The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Fellowship Southwest, Baptist Joint Committee and 160 other civil rights and faith groups are demanding American border agents be forced to stop confiscating religious items and other personal property from migrants seeking asylum in the United…
Historic Kentucky church calls gay man as co-pastor
A historic Baptist congregation in Kentucky called a gay man as co-pastor Aug. 14. Jordan Conley will join Andrea Woolley as co-pastor of Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville as Jason Crosby leaves the church staff for a position at…
CBF joins broad coalition urging Congress to pass immigration reform this year
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has joined a coalition of business, faith, law enforcement, education and national security organizations allied to push Congress to enact compassionate and effective immigration reforms in 2022. CBF is among several new additions to the Alliance…
On women in church leadership: When you know better, you do better
The report on The State of Women in Baptist Life is only a couple of weeks old and already has caused quite a stir. And rightly so. From excellent opinion pieces calling for repentance to recognition and a call for…
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky seeks a new name
One of the new seminaries that emerged from the late 20th century schism in the Southern Baptist Convention plans to rename itself. Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, which opened classes just 20 years ago, seeks public input for this renaming. BSK…
Innovation can convert ‘sacred spaces’ to congregational revenue, church leaders testify
Church property and facilities — often financial liabilities for small congregations — can provide vital revenue streams, participants at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s 2022 General Assembly learned. Two pastors, a preschool director and a community ministry leader helped CBF roll…
CBF pauses giving to Ukraine relief fund to await long-term rebuilding opportunities
More than $1.12 million has been given to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Ukrainian relief fund, prompting CBF leaders to pause accepting additional contributions until investing in long-term recovery becomes viable. CBF field personnel and others working in direct ministry to…
God calls all kinds of people to behold the Lamb of God, West tells CBF
God uses different people in different ways, just as seen throughout creation, Houston pastor Ralph West told the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship June 30. “Have you noticed in a careful reading of Scripture that God doesn’t do any two things in…
Together for Hope inspires communities to see what they’ve got more than what they’re lacking
The mayor of Sidon, Miss., said courage surged through her town when it encountered Together for Hope, a national coalition that uses holistic approaches to fight poverty in the most economically ravaged American communities. Like most cities and towns in…