October 11, 2017
An Evening of Music and Stories with Kyle Matthews
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Collegiate Ministry in the Triangle area?
 
Join CBFNC for an Evening of Music and Stories with Kyle Matthews on Sunday, November 5, 2017, at HillSong Baptist Church in Chapel Hill. For more information and to purchase event tickets, visit our website.
 
Free Webinar: Health insurance options for ministers and churches
Health insurance options for ministers and churches
Thursday, October 12, 2017, at 11am (45 minutes)   To register, click here.
This free webinar is designed specifically for churches, with the goal of providing a practical and helpful update on current employee benefits and health coverage options for church staff members. more information
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Elevating Preaching wrap-up
2017 Elevating Preaching conference. will be available for free listening and downloading on the CBFNC website. Be sure to save this date:  September 17, 2018 -- Elevating Preaching Conference -- Wake Forest School of Divinity.
CBFNC
October 12, 2017, at 11am

Companerismo Cristiano Emanuel  
for more information, contact  Linda Jones
October 14, 2017  Retire para pastores (Pastor's retreat)

October 28, 2017 - First, Boone
November 4, 2017 - Oakmont, Greenville
November 11, 2017 - Zebulon, Zebulon

November 5, 2017
HillSong, Chapel Hill

WNCBF Fall Gathering
November 5, 2017
First, Asheville

January 26-28, 2018
Winterplace, WV

January 27-28, 2018
Camp Mundo Vista, Sophia

Children's Choir Festival
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 9-10, 2018
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain
 
June 11-12, 2018
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain

Hurricane Matthew Response
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, one CBFNC church is able to provide housing for teams. Contact Dave Hawes at Godwin Heights Baptist Church, Lumberton, (704) 473-2875. Week-long or weekend, all help is needed and valued.   
CBF Global
CBF pastors sign statement condemning racism and recommit to pursuing racial justice

More than 100 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship pastors from across the United States have signed a statement by CBF today condemning racism, white supremacy and bigotry and committing to confront "any form of racism we
encounter - individual and systemic." The letter, titled "A Statement Concerning Racism in our Nation," emphasizes that "silence is an affront to the Gospel."

"This moment requires more from us as churches and as a nation," the statement says. "As Dr. King reminds us, the greatest tragedy is not the 'strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.' Silence is not an option. Silence is not Christian. Silence is an affront to the Gospel. We will not be silent."   read more

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 "

E.J. and Amaretta Prevatte Biblical Studies Lecture Series. October 31, 2017.
       
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

Compensation and Taxes for Ministry Leaders - September 27, 2017. more information

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

News from Partners and Friends of CBFNC
"Refugees, Neighbors, Friends-An Interfaith Celebration"
Winston-Salem will celebrate its response to the global refugee crisis Saturday, October 21, 2017, with an afternoon of activities for children, youth and adults. The event will be  held 1-4pm  at  Knollwood Baptist Church. More information.

Faith and Health Summit 2017
"Making Connections: "We're Worth It!" by Partners in Health and Wholeness. October 20, 2017, at First, Greensboro. Speakers include The Rev. Richard Joyner, Elaine Marshall, and The Rev Grace G. Hackney. More information.

Celebration to Stop Human Trafficking
Music, keynote speaker, and dinner. October 14, 2017, in Greenville. More information.

Tree Angels for NC Troops
For the 10th year Wake Forest Baptist Church is offering Christmas trees for sale which will then be donated to the troops of the 82nd Airborne. The proceeds are used to help support our youth in their missions projects. Last year we blessed to donate 108 trees to our military and send 80 people to West Virginia to assist in flood recovery.  Trees are first quality Frazier firs and are priced at $55 each, including shipping. The deadline is November 22. Checks may be addressed to WFBC, 118 E. South Ave, Wake Forest, NC 27587.  Contact Dave Shannon   ( 919) 426 8394 with questions.

Short-Term Mission Opportunity in China
Volunteers for China is looking for individuals and groups to teach English. July 6 - August 6 or July 5- July 23. More information.

Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network
"Celebrating the Gift of Aging," a regional conference for older adults, pastors, and lay leaders, will take place at Highland Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem on October 19, 2017. Rev. Jill Crainshaw will be keynote speaker. More information.

A Spiritual Journey to Wholeness
Discover your unique path to healing and wholeness during this Enneagram weekend retreat, November 10-11, 2017, at Peace Haven, Winston-Salem. More information.

Baptist Children's Homes Annual Offering
Through the Baptist Children's Homes Annual Offering, your church not only provides safe, caring homes to North Carolina boys and girls who have endured traumatic abuse and neglect, but you introduce them to the Gospel. See how you are changing children's lives -- watch SAVED and experience the story of the nine-year-old big brother who rescued his sister. Be a part of saving children's lives at  www.bchoffering.org November 12-19, 2017. 

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 .

NC Baptist Aging Ministry events
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 Oct. 17, 2017, in Thomasville, and Oct. 19, 2017, in Asheville. Register online at ncbam.org/events or call (877) 506-2226.

Older Adult Ministry
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.

Her Prophetic Voice
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 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. 
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 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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