Por Grayson Hester El Evangelio trata de unir a las personas en la unidad, no en la uniformidad. Si su objetivo último fuera aplanar la diversidad humana, la narración de la Torre de Babel no seguiría siendo hoy una parábola del aprecio (y la insistencia) de Dios por las diferencias que hacen especial a su … Continue reading
By Maha Boulos, CBF field personnel, Lebanon As tensions rise in the Middle East, CBF field personnel in the region continue to serve as vessels of God’s transformation. Chaouki and Maha Boulos minister in Lebanon and the Middle East through evangelism, leadership training and refugee aid. Chaouki and Maha are safe and in the midst … Continue reading
By Kim & Marc Wyatt, CBF Global Missions Field Personnel, Raleigh, North Carolina We celebrated a momentous occasion in early August. Gathering with a diaspora of Ukrainian Christians we met up in Shelter 7 at Falls Lake State Park just north of Raleigh, N.C. It was a beautiful morning, cool and not as humid as … Continue reading
By Chris Hughes As the country prepares for another pivotal presidential election, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is inviting churches and ministries to engage in the political process through a first-of-its-kind voting rights advocacy campaign. The campaign is a collaboration between CBF’s Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice and Leadership Initiative and CBF Advocacy, with the aim of engaging … Continue reading
By Lynn Hutchinson Thirty-two years ago, I came to Portugal with my husband and young children to study language before going to work in a Portuguese-speaking country in Africa for five years. After that, we returned to French-speaking countries where we ministered for more than 20 years. When my husband and I recently returned to … Continue reading
By Christine, CBF field personnel “God’s ways are not our ways.” We say things like that and we think we believe it, until we’re actually faced with a situation where the path in front of us is not the one we were trying to choose. Perhaps this is the right thing that God is calling … Continue reading
By Eddie Aldape, CBF field personnel In our small town of Albacete, we have served people from as many as 30 different countries. While the majority come from North Africa, we have served some from as far east as the Philippines and everything in between along with just about every Latin American country. With time, … Continue reading
By Janee Angel, CBF field personnel This October will mark my 20th anniversary of living in Belgium. Over the last two decades, my Syrian husband and I have seen the addition of several Arabic churches in the country. We have seen one of the original churches lock its doors and sell the building after over … Continue reading
By Laura Stephens Reed Effective lay leadership is an essential element in healthy congregational functioning. Without it, your church will not be able to live as fully as possible into its values and purpose, no matter how gifted the pastor is or how hard the pastor works. Jesus’ charge to spread the good news of … Continue reading
By Marv Knox A parable describes two people walking along a river when they notice babies floating downstream. One starts pulling babies out of the river; the other runs upstream to stop whoever is throwing babies into the river. The parable describes the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s response to sexual misconduct, both organizationally and in its … Continue reading