By Jonathan Bailey I met Liz in Bali 2018. A dancer from Mexico, she came to study Balinese dance. I asked Liz to perform a traditional dance called Condong for…
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By Kristen Thomason In Tampa, Fla., Waters Avenue Church is trying to make a difference, but doing ministry in a time of cultural change isn’t easy. “There’s simply no denying…
By Laura Foushee, CBF field personnel One day I received a message from Sarah, an exchange student from Europe who is studying in our city for half a year and…
By Rev. Ossie X. McKinney Director of Research and Administration, Outreach and Growth Consultant, CBF Decatur, Georgia “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into…
By Andy Hale This week on the CBF Podcast Conversation, we welcome the Rev. Dr. Steve Bezner, senior pastor of Houston Northwest Church, to discuss his new book, Your Jesus…
By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — The Baptist Fellowship of the Northeast (BFN) in collaboration with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has selected Faith Bynoe of Brooklyn, New York to serve as…
By Kristen Thomason When Josh Owens was called as the senior pastor to First Baptist Church of Lumberton, N.C., one of the first things he did was join a Peer…
By CBF field personnel emeritus Mary VanRheenen Psalm 103:14 (ESV) For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. Learning to live with my own “frame” has been...
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By Tina Bailey, CBF field personnel In my work of walking alongside people who have and are facing trauma, I do not always get to see happy endings. I try…
By Harold Segura “Every man’s conscience must be free, even if it differs in its view of God or truth” Roger Williams (1603-1683). In the final part of his brief,…