In this special series of the CBF Stories Podcast, you’ll hear from some of the 25 Leaders to Know for 2020. Each year the CBF Ministries Council recognizes 25 Young Leaders to know as part of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s ongoing investment in young Baptists. This year features graduate students and seminarians, continuing their education … Continue reading
By Paul Baxley Twenty years have passed since I welcomed David Burroughs to Wingate University and invited him to consider hosting Passport Youth Camp on our campus. As Campus Minister, I showed him the space we could offer Passport, made some commitments about how we would host, answered questions about mission opportunities in the area … Continue reading
By Ashleigh Bugg For pastors and ministers, especially those just starting their careers, ministry can be a lonely place. “Isolation is a real thing, and it happens everywhere,” said Courtney Stamey, senior pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Clinton, Mississippi. “You can be in Atlanta, Chicago or a very populated place; but you get so stuck in … Continue reading
Kyle Boyer, minister to students at First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia, was looking for a job this time last year. Perhaps his story can help to encourage and guide you if you are also looking for a job. The following is an interview featured in the Current e-newsletter. Current is CBF’s young Baptist leaders’ … Continue reading
Last week my colleagues and I over here in the Pastoral Residency program at Wilshire traveled to Indianapolis, IN to meet, compare-notes, and brainstorm with other young ministers funded through the Lilly Endowment’s Transition into Ministry program. Lilly was an excellent host, the worship time and guest speaker were both phenomenal, and it was a great … Continue reading
Last week was our annual Resident Reunion here at Wilshire, where all of our now 15 former pastoral residents are invited “home” to catch up with each other, meet the new residents, and update the church on where they are and how they are doing. As a first year resident, this was my first Reunion … Continue reading
As the preacher, of course. This past weekend I experienced first hand one of the great “gifts” of ministry when I officiated the wedding of my little sister. It was a beautiful outdoor ceremony and reception on one of the most picturesque pieces of farmland Western North Carolina has to offer. My parents were radiant, … Continue reading
