January 31, 2018
Northeast Regional Gathering

Northeast Regional Gathering
The Memorial, Greenville
February 12, 2018

Free Office Furniture from CBFNC
Our office moved last year and CBFNC still has furniture available to our churches and members who have a need. Available are desks, file cabinets, office storage units, shelving, and more. The only catch is you have to come to our office in Winston-Salem to pick it up. Call Jim Hylton at (336) 759-3456 to reserve your items and to schedule a pick-up time. This offer ends February 15th. 

2018 Annual Gathering -- Register today!


Join us for three days of fellowship, learning, and growth, 
March 15-17, 2018, at Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.

Click here to find out more about the three-day event.

Are you interested in sponsorship opportunities?  Visit our website.
Click here to see a welcome message from CBFNC Executive Coordinator Larry Hovis.

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Have you checked out the CBFNC Blog lately? We have several new posts about God's work in our communities and in our world. Join the conversation by adding your own thoughts about the ways you've seen God in the ordinary moments.  Send those in , and  check out our blog


CBFNC
February 6, 2018   (postponed from January 30)
First, Asheville 

February 12, 2018
The Memorial, Greenville

February 24, 2018
Chadbourn, Chadbourn

March 3, 2018
First, Greensboro

Christian Coaching Exploration Conference Call - free
March 6, 2018
10-10:45am
Call (641) 715-0635, access code: 973776#

March 9-10, 2018
Wingate University

2018 CBFNC Annual Gathering    
Registration now open!
March 15-17, 2018
Knollwood, Winston-Salem
Growing Young Regional Workshops
April 14, 2018: Temple, Raleigh
August 18, 2018: First, Mocksville
 
April 16-17, 2018
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain

WNCBF Spring Gathering with Ed Kilbourne
April 26, 2018
First, Waynesville

June 11-12, 2018
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain

June 11-15, 2018
Dallas, TX

CBF Global
Cultivating Beloved Community
You and your church can change the world through the love of Christ by supporting the CBF Offering for Global Missions.  100% of gifts to the Offering for Global Missions will sustain the long-term presence of CBF field personnel serving around the world. This means that you will help care for refugees. You will welcome people, share the Gospel and create beloved community. Find offering materials, leader's guide, and videos.  more information
News from Our Higher Education Partners
Through the CBFNC budget and the Mission Resource Plan, CBFNC provides significant scholarship assistance to students engaged in theological education. Find the application here.

Be sure to check out the Keesee Foundation's theological education grant information. Read more.

NC Baptist Schools
Campbell University -  www.campbell.edu

Chowan University -  www.chowan.edu

Gardner-Webb University - www.gardner-webb.edu

Mars Hill University - www.mhu.edu

Meredith College -  www.meredith.edu

Wake Forest University - www.wfu.edu

Wingate University -  www.wingate.edu

Theological Education
Baptist House of Studies at Duke Divinity School -  http://divinity.duke.edu

Campbell University Divinity School -   divinity.campbell.edu
Celebrating 20 Years - " Our Story is Community "
       
Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity  www.gardner-webb.edu
For more information about School of Divinity events, call (704) 406-3205.

Wake Forest University School of Divinity -   www.divinity.wfu.edu
Shared Wisdom: Nurturing Ecological Faith. February 9, 2018, 2-7pm. Register here.
Making All Things New: 21st Century Contemplative Practices. February 24, 2018, 9am-1pm and March 16, 2018, 4-9pm. Register here.
Clergy and Money. March 12, 2018, 9:30am-2pm. Register here.
Mobile Course in Public Theology and Activism. April 7, 2018, 1-5pm. Register here.

Baptist Theological Seminary of Richmond -   http://www.btsr.edu

News from Partners and Friends of CBFNC
Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching
Since 2007, Baptist Women in Ministry has invited Baptist churches to participate in Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching by inviting a woman preach during the month of February. This annual event has been a deeply significant source of joy and discovery for many women and churches.  More information.

College Women Retreat
On February 9-11, 2018, Baptist Women in Ministry will host a Discernment Retreat for college women, who are sensing a call to ministry. Milledge Avenue Baptist Church in Athens, GA, will host the retreat. More information.

BJC Fellows Program
The Baptist Joint Committee is now accepting applications for the 2018 BJC Fellows program, offering young professionals the chance to deepen their legal, historical and theological understanding of religious liberty. It includes a seminar in Colonial Williamsburg, and most cost are covered.  The deadline for applications is  February 16, 2018 . More information.

CBF Children's Activity Book
Click here to see an immigration and refugee advocacy booklet just for children. More information.

BJC Scholarship
The 2018 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest has prizes ranging from $500-$2,000, including a trip to Washington, D.C. Open to high school juniors and seniors. Deadline is March 9th.  More information.

Institute for Faith & Learning
Jason Coker, Mississippi CBF and founder of Delta Hands for Hope.  Lenoir Rhyne Grace Chapel at 7pm on  February 1, 2018.  More information .

Are you a New Church Planter?   
The CBF Church Start Discernment Cohorts is a free 8-week online experience is for those discerning and living out a call into church starting. It is a creative space for folk who are already in the process of starting a church to explore and work through the vision and mission. This is a safe space for all participants who engage in the secure and private site. Participants will work through the basics of contextual church starting, introspective writing, and group conversation. Over the 8-weeks, the candidate will be accumulating his or her writings in a church start profile, which serves as a tool for the starter and evaluation tool for CBF. F uture cohorts will be April 22 - June 15, 2018; July 8 - August 31, 2018; and October 7 - November 30, 2018. To join the cohort, candidates must complete this form
Resources from CBFNC coordinators!
The Alphabet of Errors: How to Teach the Bible Better, a brand new resource written by CBFNC Church Resources Coordinator Rick Jordan, is now available! With over 30 years of teaching experience, Dr. Rick Jordan has learned what works - and what does not - in leading a Bible study.   Find his book here

Church Revitalization & Resourcing  is an important part of the CBFNC vision. So, at the initiative of Eddie Hammett (CBFNC Church and Clergy Coach) and with the blessing of his publisher, CBFNC is providing a  'freemium'  - a sample of Eddie's series of books focused on church revitalization.  For the  FREE  download, click here.
Personnel Requests
Frequently CBFNC receives requests from churches about placing an ad for filling church positions or staff. While we do not have a place for these ads in our newsletter, The Gathering, we are willing to publish positions on our Ministry Job Board. We also offer a Reference and Referral service with our Ministerial Transitions Coordinators for staff positions. Please visit our website to learn more about staff placement through CBFNC.

Looking for a Place in Ministry? Learn more about the Ministerial Transitions Facilitators.

List your ministry position on CBFNC's new job board!  Take a look!

CBFNC's headquarters are not in an office in Winston-Salem but in congregations from the Atlantic in the east to the Appalachians in the west. Thank you for your partnership! 
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