February 28, 2018
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2018 Annual Gathering -- Register today!
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Read all about it!
Take a look at the 2018 Annual Gathering Program Book for details about our three-day Fit Church event, which includes the Leadership Institute, Tunes & Tales, Friday Gathering (General Assembly), and All Are Called Forum.
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.
Click here
to see a welcome message from CBFNC Executive Coordinator Larry Hovis.
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Baptist Call-In Day For Dreamers
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Baptists across the U.S. are encouraged to call, email, or write their elected Senators and Representatives on
March 1, 2018
, in support of passing a "clean" DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act - one that only addresses the status of "Dreamers" (undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as minors) without contingencies or riders related to other proposed legislation.
For more information,
click here
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336-759-3456
888-822-1944 (toll free)
336-759-3459 (fax)
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Connect with CBFNC and others across the state!
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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
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check out our blog
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CBFNC
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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
March 15-17, 2018
Knollwood, Winston-Salem
April 7, 2018
Chadbourn, Chadbourn
April 14, 2018
Temple, Raleigh
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
August 18, 2018
First, Mocksville
Youth Beach Retreat
September 7-9, 2018
Fort Caswell
Elevating Preaching
September 17, 2018
Wake Forest School of Divinity
Youth Ski Retreat
January 25-27, 2019
Winterplace, WV
2019 CBFNC Annual Gathering
March 28-30, 2019
First, Greensboro
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CBF Global
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CBF Global's 2018 General Assembly in Dallas
Registration is now open for CBF Global's General Assembly which will take place June 11-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas.
Click here for registration, a schedule of events, frequently asked questions, hotel information, and more.
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News from Our Higher Education Partners
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 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.
"The Book of Revelation: John's Vision of the Cross" lecture by Dr. Robert Canoy. C.O. and Eliza Greene Lectures. More information.
Lenten Preaching Series at First Highland Avenue, Winston-Salem
more information
Making All Things New: 21st Century Contemplative Practices
. March 16, 2018, 4-9pm.
Register here
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Mobile Course in Public Theology and Activism
. April 7, 2018, 1-5pm.
Register here.
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| News from Partners and Friends of CBFNC |
Touching Miami With Love: West Homestead
Summer Mission Teams needed for the following weeks: June 18-22, July 2-6, and July 9-13, 2018.
More information
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WMU NC Events
Women's Prayer Retreat: March 2-3, 2018, Camp Mundo Vista.
2018 Missions Extravaganza & 127th Annual Meeting: April 27-28, 2018, Ardmore, Winston-Salem.
2018 Military Wives Retreat: August 18-19, 2018, at Camp Mundo Vista.
Lenten Devotional Series
Passport's "
Journey to the Cross" Lenten devotional series is
returning Ash
Wednesday, February 14. The series features scripture, prayer, and meditative thoughts. Click here.
CBF Children's Activity Book
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.
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.
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Resources from CBFNC coordinators!
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 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
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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.
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Personnel Requests
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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!
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rted by Calvary Baptist Church, Mars Hill
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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