-By Eddie Hammett, church and clergy coach for CBFNC The biblical model of church has included a ‘gathered’ community (ecclesia) and a ‘scattered,’ dispersed (diaspora) community from the beginning. Much of recent church history has focused on the assembled, ‘gathered’ community of faith that typically meets in an ‘institutional church.’ Such an arrangement has served…
Partners & Friends, In less than a week, the Coronavirus has changed our communities, our state and our world in unimaginable ways. Many partner congregations were not able to gather for worship on Sunday and it is unclear when we will be able to gather again. In the meantime, we have an opportunity to live out…
Friends & Partners, Our CBFNC Staff and Coordinating Council met this morning to discern what action we should take for the Annual Gathering planned for next week (March 19-21) in the midst of this Coronavirus emergency. By a unanimous vote, members of the Coordinating Council made the difficult decision to CANCEL the 2020 Annual Gathering.…
CBFNC is excited to announce that Rev. Mary Kaylor has been named associate coordinator. This is a new, strategic position for CBFNC and Mary, who has been serving as programs manager. In this new role, Mary joins the team of coordinators that direct and carry out the mission and ministry of CBFNC. The nature of…
CBFNC’s Coordinating and Ministry Councils have been working for almost a year to develop a new ministry team structure to replace the current ministry council structure. This approach necessitates changes to the CBFNC Bylaws, which was planned to be presented for approval at the 2020 CBFNC Annual Gathering that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Hear from lay leader Becky Keesler, moderator of CBFNC Coordinating Council, about why someone should attend our Annual Gathering. We hope to see you in Raleigh, March 19-21, 2020. Click to REGISTER online.
Jamie M. Rorrer Joins CBFNC as Director of Communications CBFNC is excited to announce that we have a new staff member. Jamie M. Rorrer joined our team on January 6th as our Director of Communications. This is a new, strategic position for CBFNC that was created at the end of last year. In this role, Jamie…
From CBF 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. Now through Feb. 2, take CBF’s online survey about your church and your personal ministry aspirations. Learn more about this process of prayerful discovery leading…
by Nell Green, CBF Field Personnel She just wanted to get to a Texas city where her husband and other child were waiting. The threats and violence in her home country were more than a single mom could handle. It took her weeks to make the journey, having to give birth to a baby along…
As a child, I was taught to study missions, to pray for missionaries, and to give generously to missions (especially at Christmas and Easter). Yet, other than possibly becoming a vocational missionary someday, being involved in missions was not emphasized. In college, I took my first mission trip—to New York City. It was transformative. In…