On Entering New Space a Year After Everything Changed
bold faith / COVID-19

On Entering New Space a Year After Everything Changed

By Paul Baxley One year ago today, a large number of congregations in and beyond the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship worshipped for the first time virtually as the coronavirus pandemic began to redefine all aspects of life in the United States the week prior. A week or 10 days earlier, many congregations started to realize that … Continue reading

Get your ZZZs
COVID-19 / peer learning groups

Get your ZZZs

By Laura Stephens-Reed Back before Christmas, the website Masterclass was offering a two-for-one membership deal. The opportunity to learn about any subject I could imagine was more than my inner nerd could pass up. I can virtually sit at the feet of experts in the arts, sciences, athletics, history, and more. A neuroscientist is currently … Continue reading

The Great Pause
COVID-19 / Leadership Scholars

The Great Pause

By Jessica McDougald I have always found myself fascinated by Sabbath. Not just your average Sunday kind of Sabbath. When I was little I thought Sabbath was just another name for Sunday, when church-going folk went to church and came home to cut the grass, and not-church-going folk slept in and then cut the grass. … Continue reading

General CBF

heading to New York soon

The team is finishing up their time in Uganda this evening and preparing to head to New York tomorrow.  They are all excited about hot showers and eating salad (eating raw veggies where they have been is not recommended for foreigners).  They have had no internet access in Uganda – so will again be posting … Continue reading