August 30, 2017
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Hurricane Harvey
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 CBF Global is planning its response to Hurricane Harvey and is requesting donations to support the disaster relief efforts.
Gifts will support the provision of goods and services through CBF partners to those affected as needs become known. Click here to give.
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2017 Elevating Preaching
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Dr. Garin Hill invites you to the
2017 Elevating Preaching conference. |
2017 Elevating Preaching Conference on Monday, September 18, will nurture ministerial excellence for ALL ministers (pastors, associates, chaplains, youth ministers, and college/university ministers) as well as elevate preaching for all of us who preach, teach, and lead.
Co-sponsored by Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity and CBFNC, the one-day conference (8:30am-3:30pm) features Dr. Kevin Cosby (pastor, St. Stephens Church, Louisville, KY). Rev. Jay Robison, CBFNC Regional Coordinator, describes Kevin Cosby as a "dynamic preacher who speaks with the heart of a pastor. Dr. Cosby is a multi-talented change agent who has invested his life in making Louisville, Kentucky, a better place to live for all people." Other featured preachers include Dr. Wade Bibb (pastor, Central Bearden Baptist, Knoxville, TN) and Dr. Kimberly Moore (pastor, Emmanuel Missionary Baptist, Gastonia, NC).
Click here to register. Cost is $35 per person and includes conference, snacks, and lunch. Registration deadline is Friday, September 8th.
REGISTER TODAY!
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336-759-3456
888-822-1944 (toll free)
336-759-3459 (fax)
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CBFNC Open House
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Join us on Sunday, October 1st, at our new office! Take a look around the new space, meet our staff, and share a light snack.
Click here for directions
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CBFNC, 2640 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
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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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Companerismo Cristiano Emanuel
September 22-23, 2017 Compamento de Varones (Mens Camp)
September 30, 2017 Training for Youth
October 14, 2017 Retire para pastores (Pastor's retreat) at Caraway
Angela Project
September 11, 2017
Louisville, KY
September 15-17, 2017
Caswell
September 23, 2017 - The Memorial, Greenville
September 30, 2017 - Trinity, Raleigh
October 1, 2017
CBFNC office, Winston-Salem
October 28, 2017 - First, Boone
November 4, 2017 - Oakmont, Greenville
November 11, 2017 - Zebulon, Zebulon
Children's Choir Festival
March 3, 2018
First, Greensboro
March 9-10, 2018
Wingate University
March 15-17, 2018
Knollwood, Winston-Salem
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Hurricane Matthew Response
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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.
Interested in a mission trip to Lumberton, NC, to help with Hurricane Matthew flood relief? In addition to NC Baptist Men, two CBFNC churches are able to provide housing for teams. Contact Doug Reedy at First, Lumberton or Dave Hawes at Godwin Heights Baptist Church, Lumberton, (704) 473-2875. Week-long or weekend, all help is needed and valued.
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CBF Global
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CBF desires to cultivate growing interest among young Baptists and to better prepare potential church starters through a carefully crafted internship program with the CBF Church Starts Initiative.
As an intern, a young minister will encounter a unique vantage point of church start development from the beginning stages to that of successful and experienced church start congregations.
Learn more about internship details and opportunities
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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.
For more information about School of Divinity events, call (704) 406-3205.
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| News from Partners and Friends of CBFNC |
Survey - Women in Baptist Seminaries
Abbey Research is gathering participants for a project on experiences of women in Baptist seminaries, trying to discern potential patterns unique to Baptist polity and culture regarding language about and treatment of women. The project is open to all graduates of any Baptist seminary.
Click here to complete the survey.
The 2018 BWIM Mentoring Cohort is open to Baptist women who have served in their current area of ministry for less than five years and are ministering in churches, chaplaincy, non-profit work, and other "outside-the-box" settings. The program includes participation in a three-day retreat in January 2018 and monthly conversations via digitial media.
Applications
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September 15, 2017
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NC Baptist Aging Ministry events
"Living Next Door to Dementia-How Can Churches Help?" by dementia advocate, consultant and trainer Mary Donnelly. September 21, 2017, in Thomasville. $10 includes lunch. Visit www.ncbam.org/events or call (877) 506-2226.
Three Fall Regional Gatherings are planned as part of NCBAM's AAIM outreach (Aging Adults Innovating Ministry). AAIM events seek to strengthen ministries to aging adults. The theme for the Fall Gatherings will be "Come as You Are." Each event will feature special speakers, music, regional highlights and a round-table discussion. The cost is only $10 and includes lunch. The Gatherings will be held Sept. 25, 2017, in Rocky Mount, Oct. 17, 2017, in Thomasville, and Oct. 19, 2017, in Asheville. Register online at ncbam.org/events or call (877) 506-2226.
Baptist Children's Homes Offers One-Day, Local Missions Projects
Baptist Children's Homes is hosting statewide Saturday "Friends of Children" workdays. Make a difference within our NC mission field. A free lunch is served and there are projects for all ages.
Saturday, September 9 - Mills Home in Thomasville
Saturday, September 16 - Kennedy Home in Kinston
Saturday, September 23 - Camp Duncan in Aberdeen and Oak Ranch in Broadway
Saturday, September 30 - Cameron Boys Camp in Cameron
Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network is sponsoring a regional conference on older adult ministry with Dr. Jill Crainshaw as keynote speaker. October 19, 2017, at Highland Presbyterian, Winston-Salem.
6th Annual NC Women's Preaching Festival will take place October 26-27, 2017, at Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church in Durham. Featured preachers include Rev. Shyrl Hinnant-Uzzell, Rev. Dr. Carolyn Sharp, Rev. Chalice Overy, and Dr. Sharon Schulze.
more information
Vital Worship Grants Program
The Vital Worship Grants Program at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
encourages grant proposals developed through a collaborative process from emerging and established churches; seminaries, colleges, and schools; hospitals, nursing homes and other organizations.
This program is made possible with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc. 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 October 8-December 1, 2017; January 14 - March 9, 2018; 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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New Bible study leadership resource
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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.
Using the alphabet, Dr. Jordan itemizes 26 errors common to Bible study teachers, such as the first three chapters on Assumptions, Bullies, and Calling on the Introvert. With humor, humility, and wisdom, the book promises to help the beginning teacher get off to a good start and to help the good teacher become a great teacher.
Find his book 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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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. Thank you for your partnership!
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