The Gathering CBFNC Newsletter - July–August 2015

The Gathering

of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina

July/August 2015 • Vol. 20 Issue 4

Bringing Baptists of North Carolina Together for Christ-Centered Ministry

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identity and partnership

From the very beginning of the CBF movement, the concept of partnership has been critically important. Partnership is built into CBF’s DNA. In North Carolina, we embrace the values of the larger CBF movement but express them with a unique Tarheel State accent. This is especially true when it comes to partnership.

Types of CBFNC Partners

Individuals – The CBFNC Bylaws state that the members of CBFNC are “individual Baptists of North Carolina who either contribute directly as individuals or are members of a church that contributes to the ministries and operations of CBFNC.”

Churches – Churches are at the heart of our Fellowship. All that we do flows out of our focus on and relationship to churches. CBFNC does not own, control or dictate anything to churches (beliefs or behaviors). But we seek to be sensitive to the needs of churches as we resource congregations and extend their mission in our state and beyond.

Ministry Partners – For many years, Baptists in North Carolina have created and supported institutions and agencies to meet needs in the name of Jesus Christ. CBFNC views these ministries as partners in pursuing God’s mission together. The remainder of this article will focus on ministry partners.

Expressions of Partnership

Some ministry partners simply perform a service that CBFNC constituents (individuals and churches) find valuable. These partners may not necessarily share all of the elements of Cooperative Baptist identity. Other partners, because of a long historical relationship or the more recent development of free and faithful Baptist convictions, share a very close identity with us. With these partners we have developed formal Missional Collaboration Agreements that spell out the following: Missionally appropriate uses of financial contributions; Avenues for missional collaboration beyond financial; Missional enhancement of congregations and CBFNC; Strategies for mutual public affirmation

Funding

Funding is the most tangible expression of the relationship we share with many partners. The vast majority of funding comes from individuals and congregations and flows to ministry partners. These ministry partners sometimes provide funding for shared ministry with CBFNC. CBFNC’s funding for partners is complex and reflects historical relationships and giving patterns.

CBFNC Ministry Budget – Some of the contributions individuals and congregations make to CBFNC fund ministry partners. They are fixed line items in our budget.

by Larry Hovis, CBFNC Executive Coordinator

Mission Resource Plan – CBFNC’s “cooperative giving” plan for congregations funds CBFNC, CBF Global, and some of our ministry partners. Though the plan suggests percentage allocations, congregations are free to make changes.

Other Designated Gifts – These may be to ministry partners within or beyond the CBFNC budget or the Mission Resource Plan. Some ministry partners receive funding through all three channels, plus CBF Global.

What’s Next?

The vast majority of CBFNC’s ministry partners are older than CBFNC. As CBFNC goes through its third decade, how will its relationships to ministry partners need to grow, develop and change? Several factors will drive this conversation:

Changes in Ministry Partners – Some of our ministry partners are enormous institutions with budgets in the tens or even hundreds of millions. They have large development staffs. They serve very diverse constituents and are sometimes regulated by state and federal agencies. Our funding for them, as a percentage of their total expenditures, is miniscule. Other partners have remained small, their ministries are more closely related to congregations, and they are dependent on Baptist contributions for their survival.

Changes in Churches – In a previous era, a significant, perhaps even primary, expression of a Baptist church’s missional commitment was its financial support of the denomination, including ministry partners. Today, most congregations’ missional commitments are much more diverse, both locally and globally. At the same time, most of them have much less to give to causes outside their congregation.

Changes in CBFNC – From a budget and staffing perspective, CBFNC is smaller (sometimes significantly smaller) than most of our ministry partners. The same financial challenges facing congregations are affecting CBFNC. A majority of the money CBFNC receives goes to partners. Serious conversations need to take place about whether this is a viable model for the future.

Though we say partnership is about more than money, much of our thinking and energy around partnership is focused on money. That needs to change. As brothers and sisters (not parents and children), we need to develop a new model for partnership that is less concerned with money and more concerned with mature relationships in which we dream and work together, each exercising our unique gifts and capacities, to bring about God’s kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. That approach to partnership would be a true expression of our identity as Cooperative Baptists.

united with CBFNC

by Will Watson, Pastor, United Baptist Church, Winston-Salem

When I think about how CBFNC intersects with our church here at United Baptist in Winston-Salem, I feel simultaneously humbled and honored. In the last year alone, we opened up our relatively new fellowship hall to host two CBFNC events: the first-ever Stewardship Conference with Ruben Swint in August; and a Deacon Leadership conference in October with Eddie Hammett. As a pastor, I was pleased that our church was willing and able to host both of these events; additionally, I was (and am) so proud that our United family made sure that these two events were overwhelmingly successesful. It made me happy that our church was thorough and well-prepared so that others might receive our grace-filled hospitality. I smile when I think about our privilege in hosting those events because, as a small/medium-sized church, it is satisfying to contribute to our ministry companion who has done so much for so many churches throughout the great state of North Carolina and beyond. For years now, our church members involved in CBFNC events and worship experiences have been the grateful recipients of all the hard work and effort exerted by our CBFNC staff and leadership teams. When we worship, we worship together. When we serve, we serve together. When we lead our own churches, on our own campuses, in some real and perhaps taken-for-granted way, we lead together. So in 2014, it was a joy to give back to CBFNC and feel the pride and joy of working together, in doing Christ-breathed ministry alongside sibling churches.

We at United love being free and faithful. We adhere to foundational Baptist tenets and are proud to support all who follow the call of God in ministry. For the most part, we are a moderate/mainstream Baptist church which seeks to be Christ-centered, Bible-based and ministry-focused. While we enjoy our specific family journey, we are, whether we realize it or not, part of a much larger, diverse group of Christ-followers which supports our desire to be who God wants us to be. CBFNC is always willing to help us when we need the help, and they stand ready to serve us when we have questions, concerns, needs or praises to share.

About five years ago, our mission team realized that where we spent our money determined our church’s identity. Delma Goforth, head of our missions team, helped us move forward with our missions giving, specifically as we learned about and committed to financially support the CBFNC Mission Resource Plan. “Several years ago we were developing our identity statement,” says Delma. “Through this process, we became acquainted with CBFNC. Our journey with them has led us to be more engaged in community, state, and global missions.”

We want to make sure our money is focused on children, adults, college students, church plants, missionaries, Baptist periodicals, and so many more worthy Baptist ministries. The CBFNC Mission Resource Plan helps us do just that. We are proud to practice Baptist freedoms in our giving. Though our giving percentages demonstrate our bent towards CBF ministry initiatives (Hunger Fund especially), people are also free to choose to give to Annie Armstrong/Lottie Moon, and do so from time-to-time.

I like to tell people that our church has a unique identity among Baptist churches in the area. Our partnership with CBFNC helps us better share our unique identity with those who have questions about our theology and how we live out the Gospel. CBFNC acts as a loving, supportive older sibling who shares experience and wisdom. CBFNC helps us live out our autonomous mission within our church and community. And it’s the Holy Spirit of our risen Savior who keeps both our church and CBFNC “united.” Because churches like ours who partner with CBFNC love Jesus and love people, it’s been easy to see how friendships develop both with CBFNC leadership and with other CBFNC-connected churches alike. We partner with and support CBFNC because, deep down, the Great Commission and the Great Commandment are the sole purposes for our missional connection. Until Jesus comes back, I believe United and CBFNC will continue to joyfully and faithfully live out this fundamental purpose of every Christ-follower: “Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him forever.” So here’s to greater ministry for God’s Kingdom glory, CBFNC. We at United are proud and honored to partner alongside you!

partner churches

Churches making contributions October 2013 - March 2015

Giving Trends: 2011 through 2015

Designated

Undesignated

In the 2014-2015 budget year, undesignated gifts totaled $1.29 million, a $100,000 decline from the previous year. Designated gifts again exceeded $2.6 million. For the first time in 5 years, total gifts fell below $4 million.

CBFNC continues to be gratified by the trust congregations and individuals are placing in us. As you form your church budget for next year, we prayerfully and humbly ask that you consider increasing your gifts to CBFNC. We pledge to be good stewards of God’s resources and your trust. We are taking great care to be good stewards of these resources through the ministries we coordinate and the cultivation of positive relationships with our cherished ministry partners. To view CBFNC’s 2015-2016 budget, visit www.cbfnc.org/budget.

Churches contributing to CBFNC are listed in bold type. Churches that contribute to CBF Global only are listed in regular type. Designated in blue are churches that participate in the CBFNC Mission Resource Plan, providing financial support for other Baptist ministries through CBFNC. For additional information about the Mission Resource Plan or for more information on partnering with CBFNC, visit www.cbfnc.org. This list does not include churches who partner with CBFNC or CBF Global in other, non-financial ways.

Earlys .............................. Ahoskie

First ................................. Ahoskie

First ................................. Albemarle

Mount Zion ..................... Alexis

Angier .............................. Angier

Baptist Fellowship .......... Angier

Neill’s Creek ................... Angier

Iglesia Bautista Hispanoamericana

........................................ Apex

Olive Chapel ................. Apex

Woodhaven ..................... Apex

First ............................... Arden

First ................................. Asheboro

Oakwood Park ................ Asheboro

West Asheboro Asheboro

Calvary Asheville

First ................................. Asheville

Grace ............................... Asheville

Morningside .................... Asheville

Connaritsa ...................... Aulander

Benson ........................... Benson

First ................................. Biscoe

First ................................. Black Mountain

First ................................. Bladenboro

Lennons Cross Roads .... Bladenboro

First ................................. Blowing Rock

Boiling Springs .............. Boiling Springs

First ................................. Boone

Boonville Boonville

Mount Moriah Calvert .. Brevard

First ................................. Bryson City

First ................................. Buies Creek

Memorial ......................... Buies Creek

Bullock ............................ Bullock

First ................................. Burlington

First Burnsville

First ............................... Butner

Calypso ............................ Calypso

Sawyer’s Creek ............... Camden

Hominy ............................ Candler

First ................................. Canton

First ................................. Carolina Beach

Greenwood Forest .......... Cary

Westwood ........................ Cary

Chadbourn ...................... Chadbourn

Piney Forest Chadbourn

Ephesus .......................... Chapel Hill

HillSong ........................... Chapel Hill

Iglesia Bautista Amor de Dias .......................................... Chapel Hill

Lystra Chapel Hill

Mount Carmel ................ Chapel Hill

University ...................... Chapel Hill

Grace Crossing ............... Charlotte

Iglesia Communidad Evangelica

Internacional La Red ..... Charlotte

Park Road Charlotte

Peace Covenant Charlotte

Pritchard Memorial ....... Charlotte

Providence....................... Charlotte

St. John’s ......................... Charlotte

Sardis ............................... Charlotte

Together in Christ Intl. Ministries

........................................ Charlotte

First ............................... Clarkton

First ............................... Clayton

White Oak ....................... Clayton

Mosaic Clayton

Clemmons First Clemmons

First ............................... Clinton

Grove Park...................... Clinton

McGill.............................. Concord

First ................................. Cramerton

Open Arms ...................... Creedmoor

Cullowhee........................ Cullowhee

The Summit .................... Cullowhee

First Denton

First ................................. Dobson

First ................................. Drexel

First ................................. Dunn

Westfield .......................... Dunn

Calvary ............................ Durham

Durham Memorial ......... Durham

Iglesia Bautista Valle De Esperanza .......................................... Durham

Glenn School Road ......... Durham

Hope Valley ..................... Durham

Lowes Grove ................... Durham

Mount Hermon ............... Durham

Temple ............................. Durham

Tobacco Trail Church .... Durham

Watts Street .................... Durham

Yates ................................ Durham

First Eden

Edenton ........................... Edenton

Blackwell Memorial Elizabeth City

First ................................. Elizabeth City

Elizabethtown ................. Elizabethtown

First ................................. Elkin

First ................................. Elon

Emerald Isle Emerald Isle

Enfield ............................. Enfield

Enka ................................ Enka

Fair Bluff......................... Fair Bluff

First ................................. Fairmont

The Chapel Door ............ Fairview

First ................................. Farmville

Cedar Falls Fayetteville

First ................................. Fayetteville

Lafayette ......................... Fayetteville

Mount Pisgah .................. Fayetteville

Snyder Memorial............ Fayetteville

Unity Christian Center .. Fayetteville

First ................................. Forest City

First ................................. Four Oaks

Pauline Four Oaks

Burningtown ................... Franklin

Centerpoint ..................... Franklin

Franklinton ..................... Franklinton

Fremont Missionary .... Fremont

Garland ......................... Garland

Aversboro Road .............. Garner

Covenant ......................... Gastonia

First ................................. Gastonia

Loray ............................... Gastonia

New Hope ........................ Gastonia

Reynoldson...................... Gates

First ................................. Goldsboro

Rosewood First ............... Goldsboro

First ................................ Graham

College Park ................... Greensboro

First ................................. Greensboro

Guilford ........................... Greensboro

Lindley Park Greensboro

Southeast ......................... Greensboro

Arlington Boulevard Greenville

Immanuel ...................... Greenville

The Memorial ................. Greenville

Oakmont ......................... Greenville

Pleasant Hill ..................... Grover

Hallsboro ......................... Hallsboro

Flat Rock Hamptonville

First ................................. Henderson

Providence....................... Hendersonville

First ................................. Hickory

Mountain Grove ............ Hickory

Viewmont ........................ Hickory

Hiddenite ......................... Hiddenite

Emerywood High Point

First High Point

Iglesia Bautista Esperanza Viva

.......................................... High Point

Parkwood ........................ High Point

Cane Creek ....................... Hillsborough

First ................................. Hillsborough

Hobbsville ....................... Hobbsville

First ................................. Huntersville

First ................................. Jonesville

First ................................. Kannapolis

New Life Chinese............ Kannapolis

First ................................. Kernersville

Quaker Gap .................... King

Spilman Memorial Kinston

Oak Ridge ....................... Kittrell

Knightdale ..................... Knightdale

First ............................... Laurinburg

Goshen ............................. Leland

North Brunswick Fellowship

.......................................... Leland

College Avenue Lenoir

First ................................. Lenoir

Churchland ..................... Lexington

First ................................. Lexington

Jersey ............................... Lexington

First .............................. Liberty

Mount Pleasant ............. Liberty

First .............................. Lincolnton

Littleton ........................... Littleton

Mission ............................ Locust

Hickory Rock ................ Louisburg

Louisburg ........................ Louisburg

First ................................. Lumberton

First ................................. Madison

Antioch ............................ Mamers

First ................................. Marion

Iglesia Bautista Ebenezer

........................................ Marion

Calvary .......................... Mars Hill

Mars Hill Mars Hill

First ................................. Marshville

First ................................. Mayodan

New Bessemer ................. McLeansville

First ................................. Mebane

Mount Adar .................... Mebane

Eatons Mocksville

First Mocksville

First ................................. Monroe

Mill Creek ....................... Monroe

First .................................. Mooresville

First ............................... Morehead City

First ................................. Morganton

Calvary ............................ Mount Airy

First ................................. Mount Airy

Mission Uno .................... Mount Airy

Piney Grove .................... Mount Airy

First ................................. Mount Gilead

First ............................... Mount Holly

First ............................... Mount Olive

Florence ......................... Forest City

Mount Vernon................. Forest City

Iglesia Nueva Vision ....... Kernersville

Main Street ..................... Kernersville

Union Cross .................... Kernersville

Murfreesboro .................. Murfreesboro

Rock Creek .................... Nashville

First ................................. New Bern

First Chin ....................... New Bern

Kendalls .......................... New London

First ................................. Newland

Trinity ............................ Newton

First ................................. N. Wilkesboro

First Oriental

Enon ................................ Oxford

Hester .............................. Oxford

Oxford ............................. Oxford

Roberts Chapel ............... Pendleton

Pfafftown ......................... Pfafftown

Iglesia Bautista Misionera Roca Fuerte

.......................................... Pittsboro

Mount Gilead .................. Pittsboro

Pittsboro .......................... Pittsboro

Athens Drive ................... Raleigh

Christ ............................. Raleigh

Crabtree Valley ............. Raleigh

First ................................. Raleigh

Forest Hills ...................... Raleigh

The Fountain ................. Raleigh

Greystone ........................ Raleigh

Hayes Barton .................. Raleigh

Iglesia Bautista La Roca Raleigh

Iglesia Nueva Generacion

.......................................... Raleigh

Longview ......................... Raleigh

Macedonia ....................... Raleigh

Millbrook ........................ Raleigh

New Hope ........................ Raleigh

Pullen Memorial Raleigh

Ridge Road ..................... Raleigh

St. John’s ........................ Raleigh

Swift Creek .................... Raleigh

Tabernacle....................... Raleigh

Triangle ........................... Raleigh

Trinity ............................ Raleigh

First ................................. Red Springs

Calvary ............................ Reidsville

First ............................... Reidsville

Richfield .......................... Richfield

First ................................. Richlands

Rosemary ........................ Roanoke Rapids

Bethel ............................... Robbinsville

First Rockingham

Dortches .......................... Rocky Mount

Lakeside .......................... Rocky Mount

Rileys Creek .................. Rocky Point

Evergreen ........................ Rose Hill

Rolesville ......................... Rolesville

Rose Hill .......................... Rose Hill

First ................................. Roseboro

First ................................. Rowland

Lamberth Memorial ...... Roxboro

Roxboro ........................... Roxboro

First ................................. Rutherfordton

First Salisbury

Ephesus ............................ Sanford

First ................................. Sanford

Flat Springs..................... Sanford

Iglesia Bautista Nueva Comienzo

........................................ Sanford

Jonesboro Heights .......... Sanford

Primera Iglesia Bautista

........................................ Sanford

Beaver Dam Shelby

Double Shoals ................. Shelby

Dover Shelby

First ............................... Shelby

Poplar Springs .............. Shelby

Ross Grove Shelby

Zion .................................. Shelby

Centro Familiar Cristiano

Siler City

Rocky River .................... Siler City

Nobles Chapel ................. Sims

First ............................... Smithfield

First Christian Smithfield

Sharon ............................. Smithfield

First ................................. Southern Pines

Spencer Spindale

Ephesus ........................... Spring Hope

First ................................. Spring Hope

Central ............................ Spruce Pine

First ................................ Spruce Pine

First ............................... Stanfield

First ............................... Stantonsburg

First ................................. Statesville

First ................................. Stoneville

Brunswick Islands .......... Supply

First ................................. Sylva

Olyphic .......................... Tabor City

Tabor City .................... Tabor City

First ................................. Tarboro

Antioch .......................... Taylorsville

First .............................. Taylorsville

First ............................... Tryon

Round Hill....................... Union Mills

Cornerstone .................... Valdese

First ............................... Valdese

First .................................. Wadesboro

Falls ............................... Wake Forest

Heritage ........................... Wake Forest

Wake Forest .................... Wake Forest

Woodland ........................ Wake Forest

First ............................... Wallace

Warrenton ....................... Warrenton

First ................................. Washington

First ............................... Waynesville

First ............................... Weaverville

Crossroads Fellowship Weldon

Baptist Tabernacle ......... Wendell

Wendell............................ Wendell

First ............................... West Jefferson

Fishing Creek.................. Whitakers

First ............................... Whiteville

Mount Zion ..................... Whiteville

New Hope ...................... Whiteville

Wilkesboro ...................... Wilkesboro

First ................................. Wilmington

Masonboro ...................... Wilmington

Ogden ............................... Wilmington

Temple ............................. Wilmington

Winter Park Wilmington

First ................................. Wilson

Cashie .............................. Windsor

Wingate ........................... Wingate

Ardmore .......................... Winston-Salem

College Park ................... Winston-Salem

Fellowship ....................... Winston-Salem

First Winston-Salem

Iglesia Cristiana Sin Fronteras .......................................... Winston-Salem

Knollwood ....................... Winston-Salem

Mineral Springs Winston-Salem

Northwest ........................ Winston-Salem

Peace Haven .................... Winston-Salem

United .............................. Winston-Salem

Via Faith Community .... Winston-Salem

Wake Forest .................. Winston-Salem

West Side ...................... Winston-Salem

Winterville ..................... Winterville

Wise ................................. Wise

First ................................. Yadkinville

Maplewood...................... Yadkinville

Bethlehem ....................... Youngsville

Youngsville ...................... Youngsville

Zebulon ........................... Zebulon

Visit www.cbfnc.org for more information on partnering with CBFNC.

Four years ago, Greenwood Forest Baptist in Cary had a party. The Geneva Park apartment complex near the church could not have known at the time that the party in their parking lot would soon morph into the huge event it is today. Now called the Wrenn Drive Block Party, the event involves five local churches; the Town of Cary’s Phoenix Project; Dorcas Ministries, a local nonprofit that helps care for those in the community; the Town of Cary Parks and Recreation Department; and countless other community groups. They all join forces to provide a day full of food, games, information, and most importantly an opportunity for community members to meet, learn about each other, and share resources.

Members of Greenwood Forest originally developed the idea as a way to meet more of their neighbors. As Cary has grown and become another example of suburban sprawl, Greenwood Forest realized that it was ideally located at the corner of a busy intersection near the original heart of downtown Cary and within walking distance of Geneva Park and other neighboring apartment complexes. Their desire to become more than just another church with members who drive in from other parts of Cary compelled them to seek ways to become more engaged with the people who live around them.

making friends, building relationships

From the beginning, the Cary Police’s Phoenix Project has been a driving force and a natural partner. This division of the local police department partners with apartment complexes to maintain safer neighborhoods through improvements such as better lighting, landscaping, building maintenance, and one-on-one relationships with residents to help cut down on crime in the communities. The officers are excellent partners who prayerfully and willingly join the effort to provide the community with resources to open up channels of communication between the local congregations and residents.

The second Block Party included the Sondei Vineyard Congregation along with the Phoenix Project and Cary PD, and included four more apartment complexes in the area. In the last two years, the event has become ecumenical, as the congregations of the Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church, Iglesia Christiana of Cary, Christ Church, and the Summit Church have joined in. More than eighteen different vendors come out to distribute information, share resources, or entertain. Habitat for Humanity offers information on how to volunteer or apply for a home; the Cary YMCA provides after school and summer scholarships, and accepts applications; and the Safe Child agency makes sure each child has a current ID. Along with the inflatables, snow cones, popcorn, crafts and games offered by the churches and the Parks and Recreation Department, local groups such as the Carolina Railhawks, a professional soccer team, offer demonstrations throughout the day. Each year has included entertainment from the different churches and their various ministries, highlighting the diversity in the groups present.

Officer Josh Fulbright, who has been a driving force from the Phoenix Project, says the cups that are given out each year at the event with church and sponsor names printed on them are a connection that can be made in the unfortunate event that the

police are called. “If we have to go into a home and we see the cup, which we often do, we can say, ‘Hey were you at the block party? Did you enjoy it? What was your favorite part?’ It gives us a starting point and a way to build a more positive relationship.”

After its first year of hosting the Block Party, Greenwood Forest decided to reach out to churches in the neighborhood so everyone could begin to be better acquainted, cooperative, and willing to share resources for the benefit of the community.

That is exactly how Greenwood Forest sees the Block Party too. It is not enough to go into the surrounding neighborhood once a year and hand out treats, but it is a starting point. It also seems like the right way to do ministry—by joining fellow churches and community leaders to make friends with our neighbors so that through those relationships, the needs in our community can be met.

by Robin Hardison, Minister to Children and Missions, Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, Cary

witness, mission, and

ministry partners

WE, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, are in partnership with schools, social ministry agencies, and lay ministries; WE are also in relationship with groups we call our “identity partners.” In addition to financial support and working together, WE seek to collaborate in “witness, mission and ministry” to become the “Beloved Community” that we are called to be.

The theme for the road ahead for CBFNC in 2015-2016 is “Beloved Community” (Clarifying Identity and Covenant). In this article, you will see a list of partners who are connected to CBFNC through the Mission Resources Plan (MRP) and/or budget. Several partners were asked to provide testimonials that describe what “binds us together in perfect harmony” (Col. 3:12, 14). As you read the stories, think about how you identify, and consider how you might participate with CBFNC in this joint effort to become and embrace “Beloved Community.”

Collaborative Ministry: 3 Ingredients

John Pierce, Executive Editor, Baptists Today.

“Collaboration carries implications for a deeper relationship, more than an exchange of funds or goodwill. It involves important criteria—or ingredients—for effective, collaborative ministry. Collaboration with CBFNC demonstrates clearly how autonomous ministry organizations can work hand-in-hand to accomplish more than either could do alone.

Baptists Today seeks to partner where three essential ingredients of collaboration are in the mix:

1. Trust is a must;

2. Everyone shares the load;

3. Shared work is mutually beneficial.

These ingredients are apparent in the ongoing collaboration between Baptists Today and CBFNC. Thanks to our relationship, local church congregations are served, and more creative, cooperative plans are unfolding.”

Health: A Chance to Thrive in Community

Steven Scoggin, President, CareNet, Inc.

“A bundle of sticks is stronger and more resilient than a single twig. Healthy human life is relational, inviting trust and deep partnerships secured by a hearty root system. For it is in community that health has a chance to thrive.

by Ka’thy Gore Chappell,

CBFNC Leadership Development Coordinator

Faith and health walk hand-in-hand as personified by the MRP between CBFNC and CareNet, Inc. (a subsidiary of Wake Forest Baptist Health). Through CareNet’s 37 clinics covering 83 out of 100 NC counties, the resource partnership is a tangible expression of God’s radical love and compassion to our neighbors. This collaborative model of missions widens the net of care across NC to those whose needs are desperate and resources are limited. CareNet is grateful to live in partnership with CBFNC, whose wise understanding of missions extends to the health of the community as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual reality.”

Educational Ministry & Missions: A Collaborative Effort

Lou Ann Gilliam, Director of Church & Community Relations, Chowan University

“In preparation for a mission trip to Cape Town, South Africa, Chowan’s Campus Ministry invited students to craft plastic grocery bags into jump ropes. These recycled creations are gifts for children that students will meet on the trip. Jump rope making is an excellent metaphor for the relationship that Chowan University has with CBFNC.

Through the MRP, CBFNC collaborates with students and the university to provide theological education scholarships for those who are called to ministry, to create an introduction to hands-on mission experiences, and to fund a mission trip endowment which fosters an environment for students to listen and hear God’s call on their lives.”

Chris Towles, Associate Chaplain & Campus Minister, BSU, Wake Forest University

“The Wake Forest University Baptist Student Union is one of the ways that CBFNC ministers with college students. Our group is diverse in ways that are not always readily visible. The BSU students have a reputation on campus of loving everyone regardless of race, sexual orientation, or political views.

Because the BSU creates an environment that is safe for people to question and to grow in faith, students bring friends who are non-religious and from different religions to our worship time, Bible studies, and service events. In fact, our BSU students helped found the new Interfaith Theme House on campus and led the Interfaith Service Trip. They show the campus a view of Baptists who are cooperative and whose way of incarnating Christ’s mission is through loving their neighbors.”

Collaborative Partners

CBF Global

CBFNC Partners

(included in CBFNC budget)

Baptist History & Heritage Society

Baptist Women in Ministry National

Baptist Women in Ministry NC

Christian Women’s Job Corp

North American Baptist Fellowship

Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy

Theological Education

Campbell Divinity School

Duke Divinity School, Baptist House of Studies

Gardner-Webb School of Divinity

Wake Forest School of Divinity

Higher Education

Campbell University

Chowan University

Gardner-Webb University

Mars Hills University

Meredith College

Wake Forest University

Wingate University

Social Ministry

Baptist Children’s Home

Baptist Retirement Homes

NC Baptist Hospital Division of Faith & Health Ministries (Care-Net)

Identity Partners

Associated Baptist Press

Baptist Center for Ethics

Baptist Joint Committee

Baptist World Alliance

Baptists Today

NC Baptist Foundation

Lay Ministries

Women’s Missionary Union of NC

NC Baptist Men

April 2015 Contributions

Undesignated - $132,767

Designated - $234,410

May 2015 Contributions

Undesignated - $110,751

CBFNC Financial Report: Donate to CBFNC today! www.cbfnc.org/give

Designated - $199,067

April 2015 - March 2016

Monthly Undesignated Goal: $117,447

Coordinator Visits

April - May 2015

First, Butler

First, Hillsborough

First, Winston Salem

Forest Hills, Raleigh

Loray, Gastonia

Oxford, Oxford

Rock Creek, Nashville

Together in Christ Int’l Ministries, Charlotte

CBFNC ministry coordinators are available to visit your church to speak, preach, teach, consult, lead and minister in ways appropriate to your context. Contact the CBFNC office for more information.

Your gifts to a CBFNC endowment fund can plant seeds of blessing, hope, and help.

Designate a gift for scholarships, new church starts, or where it is most needed. Contact Jim Hylton at jhylton@cbfnc.org or (336) 759-3456 for more information.

Choose a particular ministry, our Mission & Ministry Offering, or undesignated.

Take a look at CBFNC’s blog, Thoughts from across our state ... at cbfnc.wordpress.com. Would you like to contribute? E-mail smitchell@cbfnc.org.

Ministers on the Move

Compiled by Jack Causey, Ministerial Resources Coordinator

Our encouragement and support go to the following ministers who have recently moved:

Jill Martin has been called to Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Chapel Hill to serve as Student Minister

The Memorial Baptist Church in Greenville has called Brad Smith as Pastor

Boiling Springs Baptist Church in Boiling Springs has called Keith McKinney as Pastor

Josh Lail has been called to join the staff of First Baptist Church of Valdese as Minister of Family Life

When you make a move or know of someone who has changed places of ministry, let us know by e-mailing us at cbfnc@cbfnc.org.

For assistance to search committees and ministers seeking vocational discernment, visit our reference and referral page on our website at www.cbfnc.org or call (336) 759-3456 or (888) 822-1944.

Visit our website, www.cbfnc.org to find a listing of our staff and leadership

Cerebal Palsy in China in memory of Katie Dixon

I love that as a Baptist, the “priesthood of ALL believers” is fully embraced.... God is equally accessible to all the faithful, and every Christian has EQUAL potential to minister for God.

Jillian Martin, Youth & College Minister, Mount Carmel, Chapel Hill

I love the support and the community that we receive from other women in ministry!

Davis, divinity

I love the affirmation to go and to be whoever God has called me to be and whatever God has called me to do.

Elizabeth Maye, divinity student, Gardner-Webb & Children’s Pastor, Zion, Shelby

I love the freedom and blessing to pursue my call – whatever that means!

Tracy Hartman, Professor, BTSR, Richmond, VA

supporting, affirming women in ministry

by Ka’thy Gore Chappell CBFNC Leadership Development Coordinator

I am a Baptist Woman in Ministry and have been almost all my life. While affirmation and encouragement has ebbed and flowed through the years, today I truly celebrate the opportunities afforded to women in ministry through relationships, organizations and leadership.

In a genuine effort to be supportive and affirming of women in ministry, CBFNC partners with BWIM NC and BWIM National. Through this partnership, both groups receive budget funds from CBFNC.

In turn, BWIM NC provides four $1,000 divinity school scholarships annually for women at Campbell, Duke Baptist House, Gardner-Webb, and Wake Forest (CBFNC partner divinity schools). BWIM NC also schedules their annual convocation as an auxiliary event with CBFNC’s General Assembly. Additionally BWIM NC provides network support for women called to ministry, awards women who have made outstanding contributions in affirming women in ministry, and recognizes local church congregations who support women in ministry.

In addition to receiving budget funds from CBFNC, BWIM National and CBFNC enjoy a “gifts in kind” relationship. We look for opportunities to collaborate in events or projects like “call” retreats for college students, panel discussions and social events for new “women in ministry” starts, and advertising support for the annual BWIM National Convocation at CBF Global General Assembly. BWIM National also spotlights women in ministry through “This is a What a Minister Looks Like” weekly updates, assists divinity students and women in ministry with reference and referral through “Finding a Ministry Position” with Pam Durso, and awards divinity students annually for preaching and leadership.

Read why divinity students and women in ministry love being a Baptist Woman in Ministry ...

I always know there is someone there to walk alongside me, companionship of like-minded women.

I love being able to share with teenage girls that God can and will do great things through them. For some, that will include vocational ministry.

Michelle Ayers Anderson, Minister of Youth, Westwood, Cary

I love the support we get from Ka’thy Gore Chappell and Pam Durso!

Sarah Miller, Chaplain, SouthernCare Hospice, Waco, TX

Jennifer Jones Collins, Director of Pastoral Care, Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals, Richmond, VA I love learning from those who have walked this path before me and helping those who are seeking to follow this path now and in the future.

Martha Kate Hall, Associate Coordinator, CBF GA, Macon, GA

Emily

student, Gardner-Webb & Youth Minister, North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro

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Upcoming Events ~ JULY/AUGUST EDITION

Oasis Church Music and Worship Conference

July 13-15, 2015

Campbell University

Hispanic NetworkChildren’s Retreat

July 25-26, 2015

Hispanic NetworkYouth Retreat

August 14-16, 2015

Baptist Ideals Tour

August 23-26, 2015 Williamsburg, VA

Hispanic NetworkWomen’s Retreat

August 28-30, 2015

Youth Whitewater

Rafting Retreat

September 5-7, 2015

Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain

Stewardship Conference

September 11, 2015 First, Shelby

Youth Beach Retreat

October 2-4, 2015 Caswell

2015 Minister’s Retreat

October 5-7, 2015

St. Francis Springs Retreat Center, Stoneville

Regional Impacting TomorrowEastern NC Teaching Congregation

October 10, 2015

Oakmont, Greenville

Congregational Coach Certification

October 19-20, 2015

Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain

Welcome Event for New Ministers

October 22, 2015

CBFNC Offices, Winston-Salem

Children’s Missions Day

Regional Impacting Tomorrow -

Central NC Teaching Congregation

January 16, 2016

Neill’s Creek, Angier

Regional Impacting TomorrowChurches Teaching Churches

February 6, 2016 First, Mocksville

Youth Choir Festival

March 4-5, 2016

Knollwood, Winston-Salem

Children’s Choir Festival

March 12, 2016 First, Southern Pines

CBFNC 2016 General Assembly

March 18, 2016 Hayes Barton, Raleigh

Regional Impacting TomorrowWestern NC Teaching Congregation

Hispanic NetworkMother and Daughter Retreat

September 26, 2015

November 14, Zion, Shelby

November 14, Zebulon, Zebulon

November 21, Oakmont, Greenville

April 16, 2016 First, Waynesville

Growing Generous Givers

A Stewardship Conference for Ministers and Lay Leaders featuring Rubin Swint

September 11, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Shelby