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TAMPA, Fla. (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina’s meeting at the national CBF General Assembly June 23 was highlighted by a presentation of a $100,000 check to CBF missions coordinator Rob Nash and the announcement that North…

CBF of North Carolina presents $100k to Global Missions Offering

TAMPA, Fla. — After its assembly in March the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina challenged members to support the national CBF Global Mission Offering. As an incentive and in appreciation for church support of its own budget, CBFNC offered…

Mid-Atlantic CBF moves toward â€˜collaborative missionâ€™

TAMPA, Fla. — Representatives of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of the Mid-Atlantic concurred June 23 that the movement’s future in the multi-state region lies not what in the Fellowship can do for them, but what they can do together to…

SBCV executive Jeff Ginn resigns to accept Louisiana pastorate

GLEN ALLEN, Va. — Jeff Ginn has resigned as executive director of the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia to become senior pastor of a Louisiana church, Baptist Press reported June 27. Ginn, who has been SBCV’s executive for three years,…

CBF of Virginia to focus on Latino concept of ‘familia’ during 2011-2012

TAMPA, Fla. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia will spend the next year focusing on the Latino concept of familia as a way to broaden the scope of the CBF state affiliate’s ministries. “We want to talk about what…

Passport hires staff member to help children, youth discover God’s calling

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) – An international student ministry that partners with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has hired a staff member to spearhead a new initiative to help theologically moderate churches discover God’s calling for both clergy and laity. Jennifer Herron…

Cuban prison chaplains graduate

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) – A total of 87 pastors and lay leaders made up the first graduating class of prison chaplains in Cuba June 16. Co-sponsored by the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Cuba and the Ecumenical Seminary in Matanzas,…

What is a moderate Baptist?

By Barry Howard Recently, as I was preparing the eulogy for our pastor emeritus at First Baptist Church of Pensacola, Fla., I came across a copy of an article from the Dallas Morning News dated December 1992. The column was…

Questions of identity dominate CBF’s 20th anniversary

By Alan Sherouse How does a movement that began in reaction live into a proactive future? It’s a persistent question facing the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 20 years after its inception. Last week CBF gathered in Tampa to commemorate and celebrate,…

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CBF of North Carolina presents $100k to Global Missions Offering

CBF of North Carolina presents $100k to Global Missions Offering

Mid-Atlantic CBF moves toward â€˜collaborative missionâ€™

SBCV executive Jeff Ginn resigns to accept Louisiana pastorate

CBF of Virginia to focus on Latino concept of ‘familia’ during 2011-2012

Passport hires staff member to help children, youth discover God’s calling

Cuban prison chaplains graduate

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‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system