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The Gathering
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Christian Higher Education: The Starting Point for Cooperative Mission by
Larry Hovis
Churches Minister in an Economic Downturn by Rick Jordan
Erasing Barriers Monday Thru Friday by Kathy Naish
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Pages 8-10
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A Few Cans of Pork ‘n Beans by Dave
Stratton
CBFNC Needs Support for New Church Starts by Linda Jones
Partner Churches
Annual Budget Report
Marks of the Maturity of Our Fellowship
Christian Higher Education:
The Starting Point for Cooperative Mission
of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina
July/August
2009
The Gathering
of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina
phone: 336.759.3456 • phone: 888.822.1944 • fax: 336.759.3459 • cbfnc@cbfnc.org • www.cbfnc.org
Larry Hovis ..........Executive Coordinator LHovis@cbfnc.org
Rick Jordan .........Church Resources Coordinator RJordan@cbfnc.org
Linda Jones .........Missions Coordinator LJones@cbfnc.org
Coordinating Council
Greg Rogers, Greenville, Moderator
Gail Coulter, Hendersonville, Past-Moderator
Steve Little, Marion, Moderator-Elect
Glenda Currin, Wilmington, Recorder
Donna Bissette, Winston-Salem, Treasurer
Ray Ammons, Gastonia
Tommy Bratton, Asheville
Don Gordon, Durham
Gary Knight, Winston-Salem
Martha McDowell, Laurinburg
Glenn Phillips, Goldsboro
Bert Young, Bladenboro
Janice Young, Whiteville
Endowment Management Board
Scott Hudgins, Winston-Salem, Chair
Jack Buchanan, Shelby
A. G. Bullard, Raleigh
Joe Harris, Mocksville
John Hewett, Charlotte
Jack Causey ...Ministerial Resources Coordinator JCausey@cbfnc.org
Jim Hylton .... Business Administration Coordinator JHylton@cbfnc.org
Wanda Kidd ...College Ministry Consultant asyougo5@aol.com
Nancy Parks ....Programs Manager NParks@cbfnc.org
Faith Development Ministry Council
John Vestal, Raleigh, Chair
Allen Winters, Hillsborough, Chair-Elect
Todd Blake, Fayetteville
Beth Heffner, Rutherfordton
Garin Hill, Burlington
Allison Lairmore, Raleigh
Rebecca Husband Maynard, Elkin
Kathy Naish, Hickory
Katie Fam Roscoe, Southern Pines
Tony Spencer, Forest City
Leadership Development Ministry Council
Mark Ashworth, Kernersville, Chair
Scott Hovey, Durham, Chair-Elect
Joseph Alexander, Winston-Salem
Ed Beddingfield, Fayetteville
Larry Glover-Wetherington, Richlands
Rendell Hipps, Hickory
Tommy James, Sylva
Shane Nixon, Burlington
LeAnne Spruill, Durham
Mari Wiles, Murfreesboro
CBFNC Scholarships Available
Through the CBFNC budget and the Mission Resource Plan, CBFNC provides significant scholarship assistance to students engaged in theological education.
In-State Theological Education:
Campbell, Duke, Gardner-Webb, and Wake Forest These schools receive equal grants and choose scholarship recipients who have strong potential for ministerial leadership in our churches. Talk to your school’s admissions office.
Out-of-State Theological Education:
Students from North Carolina who attend theological schools outside of our state apply for scholarships directly with CBFNC. Visit our website www.cbfnc.org to download the application. Fax or mail by June 20.
Natalie Aho ....Communications Manager NAho@cbfnc.org
Laura Barclay ......Ministry Support Manager LBarclay@cbfnc.org
Gail McAlister .....Financial Assistant GMcalister@cbfnc.org
Missions Ministry Council
Kenny Davis, Wise, Chair
Kent Cranford, Gastonia, Chair-Elect
George Fuller, Raleigh
Christopher Ingram, Smithfield
Andrea Jones, Raleigh
Len Keever, Dunn
Alicia Porterfield, Wilmington
Susie Reeder, Fayetteville
Jose Villasenor, Durham
Linda Winslow, Jamestown
CBF National Council Members from NC
Lee Canipe, Murfreesboro
Jack Glasgow, Zebulon, CBF Moderator
Scott Hagaman, Marion
Betsy Newton Herman, Raleigh
Don Horton, Zebulon
Crystal Leathers, Hickory
Jim McCoy, Weaverville
Mickie Norman, Leland
Exploring Coaching in Your Ministry
September 15,
2009
CBFNC Offices in Winston-Salem
This is a conference designed to give those who have some training in coaching, as well as those who have an interest in gaining coaching credentials, some direction for using coaching in their ministry.
Through a mutual dialogue about adding coaching to your skill set in ministry, we will talk about ~ how you are currently using coaching in your ministry ~ how you would like to expand ways to use coaching ~ how CBFNC and the Center for Congregational Health might support you in your coaching ministry.
Cost is $10. Register at www.cbfnc.org by September 3.
Christian Higher Education: The Starting Point for Cooperative Mission
by Larry Hovis, Executive Coordinator
Editor’s Note – This is the fourth in a series of articles describing the ministries of partners who participate in the CBFNC Mission Resource Plan (MRP). To learn more about the MRP, visit www.cbfnc.org.
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
www.campbell.edu
Mars Hill College
Mars Hill, NC
www.mhc.edu
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
www.wfu.edu
Around 180 years ago, the Baptists of North Carolina were divided over many issues – missions, Sunday School, education, benevolence ministry – really, they were divided over all kinds of things, especially the idea of cooperative ministry. The Baptists who believed in cooperation joined together in Greenville in 1830 to found the organization that became the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The leading motive for this shared ministry was the establishment of a Baptist institution of higher learning that would provide education under “Christian influences” for ministers and laity. In a very real sense, cooperative missions by the Baptists of North Carolina have always centered around Christian Higher Education.
In these days in which there is great transition around how Baptist colleges and other institutions relate to the Baptists of our state, CBF of North Carolina is committed to preserving our commitments to and partnerships with historic Baptist ministries, especially Baptist colleges. Currently, we are engaged in “missional collaboration conversations” with the partner entities that are funded through the Mission Resource Plan. In these conversations, we are exploring four key issues: missionally appropriate uses of church funding; avenues of missional collaboration beyond financial; ways CBFNC and ministry partners can better serve the needs of churches and our fellowship; and appropriate avenues for mutual public affirmation of our partnerships. The seven historic Baptist institutions of higher learning are participating in this process. In addition, our fall tour, “Fellowship on the Move,” will celebrate
Christian Higher Education and will travel to the regions of our state where these colleges are located. CBFNC is grateful for our partnership with the Baptist colleges of our state and we look forward to strengthening this partnership in the months and years to come, for the benefit of congregations and God’s mission in the world.
Fellowship on the Move 2009 Tour
Each year, CBFNC staff and leaders take a “tour,” offering a mini-General Assembly in different areas of our state. Last year, we began calling this effort Fellowship on the Move.
The 2009 Fellowship on the Move (FoM) will travel in October to seven locations, all related to the seven historic North Carolina Baptist colleges and universities above.
Each stop will follow the same schedule:
• 5:30 pm - Fellowship Meal
• 6:30 pm – Ministry Workshops
• 7:30 pm – Worship
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC
www.chowan.edu
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
www.gardner-webb.edu
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
www.meredith.edu
Wingate University
Wingate, NC
www.wingate.edu
Each Fellowship on the Move event, though held primarily in local churches, will involve leadership from the nearby campus, including the following:
• Faculty leadership of ministry workshops
• Worship greetings from college leaders
• Special music provided by college music departments
• Sermons by college alumni
Details regarding dates and locations are listed on page 12 and at www.cbfnc.org. Please begin making plans to bring a group from your church to one of the seven FoM stops.
Churches Minister in an Economic Downturn Glimpses
of Missional Faithfulness Across Our State
by Rick Jordan, Church Resources Coordinator
Waking up in the morning, wondering what you’re going to do with the rest of your day is hard for the recently unemployed. Filling out job applications, networking and interviewing are new, or at best, rusty skills for many. This is the reality that many in our churches and communities face now. How are our churches responding?
First Baptist Church of Wilmington established the Career Transition Ministry. Each Monday morning from 7:30-9 AM, a group gathers for coffee, networking and emotional support. The ministry uses as its Biblical basis Leviticus 25:35 “If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, …help him so he can continue to live among you.” According to Chris Yerby, a member of the church who helped establish the ministry, several persons have been directly aided in finding jobs and many others were encouraged to “rekindle a desire to look again” after the initial shock wore off. “You have to ask, ‘who is the church? It is more than the ministers. It is all members
of the congregation, so anybody who has a desire to help is given the encouragement to do it, here. When an economic downturn affects an entire community, it’s necessary that the churches get involved.”
Walter Lehman was laid off from his job a few months ago. He began going to job fairs, including a large one in Raleigh, where he spoke with two women from a local Presbyterian church who were part of a churchsponsored ministry to the unemployed. Walter came back to speak with his pastor at First Baptist Church in Elon about beginning a similar ministry. Now the Elon Career Net Ministry has weekly Wednesday morning meetings with speakers who give helpful tips to those seeking employment. Recent topics include “Understanding LinkedIn,” “Tips on Resumes and Cover Letters,” and “Mastering Behavior-Based Interview Questions.” Workshops are led by human resource professionals. Their approach allows them to be a “Think Tank” for those who are unemployed and an “Outside the Box” approach to the employed, providing high quality professionals for all.
Of course, many who are unemployed are not looking for jobs in professional circles. Their place of employment announced lay-offs or even closed suddenly. They, too, need emotional and spiritual support. Virginia Taylor pastors Lystra Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, a small congregation with limited resources. Economic difficulties hit very close to home in these churches. Virginia notes, “We have had several church members or family of church members lose jobs. We advertised
through the local newspaper and internet that we have started a prayer list for those who have lost jobs or who are looking for jobs. We promise to pray for them until they call us and tell us they have found a job. We don’t have a lot of resources, but we figure we can pray. ”
In the new CBF resource, Glimpses of Missional Faithfulness, Bo Prosser writes, “The missional church empowers its members to use their gifts and passions on purpose to be the presence of Christ. The primary goal of being missional is to be the presence of Christ by participating in God’s redeeming work!” For those experiencing the pain of unemployment and all of the accompanying grievous emotions, “redeeming work” may mean free food, free workshops, free coffee and a connection to a potential employer.
Visit www.cbfnc.org to read other Missional stories or to find the CBF booklet.
CBFNC and Youth Ministry ~ For the Minister:
Southeast Region Youth Ministers’ Retreat
September 14 - 16, 2009
Lake Junaluska Retreat Center, NC
Even youth ministers need to escape every once in a while...
The 2nd annual southeast region youth ministers’ retreat will be a time of professional development and personal growth...for the all-inclusive price of $125 per person
This event is sponsored by CBF of AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, and CBF National - youth ministers from all states are welcome! More information and registration at www.cbfofsc.org.
Free Faithful and v
Share the Baptist Legacy with Youth
Available for download at www.cbfnc.org: a series of youth lessons from Elizabeth Edwards called “Free and Faithful: A Curriculum for Sharing the Story of CBF with Youth and Young Adults.”
YouTube Contest
CBFNC youth groups are called to create a video that gives a positive perspective on who Baptists are and why these young people appreciate their Baptist church. Win cash prizes and video showings on our website and at the 2010 General Assembly. Visit www.cbfnc.org for more details.
Erasing Barriers Monday Thru Friday
by Kathy Naish, Pastor of Spiritual Formation, Viewmont BC, Hickory
Hickory, like many places in the United States, has become steadily more diverse. The population has seen an increase in nonEnglish speaking residents and especially in households where English is spoken as a second language. Now, parents come into weekday preschools wanting their children prepared for kindergarten and knowing that they lack the English language skills to help. At Viewmont Baptist Church, the weekday preschool ministry responded to the challenge with a multi-cultural, multilingual teaching staff. But that was just the beginning.
Even though the teaching staff is diverse, not every language barrier is erased by that diversity. It’s the common bond the
teachers share that makes the difference. That bond is their determination to be the presence of Christ without the barriers of language, ethnicity, culture, or creed. Even parents and children who struggle to communicate in English can readily interpret patience, love, acceptance, and safety. It’s a message they are longing to hear, and for some, the weekday preschool ministry leads to the family’s first encounter with the message of the gospel.
One of the greatest challenges the congregation faced was creating a weekday ministry capable of meeting the needs of this growing population. Hickory is also home to plenty of families where language and culture are not obstacles for up and coming kindergartners, and a weekday preschool ministry needed to respond to those needs as well. The church began by erasing barriers.
Amazingly, one of the first barriers the church encountered was internal. Though
the weekday preschool had a long history with the church, Sunday School teachers and weekday teachers were often in conflict. It was difficult to share space and even harder to believe that two ministries could share goals. The weekday preschool seemed unrelated to the greater mission and ministry of the congregation. Rebuilding ministry meant erasing the barrier between the church and the weekday program. Together, teachers and leaders from the church and the weekday program made changes to curriculum, room design, and health and safety standards. When the church held training workshops, weekday and Sunday School teachers met together. It took time and hard work, but a renewed sense of ministry grew up in the weekday program. Now, weekday teachers, even those who aren’t members, can say to parents, “Our weekday preschool is a ministry of Viewmont Baptist Church.” That renewed sense of ministry made it possible for VBC to build bridges between church members and the children and families who come only on weekdays. Communication between the church and the weekday ministry turned into shared prayer requests.
Continued on page 6.
CBFNC and Youth Ministry ~ For the Youth:
Emerald Pointe Water Park
Greensboro, NC
July 30, 2009
From 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. for youth in grades 6-12 only. Visit www.emeraldpointe.com for water park features.
Cost of $31 per person includes all-day admission and a picnic lunch. Register at www.cbfnc.org by July 20.
White Water Rafting Retreat
September 5-7, 2009
Asheville, NC
Guided rafting on Nantahala River or French Broad River; worship with band; meals provided; lodging at Lutheridge Conference Center in south Asheville. Cost for the weekend is $139 per person, all included. Register at www.cbfnc.org by June 18.
Fall Retreat
September 25-27, 2009
Myrtle Beach, SC
Worship, sand sculpture contest, organized beach games, a block party, Bible study, putt-putt tournament, and lots of free time to play on the beach! Lodging, t-shirt and meals for $115 per person. Register at www.cbfnc.org by August 27.
A Few Cans of Pork ‘n Beans
by Dave Stratton, Pastor, Brunswick Islands Baptist Church, Supply
“I do this because Jesus told us to feed the hungry.” ~ Larry Marshall “They took one look at me and said, ‘That guy must know something about food!’“ Larry said with his characteristic jolly laugh as he offered his wry explanation of how he became the director of the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry Ministry, a community food pantry housed at Brunswick Islands Baptist Church near Holden Beach, NC. Larry, who is a big man, has worked in the food pantry for several years, and he became the director of the ministry a little over a year ago.
As we rode to the Holden Beach Food Lion Supermarket, Larry said that Loaves and Fishes assists approximately 250 families each month that are hungry or at risk for hunger. The ministry began 12 years ago as a mission of Brunswick Islands Baptist Church, but it very quickly became a community effort supported by numerous congregations, community organizations and businesses in the area.
Five days a week Larry drives his 1993 Ford Ranger to the food pantry building at Brunswick Islands and picks up empty boxes that he carries to the Food Lion Supermarket at Holden Beach. Since the store opened approximately four years ago, it has generously supported this communitybased ministry to the hungry. On this particular day Larry received four large boxes full of meat that will go into the freezers in the food pantry building. Along with the meat, he hauled out several boxes of bread and dessert items. Beyond the Holden Beach Food Lion store and the NC Food Bank located in Wilmington, Loaves and Fishes is supported by individuals, churches, and community organizations that contribute food, money and time to the ministry.
With the recession, Loaves and Fishes has seen a decline in donations at
Erasing Barriers Monday Thru Friday
Continued from page 5.
Families found their names on the church’s prayer list. Sunday School classes, church members, and staff members contacted families just to let them know, “You have a place with us.” Teachers shared Bible verses with mothers learning English. The director invited parents to the teachers’ prayer time on Monday mornings and to meals at her home. Church staff members sent notes and letters to weekday parents inviting them to church functions. Some parents came to special parenting classes the church offered during Sunday School. Relationships started to form. Over and over, in print and in person, the church was able to say, “We’re here for you, and you are welcome with us.”
precisely the time that hunger needs have increased. The North Carolina Hunger Fund has been forced to cut its maximum grant in each of the last two years, and locally some who have been heavy supporters of the food pantry have not been in a position to assist the ministry at previous levels. Meanwhile, as unemployment rises, lines have been getting longer on regular Loaves and Fishes distribution days. In recent months the food pantry has run out of food in record time on numerous occasions. Still, Larry and the dozens of volunteers at the food pantry work hard to feed as many people in need as possible.
When asked why he devotes so many hours of his retirement to this ministry, Larry responded, “I do this because Jesus told us to feed the hungry.”
Larry spoke with great concern about one veteran named Robert that he has gotten to know through the food pantry. Robert has some emotional or mental difficulties and he has no transportation, and he lives in little more than a shack. Larry delivers food to him, and he has tried to get to know this man that few others want to be around. Larry said, “I figure if a few cans of pork ‘n beans help me to show him the love of Jesus, then that’s worth it.”
For churches that collect hunger offerings, CBFNC has a Hunger Fund. Monies collected will be given to local churches and regional networks to use to address community hunger needs. To contribute, send your check made out to CBFNC and designate ‘NC Hunger Fund.’ To apply to receive assistance from this Fund, contact the CBFNC office at 888-822-1944.
Learn more at www.cbfnc.org.
As children learned songs and Bible stories, they often repeated them at home. Parents asked questions about what their children were learning and adult-to-adult sharing often happened. Parents noticed the commitment the church and weekday ministry shared and some even commented on the unity. The weekday director was able to share that the church’s concern for children and families was born out of commitment and obedience to Jesus and that the weekday
ministry was an extension of the Christian community at Viewmont Baptist Church.
The Weekday Preschool Ministry at Viewmont Baptist Church is unique, but it is a response to the greater community’s need and to God’s call on this community of faith. The message of the gospel knows no barriers except those people create, and at VBC the Weekday Preschool Ministry focuses on erasing all those barriers.
CBFNC Needs Support for New Church Starts
by Linda Jones, Missions Coordinator
You’ve probably heard the chilling statistics:
70% of the people in the U.S. have no meaningful church relationships.
There are 195 million unchurched people in the U.S., making it the third largest mission field in the English-speaking world and the fifth largest globally.
A majority of existing churches are plateaued or declining.
As Great Commission Christians, we believe in growth - Kingdom growth, church growth and the growth of the CBF movement. We need new church starts to continue this growth!
CBFNC’s philosophy is that each church is unique in its expression and in the culture where it is located. We respond to the community needs - Hispanic, Anglo, multi-ethnic, emergent, a team leadership approach, etc. - to create new churches.
Your gifts to CBFNC fund new church starts. However, sponsoring churches are needed to provide prayer, mentoring and/or financial support directly to the church planter themselves. God wants your church to be involved in church planting in your neck of the woods. Your church can be a sponsoring church!
So for those of us in the established churches, where do we begin?
Start discussing the lost coin, the lost sheep, the lost son. Talk to your finance committee, your deacons, your missions committee. Create a concern and passion for the “lost.” Teach and preach missional church principles (see www.cbfnc.org or www. thefellowship.info if you need to learn more). Read Church For The Unchurched by George Hunter or Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches That Reach Them by Ed Stetzer. Evaluate your church!
Plant the seeds, and start preparing to be part of a new church start. It will bring newness and passion to your church as well as reach people your church will not reach! Together we can make a difference!
Contact CBFNC or Linda Jones at 888-822-1944 or LJones@cbfnc.org if your church is willing to sponsor a church planter or a new church start in ANY way!
Current new church starts supported by CBFNC funding include:
Are you feeling called to be a church planter?
CBFNC is committed to providing church planters the resources they need to achieve the very best church start possible. The church planter is the single most important element contributing to the success of a new church start.
As you begin this journey, ask: Why start a new church and a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship church?
What does it mean to you to build a Missional church?
What people group will the new church reach?
Where will the new church be planted?
Do you have a sponsoring congregation who is willing to help support this new church?
Then, seek:
Spend some quality time praying for God’s will, guidance and direction. Seek out census and demographic information on the area in which you desire to start a new church. CBFNC may be able to help research. Read books and articles on starting a new church. We can provide some excellent books.
Look for training opportunities on starting a new church. CBFNC is making plans now for a late fall retreat for church planters. Watch www.cbfnc.org and our e-newsletter for details.
Centro Familiar Cristiano, Siler City
The Memorial Hispanic Church, Greenville
Unity Christian Church, Fayetteville
Iglesia de la Comunidad, Graham
Open Water Baptist Fellowship, Swansboro
El Mesias, Winston-Salem *
Iglesia Bautista la Roca, Raleigh
Ministeria Hispano Reino Hoy, Durham
The Well, Billings, Montana
All Nations Christian Center, Greensboro
Via Faith Community, Winston-Salem
Iglesia Cristiana Sin Fronteras, King
Finally, knock:
If God is calling you to start a church anywhere in NC, contact Linda Jones at 888-822-1944 or LJones@cbfnc.org.
Partner Churches October 2007 - March 2009
Churches contributing to CBFNC are listed in bold type. Churches that contribute to CBF National only are listed in regular type. Designated in blue are churches who participate in the CBFNC Mission Resource Plan, providing financial support for other Baptist ministries through CBFNC. For additional information about the Mission Resource Plan, visit www.cbfnc.org.
This list does not include churches who partner with CBFNC or CBF in other, non-financial ways and may not include churches who support CBF National through Plan C of the Baptist State Convention Cooperative Program Missions Budget, as this information is not consistently reported to CBF.
If your church contributes through Plan C and is not listed, if your church is not listed and should be, or if your church is listed in error, please contact our office at 888-822-1944 or cbfnc@cbfnc.org.
First .................................Aberdeen
Earlys ..............................Ahoskie
First .................................Ahoskie
First .................................Albemarle
Mount Zion .....................Alexis
Angier ..............................Angier
Baptist Fellowship ..........Angier
Neill’s Creek ....................Angier
Woodhaven .....................Apex
First .................................Arden
First .................................Asheboro
Oakhurst .........................Asheboro
Oakwood Park ................Asheboro
West Asheboro ................Asheboro
Calvary ............................Asheville
First .................................Asheville
Grace ...............................Asheville
Morningside ....................Asheville
Connaritsa ......................Aulander
Lily Branch .....................Bakersville
Calvary ............................Beaufort
First of Smithton ............Belhaven
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
Burgaw .............................Burgaw
First .................................Burlington
Northside .........................Burlington
First .................................Burnsville
First ..................................Butner
Calypso ............................Calypso
Hominy ............................Candler
First .................................Canton
Caroleen ...........................Caroleen
First .................................Carolina Beach
Greenwood Forest ..........Cary
Westwood ........................Cary
Casar ................................Casar
North Wilmington Community
..........................................Castle Hayne
Chadbourn ......................Chadbourn
Piney Forest .....................Chadbourn
HillSong ...........................Chapel Hill
Lystra ..............................Chapel Hill
Mount Carmel ................Chapel Hill
University ........................Chapel Hill
Grace Crossing ...............Charlotte
Park Road .........................Charlotte
Peace Covenant ..............Charlotte
Pritchard Memorial .......Charlotte
Providence.......................Charlotte
St. John’s .........................Charlotte
Sardis ...............................Charlotte
First .................................Clayton
White Oak .......................Clayton
Clemmons First ..............Clemmons
First ..................................Clinton
Grove Park......................Clinton
Rowan ..............................Clinton
McGill..............................Concord
First ..................................Cornelius
First .................................Cramerton
Cullowhee........................Cullowhee
The Summit ....................Cullowhee
First .................................Denton
First .................................Drexel
First .................................Dunn
Westfield ..........................Dunn
Calvary ............................Durham
Durham Memorial .........Durham
Glenn School Road .........Durham
Hope Valley .....................Durham
Lakewood ........................Durham
Lowes Grove ...................Durham
Ministeria Hispano Reino Hoy ..........................................Durham
Mount Hermon ...............Durham
Temple .............................Durham
Watts Street ....................Durham
Yates ................................Durham
First .................................Eden
Edenton ...........................Edenton
Blackwell Memorial.........Elizabeth City
First .................................Elizabeth City
Elizabethtown ..................Elizabethtown
First .................................Elkin
Elm City ..........................Elm City
First .................................Elon
Emerald Isle ....................Emerald Isle
Antioch ............................Enfield
Enfield .............................Enfield
Enka ................................Enka
Fair Bluff.........................Fair Bluff
First .................................Fairmont
First .................................Farmville
Cedar Falls ......................Fayetteville
First .................................Fayetteville
Lafayette .........................Fayetteville
Lake Lynn .......................Fayetteville
Mount Pisgah ..................Fayetteville
Snyder Memorial............Fayetteville
Unity Christian Center ..Fayetteville
First .................................Forest City
Florence ...........................Forest City
Mount Vernon.................Forest City
First .................................Four Oaks
Pauline .............................Four Oaks
Burningtown ...................Franklin
Centerpoint .....................Franklin
First ..................................Franklin
Franklinton .....................Franklinton
Aversboro Road ..............Garner
Covenant .........................Gastonia
First .................................Gastonia
Loray ...............................Gastonia
New Hope ........................Gastonia
Ranlo ................................Gastonia
Reynoldson......................Gates
First .................................Goldsboro
Rosewood First ...............Goldsboro
First ................................Graham
Iglesia de la Comunidad ..........................................Graham
All Nations Christian Center ..........................................Greensboro
Brandt Oaks ...................Greensboro
College Park ...................Greensboro
First .................................Greensboro
Guilford ...........................Greensboro
Korean Mission ..............Greensboro
Lindley Park ...................Greensboro
Southeast .........................Greensboro
Arlington Boulevard ........Greenville
Immanuel ........................Greenville
The Memorial .................Greenville
The Memorial Hispanic Church ..........................................Greenville
Oakmont .........................Greenville
Hallsboro .........................Hallsboro
First ..................................Hamlet
Flat Rock .........................Hamptonville
First .................................Henderson
Providence.......................Hendersonville
First .................................Hickory
New Hope ........................Hickory
Viewmont ........................Hickory
Hiddenite .........................Hiddenite
Emerywood .....................High Point
First .................................High Point
Parkwood ........................High Point
Cane Creek .......................Hillsborough
First .................................Hillsborough
Hobbsville .......................Hobbsville
First ..................................Huntersville
Jackson ............................Jackson
First .................................Jamestown
First .................................Jonesville
First .................................Kannapolis
First .................................Kernersville
Main Street .....................Kernersville
Union Cross ....................Kernersville
Iglesia Cristiana Sin Fronteras
..........................................King
Quaker Gap ....................King
Spilman Memorial .........Kinston
Oak Ridge .......................Kittrell
Knightdale ........................Knightdale
Fairfield Mountains Chapel
..........................................Lake Lure
First Reformed .................Landis
First .................................Laurinburg
Goshen .............................Leland
North Brunswick Fellowship ..........................................Leland
College Avenue................Lenoir
First .................................Lenoir
Lower Creek.....................Lenoir
Churchland .....................Lexington
First .................................Lexington
Jersey ...............................Lexington
Mount Pleasant...............Liberty
Lillington .........................Lillington
First .................................Lincolnton
Bear Swamp ....................Littleton
Littleton ...........................Littleton
Mission ............................Locust
Louisburg ........................Louisburg
First .................................Lumberton
Rozier ...............................Lumberton
First .................................Madison
Antioch ............................Mamers
First .................................Marion
Mars Hill .........................Mars Hill
First .................................Marshall
First .................................Marshville
First .................................Mayodan
New Bessemer .................McLeansville
First .................................Mebane
Mount Adar ....................Mebane
Eatons ..............................Mocksville
First .................................Mocksville
First .................................Monroe
First ..................................Mooresville
First .................................Morehead City
First .................................Morganton
Calvary .............................Mount Airy
First .................................Mount Airy
Flat Rock .........................Mount Airy
First .................................Mount Gilead
First .................................Mount Holly
First ................................Mount Olive
Murfreesboro ..................Murfreesboro
First .................................New Bern
Kendalls ..........................New London
First .................................Newland
Trinity..............................Newton
First .................................N. Wilkesboro
Oak City ...........................Oak City
Oak City Hispanic Mission
..........................................Oak City
Union Grove....................Oak Ridge
First ..................................Oriental
Enon ................................Oxford
Hester ..............................Oxford
Oxford .............................Oxford
Roberts Chapel ...............Pendleton
Mount Gilead ..................Pittsboro
Pittsboro ...........................Pittsboro
Athens Drive ....................Raleigh
Iglesia Bautista la Roca
..........................................Raleigh
First .................................Raleigh
Forest Hills ......................Raleigh
Greystone ........................Raleigh
Hayes Barton ..................Raleigh
Hillcrest ............................Raleigh
HomeStar Fellowship.....Raleigh
Hope Fellowship .............Raleigh
Longview .........................Raleigh
Macedonia .......................Raleigh
Millbrook ........................Raleigh
New Hope ........................Raleigh
Pullen Memorial...............Raleigh
Ridge Road .....................Raleigh
St. John’s ........................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
Rolesville .........................Rolesville
Rose Hill ..........................Rose Hill
First .................................Roseboro
First .................................Rowland
Lamberth Memorial ......Roxboro
Roxboro ...........................Roxboro
First .................................Rural Hall
First .................................Rutherfordton
Enon ................................Salisbury
First .................................Salisbury
Neel Road ........................Salisbury
Ephesus ............................Sanford
First .................................Sanford
Flat Springs.....................Sanford
Jonesboro Heights ..........Sanford
Double Shoals .................Shelby
Dover................................Shelby
First ..................................Shelby
Ross Grove .......................Shelby
Sandy Plains ...................Shelby Zion..................................Shelby
Rocky River ....................Siler City
Nobles Chapel .................Sims
First .................................Smithfield
Sharon .............................Smithfield
First .................................Southern Pines
First .................................Spindale
Spencer ............................Spindale
Ephesus ...........................Spring Hope
First ..................................Spring Hope
First ................................Spruce Pine
First .................................Stanfield
First .................................Statesville
First .................................Stoneville
Brunswick Islands ..........Supply East Sylva ........................Sylva
First .................................Sylva
First .................................Tarboro
Antioch .............................Taylorsville Teachey ............................Teachey
First .................................Tryon
Round Hill ........................Union Mills
Cornerstone ......................Valdese
First ..................................Wadesboro
Spring Hill ........................Wagram
Heritage ...........................Wake Forest
Wake Forest ....................Wake Forest
Woodland ........................Wake Forest
First Fellowship ..............Wallburg 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 Winter Park ....................Wilmington
First .................................Wilson
Cashie ..............................Windsor
Wingate ...........................Wingate
Ardmore ..........................Winston-Salem
Partner Churches October 2007 - March 2009
Bethany ...........................Winston-Salem
College Park ...................Winston-Salem
Covenant .........................Winston-Salem
El Mesias .........................Winston-Salem
Fellowship .......................Winston-Salem
First .................................Winston-Salem
Knollwood .......................Winston-Salem
Mineral Springs ................Winston-Salem
Northwest ........................Winston-Salem
Peace Haven ....................Winston-Salem
United ..............................Winston-Salem
Wake Forest ....................Winston-Salem
Via Faith Community ....Winston-Salem
Winterville .......................Winterville
Wise .................................Wise
First .................................. Yadkinville
Maplewood ......................Yadkinville
First .................................. Yanceyville
Grace Haven ...................Youngsville Youngsville ......................Youngsville Zebulon ...........................Zebulon
Visit www.cbfnc.org for more information on partnering with CBFNC.
Annual CBFNC Budget Report for 2008-2009 Shows Three-Year Giving Trend
During the 2008-2009 budget year:
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For the first time, undesignated gifts exceeded $1 million, an increase of 11%.
Designated gifts increased 35%.
Also for the first time, total gifts exceeded $3 million and increased 26%.
CBFNC continues to be gratified by the trust congregations are placing in us as evidenced by growth in giving of all types. 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 the 2009-2010 budget, visit www.cbfnc.org.
$3,500,000
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$2,500,000
$2,000,000
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Budget Report
$1,455,378 $1,671,220 $857,755 $813,465 $2,404,227 $948,849 $1,051,883 $1,959,148 $3,018,832
UndesignatedDesignatedTotal Gifts 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Marks of Maturity
• Marks of the Maturity of our Fellowship Coordinator’s Report from Executive Coordinator, Larry Hovis
Challenges for our Future
We are the right group to serve as the primary hub around which Free and Faithful Baptist churches and their ministry partners in North Carolina can network, cooperate and collaborate to serve Christ together.
We have maintained a focus on missional renewal, missional formation and missional engagement, not on institutional survival.
We have resisted the temptation to fall back into an outmoded organizational model that was appropriate for the last Baptist century, but increasingly irrelevant in the new Baptist century.
We have been progressively assertive in tackling important societal issues such as wealth and poverty and racial reconciliation, from the perspective of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We have respected and supported our core constituency while also reaching out to the next generation of Baptists through youth ministries, collegiate ministries, theological education and new church starts. •
We have a resource challenge to encourage the supply to match the ministry demand. We have an organizational challenge to continuously adapt in order to be a viable and vital ministry. We have a missional challenge to exhibit a missional rather than institutional focus.
This is a summary of the Coordinator’s Report given at the 2009 CBFNC General Assembly. Read the report in full at www. cbfnc.org.
Around the State with Our Coordinators (February - April)
One of the ministries that our Coordinators gladly perform is preaching, teaching and speaking in churches. Our Coordinators are available for the following: to preach in worship services, for special occasions or to provide pulpit supply in the pastor’s absence; to lead a session on CBF and CBFNC in general or a particular ministry area; to lead retreats for deacons, teachers or other leadership groups; and to consult with church leaders on topics of their expertise. If you would like to schedule a Coordinator to come to your church, contact the CBFNC office at 888-822-1944.
Here are the following churches and organizations where our Coordinators served in February through April:
Pastor’s Summit, Belize First, Blowing Rock First, Boiling Springs First, Eden Emerald Isle, Emerald Isle First, Fairmont First, Fayetteville Snyder Memorial, Fayetteville Gardner-Webb Divinity School First, Graham
Ministers on the Move
Iglesia de la Comunidad, Graham Brandt Oaks, Greensboro Lindley Park, Greensboro Oakmont, Greenville First, Henderson Viewmont, Hickory Mount Pleasant, Liberty Hickory Rock, Louisburg First, Madison First, Mebane
First, Mt. Holly First, North Wilkesboro
Iglesia Bautista Misionera Roca Fuerte, Pittsboro
Hayes Barton, Raleigh Millbrook, Raleigh Triangle, Raleigh First, Rowland First, Spruce Pine
Compiled by Jack Causey, Ministerial Resources Coordinator
Our encouragement and support go to the following ministers who have recently moved:
Leah Anderson has been called as the Youth Minister at Woodhaven Baptist Church, Apex.
Josh Apple has been called as the Minister of Youth and Children at Park Place Baptist Church, Thomasville.
Tony Capehart has been called as the Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Siler City.
Chris Chapman has been called as the Pastor of First Baptist Church, Raleigh.
Lance Cole has been called as the Minister of Children and Youth at First Baptist Church, Reidsville.
Barrett Freeman has been called as the Minister to Youth and Children at College Avenue Baptist Church, Lenoir.
Daniel Heath has been called as the Minister of Youth at First Baptist Church, Wilson.
Garin Hill has been called as the Pastor of Sandy Plains Baptist Church, Shelby.
James Martin has been called as the Minister of Music at First Baptist Church, Statesville.
Julie Merritt Lee has been called as the Pastor of Providence Baptist Church, Hendersonville.
Jay Meadows has been called as the Pastor of First Baptist Church, Canton.
James Nelson has been called as the Pastor of First Baptist Church, Rockingham.
Stella Perrin has been called as the Minister of Spiritual Formation, Children and Families at First Baptist Church, North Wilkesboro.
Kelly Evans Rhodes has been called as the Associate Pastor of Edenton Baptist Church, Edenton.
Trent Sessoms has been called as the Pastor of Garland Baptist Church, Garland.
LeAnne Spruill has been called as the Minister of Students and Recreation at Yates Baptist Church, Durham.
Candice Wilson has been called as the Minister of Music at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Raleigh.
When you make a move or know of someone who has changed places of ministry, let us know at jcausey@cbfnc.org. For vocational placement or search committee requests, visit our vocations page on our website at www.cbfnc. org or call 336-759-3456 or 888-822-1944.
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Upcoming Events ~ July/August Edition
Racial Reconciliation Workshop
July 13, 2009
Greystone BC, Raleigh Registration and details at www.cbfnc. org. Register by July 9.
CBFNC Youth Day at Emerald Pointe Water Park
July 30, 2009 Greensboro
See page 5. Registration and details at www.cbfnc.org. Register by July 20.
Youth White Water Rafting Retreat
September 5-7, 2009 Asheville, NC
See page 5. Registration and details at www.cbfnc.org. Register by June 18.
Coaching Conference
September 15, 2009
CBFNC Offices, Winston-Salem, NC
See page 2. Registration and details at www.cbfnc.org.
Southeast Youth Ministers’ Retreat
September 14-16, 2009
Lake Junaluska, NC
See page 4. Registration and details at www.cbfofsc.org.
September 25-27, 2009
Myrtle Beach, SC
See page 5. Registration and details at www.cbfnc.org. Register by August 27.
Fellowship on the Move Tour
October 5 - Chowan University
October 6 - Wingate University
October 13 - Wake Forest University
October 19 - Meredith College
October 20 - Campbell University
October 26 - Mars Hill College (in partnership with the Western Baptist Network)
October 29 - Gardner-Webb University
See page 3. Registration and details at www.cbfnc.org.
Missions Initiative - Western
October 2-4 - Jackson County, NC
October 16-18 - Polk County, NC
More information coming soon to www. cbfnc.org.
Children’s Missions Days
November 7 - Hickory, NC
November 14 - Raleigh, NC
More information coming soon to www. cbfnc.org.
New Contributing CBFNC Partner Churches (As of May 15, 2009)
Earley’s, Ahoskie (New MRP* Contributor)
Centerpoint Community Fellowship, Franklin
Forest Hills, Raleigh (New MRP* Contributor)
Hayes Barton, Raleigh (New MRP* Contributor)
Dortches, Rocky Mount (New MRP* Contributor)
Enon, Salisbury (Formerly CBF only; New MRP* Contributor)
First, Southern Pines (New MRP* Contributor)
Masonboro, Wilmington (New MRP* Contributor)
*Mission Resource Plan Visit www.cbfnc.org to learn more.
The Gathering is published six times a year. All questions may be directed to Natalie Aho, 888-822-1944 or naho@cbfnc.org. For story submissions, contact Natalie Aho for requirements and newsletter deadlines.
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