Have a safe and happy July 4th!
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CBFNC Webinars
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for free webinars to watch live or later. Next up:
God, Evolution, and The Big Bang. Why I believe in all three on Thursday, July 12, 2018, 11-11:45am
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News media report attacks on evolution and cosmology by faith leaders countered by attacks on religion by prominent scientists. Physicist Rick Matthews shares his perspective on the relationship between science and faith and his befuddlement with the conflict.
Contact
Rick Jordan
with webinar topic suggestions or if you would like to apply to be a webinar speaker.
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to see CBFNC's webinar archive.
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Growing Young - Involving, Retaining Young People
Churches are concerned about reaching and keeping youth and young adults. Our congregations are aging and we are looking for the latest tip or program to help our churches grow - especially with young families. You will learn about these shifts at the upcoming Growing Young Conference, sponsored by CBF of North Carolina, at
First Baptist Church in Mocksville on August 18
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our website
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Are you interesting in learning even more about Growing Young strategies? Join the
NC Growing Young Cohort
for two in-person summits, regular online webinars, one year of personalized coaching, and access to the church-wide version of the Growing Young Assessment.
Learn more here
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CBFNC Webinar: God, Evolution, and The Big Bang. Why I believe in all three
CBFNC Webinar: Making Church a Safe Place to Talk About Dangerous Things
Selah Vie Collegiate Retreat
August 6-9, 2018
Nashville, TN
CBFNC Webinar: Conflict and Communication.
Opportunities for Growth
August 14, 2018, 11-11:45am
Growing Young Regional Workshop
August 18, 2018
First, Mocksville
CBFNC Webinar: From Awareness to Engagement. How Your Church Can Fight Human Trafficking.
August 21, 2018, 11-11:45am
Youth Beach Retreat
September 7-9, 2018
Fort Caswell
CBFNC Webinar: A Muslim-American's Reflections on a Post-9/11 America
September 11, 2018, 11-11:45am
Elevating Preaching
September 17, 2018
Wake Forest School of Divinity, Winston-Salem
CBFNC Webinar: Improvising Community
CBFNC Webinar: Practicing Midrash - Reading the Bible's Arguments
October 11, 2018, 11-11:45am
Growing Young Regional Workshop
October 20, 2018
First, Lumberton
Children's Mission Day
October 27, 2018
Conetoe Family Life Training Center, Tarboro
Mars Hill, Mars Hill
CBFNC Webinar: Ministering to the Military and the Veteran Population
November 8, 2018, 11-11:45am
Growing Young Regional Workshop
November 10, 2018
First, Black Mountain
Children's Mission Day
November 17, 2018
Conetoe Family Life Training Center, Tarboro
Providence, Charlotte
CBFNC Webinar: Pivot - A New Model for Missions
November 20, 2018, 11-11:45am
CBFNC Webinar: Ministry with Young Adults
December 4, 2018, 11-11:45am
Youth Ski Retreat
January 25-27, 2019
Winterplace, WV
NC Growing Young Cohort
Summit 1: January 31-February 1, 2019
Summit 2: September 5-6, 2019
Trinity, Raleigh
2019 CBFNC Annual Gathering
March 28-30, 2019
First, Greensboro
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CBFNC Employment Opportunity
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Supported by
Bullock Baptist Church
, Bullock
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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. Congregations make up who we are. Thank you for your relationship!
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Not on our watch
BROWNSVILLE, Texas—Cooperative Baptists gathered near the U.S.-Mexico border and declared “not on our watch” to political forces that use children’s freedom as a deterrent to parents who seek safety for their daughters and sons in the United States.
They prayed, read Scripture and sang in Brownsville, Texas, standing beside the largest immigrant detention center in the country, which houses more than 1,000 children and teenagers. News crews also descended on the location, where only hours earlier, a 15-year-old boy escaped.
Fellowship Southwest organized the vigil in partnership with eight other groups concerned for immigrants. They sought justice for more than 2,300 children separated from their parents by the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. ...
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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
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NC Baptist Schools
Theological Education
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Partners and Friends of CBFNC
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WMU NC Events
2018 Military Wives Retreat: August 18-19, 2018, at Camp Mundo Vista.
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. Future cohorts will be July 8 - August 31, 2018; and October 7 - November 30, 2018. To join the cohort, candidates must complete
this form
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