Here's a quick look midweek to strengthen your faith and connect with your CBF family.

The Thriving in Ministry La Pastora Cohort in PR gathered with enthusiasm and energy once again this past Saturday. They spent time working on Parker Palmer's Let Your Life Speak 5 Shadows of Leadership. Fun fact - they rotate gathering at each of the pastora's churches for their monthly meetings.

Pictured L to R are Wade Chapple, 1st Baptist Roswell, Pastor Grace Pinder, Pastor Machuel Pinder, and Kenny Phillips, Disaster Response CBF FL & CI.

Kenny is leading a CBF June mission engagement project with First Baptist Roswell staff and youth. Grace and Machuel's home was damaged in Hurricane Dorian and still needs essential repairs to make their home a safe space again.

2 Vocational Ministry Openings

Congregational Stewardship Officer

The Congregational Stewardship Officer will provide consultation, resources, and support to CBF partner churches in all areas that pertain to and contribute to their financial well-being.

Please submit your resume and response to the questions attached to Human Resources at HumanResources@cbf.net. Please keep the written responses to a maximum of three pages. Applications will be reviewed as received.

Church Development Officer

The Church Development Officer will launch and maintain a successful annual giving program for CBF partner churches (Called Into Fellowship) and oversee other giving campaigns for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to Human Resources at HumanResources@cbf.net. Applications will be reviewed as received.

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This Passport resource can be found HERE. 

Vocational Leadership Intensive

Do you know a student who will be a junior or senior in high school in 2024? Do they show not only leadership potential, but exhibit a sense of leadership and influence in their current setting?

The Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership is excited to offer this new program in July 2024. Twelve high school students will have the opportunity to spend a week at the Mercer University campus in Atlanta and engage in leadership lessons and experiences.

Applications are now open and are available here.

Pastor Joe LaGuardia leads this great church family with lots of love for the people and passion for Jesus. Sunday was especially exceptional as the entire day was dedicated to mission engagement. There is just as much going on outside the walls of this church as there is inside.

Mark your calendar...

CBF FL /CI will host a dinner and other opportunities for you to meet your CBF FL/CI family who are present. These events will be shared here as they are planned.

Join us for dinner Wednesday evening. Register for our regional barbecue dinner below.

Pathlight curriculum

Pathlight is a (free) weekly resource helping children to explore the Good News of Jesus through stories, scripture and activities. This new curriculum presents stories of CBF field personnel, chaplains, churches and pastors, and invites children to grow in their relationships with Jesus and their neighbors.

Each Pathlight download offers an easy-preparation teaching guide with a story, discussion questions and learning activities as well as a take-home sheet for students. Pathlight is also available in Spanish.

April 2024 CBF Book Club

Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move Out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One

By Majora Carter

How can we solve the problem of persistent poverty in low-status communities? Majora Carter argues that these areas need a talent-retention strategy, just like the ones companies have.

Summer Opportunity in Uganda

8-9 volunteers are needed to assist with music camp for the refugee community in Kampala, Uganda, part of the work of CBF Field Personnel Missy Ward-Angalla. Volunteers needed include skilled musicians, worship leaders, photographers, and visual artists to teach alongside the Amani Sasa staff during the camp. Dates of the camp are July 8-19 (volunteers would need to arrive in Uganda by July 5). Cost is $2400 plus airfare.

BSK is now accepting applications for the Master of Arts in Ministry Studies program, launching in Fall 2024! The program, completed online through live Zoom sessions, is designed for people who want to grow in their calling while remaining in their full-time ministry or professional positions. The 36 hour degree program is centered around the selection of a specialty area by the student in consultation with faculty. Students may select from traditional fields of study or choose an area that is interdisciplinary. The program concludes with a Capstone project or thesis relating to the student’s area of specialization. 

On the road...

April 28, Bayshore Baptist, Tampa

May 3, RA Meeting, First Baptist St Petersburg

May 4, Spring Celebration, First Baptist St Petersburg

May 26, Circle of Faith, St Petersburg



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