By Bob Allen A two-year study charting the future for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is now in the hands of the group’s Coordinating Council, which votes May 1 on the final report in time for it to be published and…
Youth ministry more than fun and games
Dale Tadlock, associate pastor-minister to young adults and students at First Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Va., serves communion to a student during a recent 24 Hour Justice Experiment session. By Jeff Brumley Dale Tadlock is a 45-year-old youth minister, a…
A family conversation
By David Gushee Today is the registrationdeadline for the CBF/Mercer [Baptist] Conference on Sexuality and Covenant. Several hundred people have already registered and by all accounts many are profoundly interested in this week’s event. One last time, I would like…
BTSR to offer M.Div. concentration in justice, peace
By Robert Dilday A concentration in justice and peacebuilding will be available to master of divinity degree students at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmondbeginning this fall, in a collaborative effort a seminary spokesman said would help the school “live out”…
CBF names interim missions head
By Lance Wallace Jim Smith, director of field ministries for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, has been named interim coordinator of global missions beginning July 1. Smith will assume the interim role as Rob Nash, global missions coordinator for the past…
People, church reconnect at The Well
By Jeff Brumley The space Susan Rogers calls her main office is pretty artsy for a Baptist pastor. It’s adorned with the paintings of local artists and furnished with comfy couches, high-top tables and free Wi-Fi. It even has a…
Missional congregations seek to ‘relearn what it means to be church’
By Jeff Brumley Traditional churches must wake up and reinvent themselves if they are to remain — or become — relevant, some Christian leaders say. Larry Hovis “We have to think the way missionaries think,” said Larry Hovis, executive coordinator…
Attracting a new generation of leaders in ministry
By Lydia Hoyle When I was growing up, Christian ministers were widely held in high esteem. Although a few Elmer Gantrys may have been in the mix, churches and communities generally received their ministers with respect and honor. As a…
CBF interim coordinator named
By Lance Wallace The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s officers and personnel committee have chosen former CBF moderator Pat Anderson of Florida to serve as the interim executive coordinator, beginning July 1. Pat Anderson Anderson will assume the interim role as Daniel…