By Jeff Brumley Some Christians live out their faith by pastoring churches, visiting prisoners or serving as missionaries. Jordan England does it by designing and selling furniture. “This is my calling,” said England, the 31-year-old owner and CEO of Industry…
Pastor grateful after Colo. fire spares home
By Jeff Brumley A Colorado Baptist pastor feels stunned and grateful in the midst of raging wildfires that have spared his home and church but killed two neighbors and destroyed hundreds of houses. “Numbness and shock – PTSD is what…
Vestal focuses on God in final sermon
By Jeff Brumley There were plenty of big developments for Daniel Vestal to address in his final sermon at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly June 22, including approval of the 2012 Task Force report, the issue of “letters of…
Lost Boy’s journey leads to divinity school
By Jeff Brumley International students who have endured war and disease in their homelands are nothing new at Mercer University. But Abraham Deng can claim that and more: as a child, he survived lion, hyena and crocodile attacks along with…
The best pens (yes, pens) at CBF’s assembly
I’m just going to get right to the point: one of the best things about this CBF General Assembly, my first, has been the pens given away by the vendors. I knew coming into Fort Worth that this would be…
CBF chaplains see gains
By Jeff Brumley Last year, Cooperative Baptist Fellowhsip chaplains arose at the General Assembly in Tampa to demand a more prominent seat at the table of denominational life. In a Thursday workshop at this year’s assembly, some of those leaders said…
CBF chaplains see gains
Mission trip bonds offensive line
By Jeff Brumley Growing up the son of CBF missionaries got Dave Harding accustomed to seeing the hardships millions endure in the Third World. But that changed in May when Harding, 21, led nine other Duke University football players and…
Dads, sons share call to ministry
By Jeff Brumley The reaction never varies when someone realizes Alan Sherouse is the son of well-known Baptist preacher Craig Sherouse. “They always say, ‘Oh, you’re Craig’s son,’” said Sherouse, pastor of Metro Baptist Church in Manhattan. “I call it…