By Scott Hudgins Director of CBFNC’s Helping Pastors Thrive Ministry A few Sundays ago, I took the opportunity this pandemic provided to drop in on worship in each of the congregations where I have belonged over the course of my life. Given that they are all online, it was really a remarkable experience and…
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. “ – Frederick Buechner Frederick Buechner’s well know quote on calling has resonated with me over the past seven or eight months. I can honestly say that it has taken me 46+ years to come to…
It is with bittersweet gladness that CBFNC announces Andy Jung, associate executive coordinator, has accepted a full-time position with Fuller Youth Institute (FYI). At the end of August, Andy will begin his new role as FYI’s Director of Church Engagement. As a branch of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, FYI turns academic research into practical resources…
By Andy Jung CBFNC Associate Executive Coordinator The world seems to be upside down, inside out. There is a level of collective anxiety that is unsettling. Everyone is on edge and it seems like one more thing will tip us over. Whether it is the world battling a global pandemic or our nation wrestling…
By Jim Hylton CBFNC Business Administration Coordinator “When I was young and they packed me off to school, and taught me how NOT to play the game; I didn’t mind if they groomed me for success, hah, or if they said that I was just a fool. So I left there in the morning with…
By Wanda Kidd CBFNC Collegiate Engagement Coordinator Justice is a very important component of the Judeo/Christian calling. The mandate of implementing justice for the poor, the powerless and the voiceless is a strong and consistent obligation for believers as we read and are challenged as Christ followers. It is a long game and one that needs…