By Jeff Brumley Bahamian pastor Preston Cooper said he most admires CBF churches for their commitment to missions and disaster response. But his and seven other Bahamian Baptist churches have recently partnered with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship not only to…
Retirement marks shift in CBF missions
By Jeff Brumley Arville and Shelia Earl have been eyewitnesses to the historic changes in missionary life the past three decades, first as Southern Baptists then as field personnel with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. But the shifts made possible by…
Board members turn citizen journalists
By Bob Allen Former Cooperative Baptist Fellowship moderator Harriet Harral turned citizen journalist when her return flight from an Associated Baptist Press board meeting turned into a bomb scare that made national headlines Oct. 1. Harral, CBF moderator in 2007-2008,…
New group breaks CBF ground
By Jeff Brumley More than 300 Christians from 10 Atlanta-area Cooperative Baptist churches got fired up for collaborative ministry at a combined Sunday night worship service that may be forging new ground in Fellowship life. “It was really empowering,” Park…
Churches may pay less under Obamacare
By Bob Allen A new program designed to make it easier to buy health insurance for small businesses has potential to become a major source of medical coverage for church staff and employees, says Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Church Benefits Board…
Churches may pay less under Obamacare
By Bob Allen A new program designed to make it easier to buy health insurance for small businesses has potential to become a major source of medical coverage for church staff and employees, says Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Church Benefits Board…
NC clergy urge release of torture report
By Bob Allen The head of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina joined other faith leaders in a letter from the North Carolina Council of Churches seeking the public release of a 6,000-page Senate intelligence report on U.S. torture…
Baptists gearing up in Colorado
By Jeff Brumley Television and internet images of flooding in Colorado just don’t capture the scope of the carnage, says a Baptist minister helping clear mud and debris from homes. “The devastation is just amazing, and it just goes from…
Former CBF leader lands job
By Bob Allen Connie McNeill, whose position as coordinator for administration for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship ended in July, has a new job. McNeill, who served eight years at the Atlanta-based CBF before her job was eliminated in a staff…
CBF ready to help flood victims
By Jeff Brumley The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is keeping an eye on the flooding in Colorado and stands prepared to help if and when American Baptist disaster planners ask for it, CBF’s top disaster official said today. Tommy Deal added…
CBF adds staff for advocacy, partnerships
By Bob Allen Stephen Reeves, director of public policy and counsel for the Texas Baptist Life Commission, has been named associate coordinator of advocacy and partnership for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. An attorney, Reeves will focus on collaboration with Fellowship…
New CBF structure energizes, leaders say
By Bob Allen About 140 people have visited Atlanta in the last four weeks for implementation of a new leadership structure adopted last year following a two-year study on ways to improve the 22-year-old Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s effectiveness and reach….