For congregations to thrive and Christ’s mission among us to flourish, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has entered a season of discovering where God would focus our work together. Take CBF’s online survey about your church and your personal ministry aspirations before Feb. 2. This devotional is part of a series in January that tells stories of “Bold Faith” … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey A colossal nine-by-12-foot canvas hangs in the narthex of Trinity Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, bearing the painted handprints of more than 150 children. For each handprint, there’s a name and one God-given gift that each offers to his or her community—a prompt issued to every child who attended missions sessions at Trinity’s Vacation Bible School in June. … Continue reading
As you begin planning and recruiting for Finding Hope: A Field Trip of Faith VBS this summer, consider joining one of the free live training webinars hosted by Lisa Mason, one of the VBS creators, and myself – Devita Parnell. These live training events will happen on May 15th at 1:00 pm (EDT) and 2:30 … Continue reading
For most of us, VBS has come and gone this summer. Instead of wiping the sweat from our brow and putting our feet up, I think it is time to put our minds together to rethink how VBS can become more missional and less corporate. Read the following blog post about one person’s recent experience as a … Continue reading