Pastor Andy Jung expresses his enthusiasm for the materials being presented during the Growing Young Leadership Institute.
Pastor Andy Jung expresses his enthusiasm for the materials being presented during the Growing Young Leadership Institute.
What's next?
Are you wondering what's next for your congregation? Do you find that your attendance is dwindling? Are you looking for ways to breathe new life into your membership? All churches grow old, but strategic churches are growing young. 

Join Brad Griffin, Associate Director of the Fuller Youth Institute  and author, on Thursday, March 30, at CBFNC's Annual Gathering as he shares research prese nted in his book,  Growing Young - Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church . Each participant of the  Growing Young  Leadership Institute receives a copy of the book as well as a half day of instruction. Listen as Brad Griffin explains the opportunities awaiting you at this year's  Growing Young  Leadership Institute. 

Join Andy and other church leaders like him in thinking about how your church can engage younger generations spiritually, emotionally, missionally, and numerically. Packed with ideas, this event will show ministry leaders how to reach younger generations in a way that breathes life into the whole church. You won't want to miss this opportunity! Click here for more information.

All systems are GO for CBFNC's annual meeting, March 30 through April 1, 2017, in Hickory. Find out more about the many components that make up this event:
 
Leadership Institute    March 30th
Laugh in Peace comedy tour    March 30th
Annual Gathering   March 31st
   "All Are Called" forum   April 1st
Divinity Student Experience    March 31-April 1

WNC Baptist Ministers' Retreat
storytelling
 
Thursday, March 9, 2017
9:00am-2:45pm
First Baptist Church, Asheville

Presenter: National award musician/storyteller
Josh Goforth
Worship leader: Gardner-Webb Christopher White Divinity School Professor of Homiletics,  Danny West

Youth Choir Festival
March 3-4, 2017
Knollwood, Winston-Salem

Coaching Change, Transition, and Transformation (503)
March 6-7, 2017
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain
 
WNCBF Ministers Retreat
March 9, 2017
First, Asheville

Children's Choir Festival
March 11, 2017
First, Southern Pines

Foundations of Christian Coaching (501)
March 13-14, 2017
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain

2017 Congregational Coach Training
March 20-21, 2017
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain

2017 CBFNC Gathering "As You Go"
Leadership Institute: March 30, 2017
Annual Gathering: March 31, 2017
Divinity Student Experience: March 31 - April 1
"All Are Called" Forum: April 1, 2017

International Student and Scholar Conference
April 7-9, 2-17
Fort Caswell

Establishing a Dynamic Coaching Relationship (502)
June 8-9, 2017
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain

Your gifts to a CBFNC endowment fund can
plant seeds of blessing,  of hope,  and of help.  

Designate a gift for scholarships, new church starts,
or where it is most needed. Please remember CBFNC in
your will or estate plan. Contact Jim Hylton at (336) 759-3456.
 

Grant Application:  The Hurricane Matthew Response Grant program seeks to assist CBFNC churches by providing help for rebuilding projects for the flood victims of Hurricane Matthew. These projects should focus on "necessities."  
 Click here to download   the grant application.

First, Lumberton, is willing and able to host (including a shower trailer) mission teams to come and work on homes affected by Hurricane Matthew. Call First, Lumberton at (910) 739-4336 to discuss and schedule a week/weekend/day. 
CBFNC Ministry Job Board

Reference and referral help
We offer you online forms for 
churches seeking ministers and  ministers seeking churches.
In addition, we have put together vocational resources
for your search.
We join you in your prayers. 
 This is, after all, a spiritual journey! 

 
Connect with CBFNC across the state!  
CBFNC is looking for guest writers for our new blog. Do you have thoughts or stories you'd like to share? We want to hear from you! Send those in , and check out CBFNC's blog . 
A death in the CBFNC family
The CBFNC community offers its prayers on behalf of the family of Nan Holland, wife of Burke Holland. Nan died on February 15 at her home following a brief battle with cancer. Burke pastored several churches in North Carolina and served on the staff of the Baptist State Convention. He also served a term on the CBFNC Leadership Development Ministry Council. 

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 25, at 11am at Westwood Baptist Church in Cary. Visitation will be at 10am prior to the service.
Supported by Goshen Baptist Church, Leland.  CBFNC's headquarters are not in an office suite in Winston-Salem, but in congregations from the Atlantic in the east to the Appalachians in the west. Congregations make up who we are. Thank you for your relationship!
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