue reading →

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CBF Thriving in Ministry initiative accepting applications for second set of cohort groups

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Thriving in Ministry Initiative is now accepting applications for the second set of cohort groups This four-year initiative, which is funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment, aims to address challenges that pastors face in their congregational settings. Participants will build their capacity to … Continue reading →

Featured / racial justice / Racial Reconciliation

Chaos or Community?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Carrie Harris • Leave a comment

By Joshua Scott In 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? King describes the state of America’s race relations and proposes a unified way forward. I recently reread this book, and King’s work rings ever true. We find ourselves in a world that increasingly … Continue reading →

Paul Baxley / racial justice

Choosing Community & Delivering us from Chaos: Reflecting on the Words of Dr. King

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Aaron Weaver • Leave a comment

By Paul Baxley Normally on the Martin Luther King Holiday, we find ourselves listening to Dr. King’s inspirational address given during the 1963 March on Washington, in which he challenged all who heard him with his powerful dream that “my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be … Continue reading →

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