Share your opinions about the state of faith in the United States
General CBF

Share your opinions about the state of faith in the United States

The following comes from CBF partner Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. GEORGETOWN, Ky.— Baptist Seminary of Kentucky wants to know what clergy and other Christian leaders think about the state of faith in the United States today and what they think it will be in 20 years. BSK is conducting an online survey to collect these … Continue reading

CBF advocates applaud President Biden for raising refugee ceiling
advocacy / immigration / refugees

CBF advocates applaud President Biden for raising refugee ceiling

May 3, 2021 By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leaders welcomed President Biden’s announcement that his administration will raise the refugee ceiling to 62,500 people this fiscal year and plans to set a goal of 125,000 refugee admissions for fiscal year 2022. This decision comes following President Biden signing an emergency determination … Continue reading

Everything changes
Field Personnel / racial justice / Racial Reconciliation

Everything changes

By Missy Ward Angalla My husband is black. Not African American, but Ugandan. We met volunteering together nine years ago. We connected over our passion for God, helping refugees, our passion for ministry, among other things. We fell in love, eventually got married and have been ministering together with and among refugee and Ugandan communities … Continue reading

Welcoming the Stranger in Unwelcoming Time
advocacy / Featured / Field Personnel / immigration / refugees

Welcoming the Stranger in Unwelcoming Time

By Chris Hughes  For Rev. Mark Mofield, it was a pregnant moment full of possibilities for faith and politics to collide right in the middle of his church, and for things to get messy. As senior pastor of Temple Baptist Church, a CBF-affiliated congregation in Durham, N.C., he and the church’s deacon team had just … Continue reading

We Are in a Pandemic
COVID-19 / Poverty & Transformation Ministries / Together for Hope

We Are in a Pandemic

By Jason Coker  The word “pandemic” comes from the Greek “pan” meaning all and “demos” meaning people. It literally means “all people.” The term has been used specifically to describe a disease—a disease that affects all people. Today we are in a pandemic. Some say that we have been in a pandemic for over two … Continue reading

O beautiful for pilgrim feet: A reflection from the border
immigration

O beautiful for pilgrim feet: A reflection from the border

CBF Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter is traveling along the U.S. border this week as part of a delegation of women faith leaders through Faith in Public Life in support of immigrant children and families. Below is a brief update from Paynter with photos from the trip. Follow @cbfinfo and @SuziiSYP on Twitter for additional updates … Continue reading