CBFNC Annual Gathering 2022
March 17–18, 2022
Trinity, Raleigh
Stay tuned for more information!
How to Be a Hybrid Church: 3-Part Workshop Series (Series B*)
Wednesdays, May 12, 19 & 26 | 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Led by Christen Kinard of Digital Congregations, with support from CBF of North Carolina and CBF of South Carolina. $50 registration fee. This workshop is full.
The pandemic and resultant quarantine taught churches and their congregations that we can worship, learn, pray, and gather online. We learned how to stream. Zoom, edit, post; the learning curve was steep. Today, churches are faced with a new challenge as they consider how to engage a split congregation-at home and online. This moment demands thoughtfulness, intentionality, and collaboration. This course is designed to help you discern what it means for your church to become a “hybrid” church and how to build the bridge between what you’re doing now and what you will do in the future.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12
PART ONE: Applying Relational Tools to an Invitational Model
19% of practicing Christians in the United States have not attended a single in-person or online service during the pandemic. And only 51% have attended weekly, down from 79% prior to March 2020. This is largely due to a foundational misunderstanding among churches of the tools that make digital ministry possible. In this 90-minute session, discover how churches have tried to apply relational tools to an invitational model and how to avoid this in the future.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
PART TWO: How to Honor Both Congregations Equally
Becoming a hybrid church is about more than the addition or maintenance of a virtual service. If the church does not adjust the in-person experience to indicate to the at home congregation that it is as important as those in the pews, the result will be greater isolation and feelings of exclusion. In this 90-minute session, learn how to offer parity between the online and offline experience of church.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26
PART THREE: The Essential Tools of a Hybrid Church
In this 90-minute session, we will review the technological and digital tools and resources that will help you engage your entire congregation and carry out your ministry. Areas addressed will include worship, small groups, prayer, missions, and communication.
*This is “Series B.” It is identical to “Series A.” Due to the high level of interest, two separate workshop series were created.
Because the event is full, registration is closed.
Presentación de la Palabra: La Predicación Expositiva Contextual
Extending the Word: Contextual Expository Preaching
Six Sessions | Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. (EDT)
May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15
Instructor: Dr. Juan Carlos Cevallos
Doctor in Theology and Magister in Theology from the International Baptist Theological Seminary of Cali, Colombia. Graduated in Theology from the Associated Evangelical Seminary, Maracay, Venezuela.
Dr. Cevallos has been rector of the Baptist Theological Seminary in Ecuador, Supervising Editor at Editorial Mundo Hispano and has worked as a translator for the New International Version and the Textual Bible. He collaborated in the writing of the Great Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Bible, and Editor of the updated and expanded edition of the classic work of the Academic Interlinear of the Greek-Spanish New Testament by Dr. Francisco Lacueva. He is currently Pastor of Iglesia Latina “The Memorial Baptist Church” in Greenville, NC.
Doctor en Teología y Magister en Teología por el Seminario Teológico Bautista Internacional de Cali, Colombia. Licenciado en Teología por el Seminario Evangélico Asociado, Maracay, Venezuela.
Ha sido rector del Seminario Teológico Bautista en Ecuador, Editor Supervisor en la Editorial Mundo Hispano y ha trabajado como traductor en la Nueva Versión Internacional y la Biblia Textual. Colaborador en la redacción del Gran Diccionario Enciclopédico de la Biblia, y Editor de la edición actualizada y ampliada de la obra clásica del Interlinear Académico del Nuevo Testamento Griego-Español del Dr. Francisco Lacueva. Actualmente es Pastor de la Iglesia Latina “The Memorial Baptist Church” en Greenville, NC.
The six-part webinar is sponsored by Red Latina of CBFNC.
This is an online webinar via Zoom. $20 registration fee. Space is limited; registration ends May 10. Names will be placed on a waiting list if this course reaches capacity.
Innovating Our Youth Ministries (Part 2)
Monday, April 26 | 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
How to Be a Hybrid Church: 3-Part Workshop Series (Series A*)
Tuesdays, May 11, 18 & 25 | 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Led by Christen Kinard of Digital Congregations, with support from CBF of North Carolina and CBF of South Carolina. $50 registration fee. This workshop is full. A second series of workshops (“Series B”) has been created. To learn more, click HERE.
The pandemic and resultant quarantine taught churches and their congregations that we can worship, learn, pray, and gather online. We learned how to stream. Zoom, edit, post; the learning curve was steep. Today, churches are faced with a new challenge as they consider how to engage a split congregation-at home and online. This moment demands thoughtfulness, intentionality, and collaboration. This course is designed to help you discern what it means for your church to become a “hybrid” church and how to build the bridge between what you’re doing now and what you will do in the future.
TUESDAY, MAY 11
PART ONE: Applying Relational Tools to an Invitational Model
19% of practicing Christians in the United States have not attended a single in-person or online service during the pandemic. And only 51% have attended weekly, down from 79% prior to March 2020. This is largely due to a foundational misunderstanding among churches of the tools that make digital ministry possible. In this 90-minute session, discover how churches have tried to apply relational tools to an invitational model and how to avoid this in the future.
TUESDAY, MAY 18
PART TWO: How to Honor Both Congregations Equally
Becoming a hybrid church is about more than the addition or maintenance of a virtual service. If the church does not adjust the in-person experience to indicate to the at home congregation that it is as important as those in the pews, the result will be greater isolation and feelings of exclusion. In this 90-minute session, learn how to offer parity between the online and offline experience of church.
TUESDAY, MAY 25
PART THREE: The Essential Tools of a Hybrid Church
In this 90-minute session, we will review the technological and digital tools and resources that will help you engage your entire congregation and carry out your ministry. Areas addressed will include worship, small groups, prayer, missions, and communication.
*This is “Series A.” It is identical to “Series B.” Due to the high level of interest, two separate workshop series were created.
A Workshop with Jemar Tisby on Race, Religion and the Church’s Reckoning
Session 1: Tuesday, May 18 | 7:00 p.m.
Session 2: Tuesday, June 1 | 7:00 p.m.
Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Color of Compromise, president and co-founder of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, and co-host of the podcast, Pass The Mic.
He grew up just north of Chicago and attended the University of Notre Dame. He went on to join Teach For America and was assigned to the Mississippi Delta Corps where he taught sixth grade at a public charter school and later went on to be the principal. He received his M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary and is presently working toward his PhD in History at the University of Mississippi studying race, religion, and social movements in the 20th century.
Watch a preview with Jemar HERE.
This is an online workshop. The registration fee for both events is $10. Those who register prior to May 14 will receive a copy of The Color of Compromise. Registration ends May 14.
This two-part workshop is sponsored by Stacking Stones Ministry, Helping Pastors Thrive, and the Racial Equity & Justice Team of CBFNC.
A Workshop with Jemar Tisby on Race, Religion and the Church’s Reckoning
Session 1: Tuesday, May 18 | 7:00 p.m.
Session 2: Tuesday, June 1 | 7:00 p.m.
Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Color of Compromise, president and co-founder of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, and co-host of the podcast, Pass The Mic.
He grew up just north of Chicago and attended the University of Notre Dame. He went on to join Teach For America and was assigned to the Mississippi Delta Corps where he taught sixth grade at a public charter school and later went on to be the principal. He received his M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary and is presently working toward his PhD in History at the University of Mississippi studying race, religion, and social movements in the twentieth century.
Watch a preview with Jemar HERE.
This is an online workshop. The registration fee for both events is $10. Those who register prior to May 14 will receive a copy of The Color of Compromise. Registration ends May 14.
This two-part workshop is sponsored by Stacking Stones Ministry, Helping Pastors Thrive, and the Racial Equity & Justice Team of CBFNC.
Business Information Session
Tuesday, March 16 | 3:00 p.m. (EST)
A special information session will take place to discuss items to be presented for approval at the Annual Business Meeting during the CBFNC Annual Gathering.
More information about these items my be found HERE. (link coming)
You may register for this session HERE.
Youth Beach Retreat
September 24–26, 2021
NC Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell
Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to explore and experience ways to “restore life” at this year’s CBFNC Youth Beach Retreat! As of now, we are planning for an in-person retreat. Worship, sand sculpture contest, Bible study, and lots of free time to play on the beach!
Our theme for this year is “Restore Life” using Nehemiah 8:10 as our theme verse to guide our weekend: “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Conflict Transformation
March 1–31
In this five-week study participants will explore a workable approach to conflict via the framework of conflict transformation, as opposed to “conflict resolution.” Conflict Transformation is an approach with a deep reach, offering both solutions and possibilities for social change. It aids leaders deal with immediate crises, but also address long-term change.
Using the breakthrough work of John Paul Lederach, an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of conflict transformation, participants will apply a specific framework to the task of conflict transformation. Lederach is recognized for his work on conflict transformation at multiple levels: person-to-person, factions within communities, to warring nations. His conflict transformation approach is about not simply “How do we end something not desired?” but “How do we end something destructive and build something desired?”
Instructor: Dr. Mindy McGarrah Sharp, Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA.
Schedule: This is an asynchronous course; participants will not be required to log on at specific times.
This course is provided by Lifelong Learning at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA
Register in advance for this meeting by clicking here. Registration ends on Sunday, February 28.