Helping churches deal with Covid-19

by | Apr 2, 2020 | CBFSC, Coordinator Update

By Jay KieveCoordinator, CBFSC In this unusual moment of ministry, I’m very grateful for you and your churches. I’m privileged to speak daily with ministers and hear their hearts to serve their people. I have a front row seat to the heroic efforts of...

Social distancing at Inman FBC

by | Apr 1, 2020 | CBFSC Churches

By Paul MoorePastor, Inman First Baptist Church Social Distancing During these days of social distancing, we are keeping the office open with four or five people most of the time. Ministry staff is calling a group of church members daily. Our homebound ministry team...

Support and goodwill from those asked to serve

by | Mar 30, 2020 | Uncategorized

By Beth McConnellChair, CBFSC Nominating Committee The Nominating Committee is charged with bringing balance to the CBFSC Coordinating Council as it fills vacant spots each year. We have done the majority of our work for 2020-2021. We had the privilege of talking with...

Considering Charlottesville

by | Aug 14, 2017 | Uncategorized

I remain shocked at the violence, racism, and hatred on display in Charlottesville last weekend. White supremacy, Nazism, the KKK, and the amalgam of bigoted nationalism seeking to divide country and community on the basis of ethnicity, origin, or faith is...

Penitence

by | Jul 8, 2016 | Coordinator Update

In my deep sadness over the killings in Baton Rouge, Minnesota, and Dallas I sought wisdom and hope from an old friend, a 35-year old systematic theology book. It is an old fashioned text and some of its conclusions are dated (frankly, hard to hear with modern ears)....

General Assembly Review, Greensboro 2016

by | Jun 29, 2016 | Coordinator Update

CBF’s General Assembly in Greensboro last week affirmed for me the power and hope of a fellowship engaging the mission of God in the world. When we gather as the Fellowship each year we renew relationships, share stories, dream dreams, and discern the will of God for...

That’s a Personal Question

by | Jun 29, 2016 | Coordinator Update

I came home from General Assembly in Greensboro, NC this year with a strong sense of how personal and close to the faithful hearts of Fellowship-folk our work is. Since the Orlando Pulse murders, some in CBF’s grassroots have issued impassioned calls for greater LGBTQ...

Allendale: A Day of Celebration and Commitment

by | May 23, 2016 | Missions Update

This past Saturday we gathered in Allendale, SC, as we have for the past 7 years, for the We Care Allendale Workday. For seven years people from CBFSC churches gathered in Allendale for a day of service: building ramps, hanging sheetrock, hosting reading fairs,...