March 28, 2018
Growing Young
Growing Young Regional Workshops
Resource to Help Your Church Reach and Keep Youth and Young Adults
Andy Jung, conference leader, has been leading his church in this process. Andy says,  "Applying the Growing Young principles at FBC Albemarle has helped us to better engage young people in our church and in our community. Our involvement in the cohort process has helped us to be more intentional in prioritizing young people in all aspects of church. We are not 'there' yet but we are slowly shifting the culture of the church!"

2018 Annual Gathering

Take a look at the list of
audio recordings and
resource materials from
CBFNC's 2018 Annual Gathering!
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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 , and  check out our blog . 


CBFNC Webinar
CBFNC Webinar: Sexual Harassment #MeToo #BaptistsToo

Did you miss CBFNC's latest webinar,
#metoo #baptiststoo last week? 
Click here  to watch a recording of CBFNC's webinar with Pam Durso, Executive Director of Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) discussing the topic of sexual harassment. Feel free to pass this along to others.

We are setting up a schedule for more webinars in 2018. Contact Sarah Mitchell with webinar topic ideas or if you would like to be a webinar speaker.

CBFNC
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

CBF Global
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.
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
SeniorFest 2018 with Susan Sparks: March 20, 2018. More information.

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 "
       
Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity  www.gardner-webb.edu, ( 704) 406-3205.

Wake Forest University School of Divinity -   www.divinity.wfu.edu
Mobile Course in Public Theology and Activism . April 7, 2018, 1-5pm. Register here.

Baptist Theological Seminary of Richmond -   http://www.btsr.edu
A Shelter for Conscience: American Religious Liberty for Baptists and Other Dissenters course by Bill Leonard. One week of lectures and travel May 27 - June 1, 2018. If the course  is taken for credit, this week is followed by four weeks of online study. More information.

News from Partners and Friends of CBFNC
Living Forward
Senior Adult State Leadership Conference on May 1, 2018, in Thomasville. Leadership training for pastors and lay leaders of senior adults. More information at this website or call (877) 506-2226.

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 .

WMU NC Events
2018 Missions Extravaganza & 127th Annual Meeting: April 27-28, 2018, Ardmore, Winston-Salem.
myMISSION Greensboro: May 25-28, 2018, for women 18-34. Early registration ends April 2.
2018 Military Wives Retreat: August 18-19, 2018, at Camp Mundo Vista. 
Find more information at www.wmunc.org.

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
Click here to see an immigration and refugee advocacy booklet just for children. 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. 
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!

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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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