By CBF Communications DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship held its second Come Belong gathering in November in Austin, Texas, bringing together clergy and congregational leaders from across the…
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By Kristen Thomason Many church signs display the words “All Are Welcome,” but Second Baptist Church in Liberty, Mo., wanted the special needs adults in their area to feel more…
By Laura Stephens Reed Advent and Christmas are seasons full of wonder to me. When I stop to think about Jesus born as a vulnerable baby into a world where…
By Kristen Thomason Parenting is hard. It’s even harder in a world saturated with social media and still coping with the after-effects of the pandemic. In these stressful times, many…
By Meg Rooney & Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — As churches emerge from the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic into a landscape of declining attendance, generational divides and deep cultural…
By Kristen Thomason Saturdays are special at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Richmond, Va. There, over 40 volunteers prepare breakfast for those in the community who’ve come to shop at the…
By Aaron Weaver CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — At the Tri‑State CBF Assembly in Chattanooga, Cooperative Baptists wrestled with a paradox: how to welcome neighbors while safeguarding the vulnerable. That tension framed...
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By Aaron Weaver CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Cooperative Baptists from Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia gathered at First Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tenn., for a breakout session on Christian nationalism during the…
By Laura Stephens-Reed These are challenging days. One of my professors made the bold claim a couple of years ago that the entire world is a trauma zone. Trauma occurs…
By Jennifer Colosimo Last year, Shauw Chin Capps, president of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Foundation, began a deeper dive into the resources they provide Fellowship congregations. Whether churches are battling…