Identity Is Important
by Rick Jordan, Church Resources Coordinator
A year ago, I ordered ink pen and mechanical pencil samples from several vendors with our new logo, so that our young people attending CBFNC events would begin recognizing CBFNC. We want to begin early in helping them identify themselves as “our kind” of Baptists. Now, however, every other month or so, I get unsolicited samples of ink pens from several vendors. Sometimes these samples actually have our name on the pen. Unfortunately, some samples don’t communicate what we’d want
“We are proud to support these young leaders who choose to identify themselves with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina.”
to get across. For example, one says “Cooperative Baptist Fellows.” I suppose there could be an organization called the Cooperative Baptist Fellows, but we take pains not to make CBF into a boy’s
“Calling
club and make efforts to encourage participation and leadership by women as well as men. Then, there’s another one that reads “Cooperative Baptist Fell.” Not a happy thought, is it? I won’t be buying any of those ink pens either.
Identity is important. We’ve heard over and over that we are in a postdenominational era. That is, twenty-first century persons (particularly younger adults) just don’t care about the label on the church yard sign. Their cry might be summarized in the title of a recent book, Just give me Jesus! That’s a pretty neat theory and maybe it can work if you can live with a faith that is “just me and Jesus.” But if you live in a community of faith, you are going to become identified with that community’s identity. Do you identify yourself as one of the Jesus followers who worship in contemplative silence or who rock-n-roll? Do you identify with the Jesus followers who have a Pope or with those who pride themselves on being “Independent”? Do you identify with those who believe in free will or predestination or even double predestination? These are questions of
style, ecclesiology and theology and they are not the only options, of course.
There are four universities with divinity schools in North Carolina that identify themselves as partners with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina: Campbell, Duke (Baptist House), Gardner-Webb, and Wake Forest. Every student who attends these schools is not necessarily Baptist or even a moderate Baptist or even a Protestant. But many students are “our kind” of Baptist, and many who are not yet our kind will become so as they progress in their education.
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CBFNC 2008 General Assembly
Cards: Hearing and Responding to God’s Call”
April 11-12, 2008
Forest Hills Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC
With Keynote Speaker
Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell Pastor, FBC, Decatur, GA
Schedule includes Welcome and Orientation, Ministry Workshop Sessions, Fellowship Dinner, Evening and Morning Worship and Business Session. Some of the areas of our ministry workshops include Missions, Practical Helps for the Local Church, Bible Study, Religious and Spiritual Understanding, Arts and the Christian Life, Chaplains and Pastoral CareGivers, and CBF Administration. At the 2007 General Assembly, we offered over 65 ministry workshops.
November 2007
The Gathering
of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina
phone: 888.822.1944 • phone: 336.759.3456 • fax: 336.759.3459 • cbfnc@cbfnc.org • www.cbfnc.org
Larry Hovis ..........Coordinator LHovis@cbfnc.org
Rick Jordan .........Church Resources Coordinator RJordan@cbfnc.org
Linda Jones .........Missions Coordinator LJones@cbfnc.org
Coordinating Council
Gail Coulter, Hendersonville, Moderator
Greg Rogers, Greenville, Moderator-Elect
Don Horton, Zebulon, Past Moderator
Glenda Currin, Wilmington, Recorder
Donna Bissette, Winston-Salem, Treasurer
Carolyn Dickens, Raleigh
Don Gordon, Durham
Kathryn Hamrick, Shelby
Steve Little, Marion
Glenn Phillips, Goldsboro
Roy Smith, Raleigh
Bert Young, Bladenboro
Janice Young, Whiteville
Endowment Management Board
Tom Smith, Greensboro, Chair
A. G. Bullard, Raleigh
Joe Harris, Mocksville
Scott Hudgins, Winston-Salem
Drag Kimrey, Laurinburg
Jack Causey ....Ministerial Resources Coordinator JCausey@cbfnc.org
Wanda Kidd ....College Ministry Consultant asyougo5@aol.com
Nancy Parks....Office Manager NParks@cbfnc.org
Faith Development Ministry Council
Blythe Taylor, Charlotte, Chair
Elizabeth Edwards, Nashville, Chair-Elect
Jennifer Baxley, Henderson
Cindy Joy, Oxford
Rebecca Husband Maynard, Elkin
Kristen Muse, Raleigh
Kathy Naish, Hickory
Jeff Pethel, Rolesville
Tony Spencer, Forest City
Allen Winters, Hillsborough
Leadership Development Ministry Council
Steve Zimmerman, Mebane, Chair
Burke Holland, Belhaven, Chair-Elect
Mark Ashworth, Kernersville
Terry Honeycutt, Rutherfordton
Scott Hovey, Durham
Jerry Richards, Apex
Sheila Russ, Winston-Salem
Natalie Aho ....Communications Manager NAho@cbfnc.org
Gail McAlister .....Financial Assistant GMcalister@cbfnc.org
Beth McGinley ....Office Assistant BMcginley@cbfnc.org
Missions Ministry Council
Bill Jones, Newland, Chair
Shirley Kool, Sylva, Chair-Elect
Seth Asbill, Raleigh
Cecelia Beck, Forest City
Kenny Davis, Wise
Jim Everette, Wilmington
Carolyn Hopkins, Cary
Christopher Ingram, Smithfield
Judy LeCroy, Lexington
Jack Watson, Apex
CBF National Council Members from NC
Sheri Adams, Boiling Springs
Scott Hagaman, Marion
Don Horton, Zebulon
Bill Ireland, Winston-Salem
Crystal Leathers, Hickory
Mickie Norman, Leland
Financial Report: September 2007 Contributions CBFNC Budget - $50,574; Other - $51,111 2007-2008 Monthly Budget Goal: $76,255
New Baptist Covenant Celebration
CBFNC Fall Fellowship Gathering November 13, 2007
First Baptist Church, Greensboro Seminar - 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. Dinner - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Worship - 7:15 - 8:30 p.m. Register online at www.cbfnc.org by November 1. The seminar and worship are free; dinner is $10 per person.
Youth Ministers’ Retreat
February 25-28, 2008
Beach Cove Resort, North Myrtle Beach, SC
Cost: Private Room: $350, Semi-Private: $290; Spouse: $125
Deadline: January 25, 2008
More information at www.cbfnc.org.
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:18-19
Spread the gospel. Promote peace with justice. Feed the hungry. Clothe the naked. Shelter the homeless. Care for the sick and marginalized. Welcome the strangers among us. Set at liberty those who are oppressed.
These Biblical mandates are shared by Baptists of all North American
geographies, races, cultures and theologies. Members from all these groups will gather in Atlanta, January 30 - February 1 and explore ways to accomplish together the goals that Jesus inspired in Luke 4:18-19. The New Baptist Covenant Celebration will be a history making event.
Plenary speakers include Charles Adams, Tony Campolo, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Chuck Grassley, Joel Gregory, Julie Pennington-Russell, William Shaw, and Marian Wright Edelman.
For more details, visit their website www.newbaptistcovenant.org or contact 678-547-6455.
Mission Resource Plan Assists Baptist College Students
by Larry Hovis, Coordinator
Larry Hovis
A growing number of churches are utilizing the CBFNC Mission Resource Plan (MRP) as a way to support CBF missions and ministries (state, national and global) as well as cherished North Carolina Baptist ministries. A significant portion of North Carolina MRP contributions support higher education. Most persons are aware of the portion of these funds that are distributed to divinity school students, primarily to the four theology schools in North Carolina (Campbell, Duke, Gardner-Webb and Wake). Read Rick Jordan’s article in this issue of The Gathering explaining the impact of these contributions.
However, many folks may not be aware of how the “Higher Education” portion of MRP funds are used by our colleges and universities. In the basic version of the MRP, two percent of undesignated contributions are distributed to each of the seven historic North Carolina Baptist colleges. An additional two percent of these contributions are divided among the schools based on their undergraduate fulltime enrollment. Therefore, sixteen percent of undesignated MRP contributions are distributed for “higher education.” (An additional fourteen percent is distributed for theological education.)
The following responses from each of the seven institutions explain how they are utilizing the funds given by churches through the CBFNC Mission Resource Plan.
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
www.campbell.edu
“Funds received from CBFNC’s Mission Resource Plan are placed in the University’s Institutional Scholarship Fund. These funds are used to attract and
reward bright and winsome students.”
John Roberson,
Vice–President for Marketing and Planning
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC
www.chowan.edu
“Chowan University would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to CBF North Carolina for the gifts received from the Mission Resource Plan. It is because of generous contributions of North Carolina CBF Churches that Chowan is able to broaden the scope of our ministry to include those who are often overlooked or forgotten. The money received from the MRP is used in our Chowan Christian Service Association Scholarship program to assist students preparing for full-time Christian vocational ministry. Your gifts to this scholarship help in the recruiting of students called to ministry. This association has and is helping over 20 students with their education.”
Ron McSwain, Director of Church Relations
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
www.gardner-webb.edu
“CBF of North Carolina’s support of Gardner-Webb through the Mission Resource Plan directly supports theological education by providing funding for student scholarships. In keeping with the stated intent of this funding we seek to direct these funds to students with a current or possible future ministry within the CBF family, and do that primarily through our School of Divinity.”
Steve Varley, Vice-President for Development
Mars Hill College
Mars Hill, NC
www.mhc.edu
“Mars Hill College is most grateful for the gifts coming through the CBFNC Mission Resource Plan. These gifts serve as a revenue source to help fund institutional student financial aid. This resource helps make a positive difference for many students and will do more so as this giving plan grows.”
Dan Lunsford, President
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
www.meredith.edu
“Meredith College is thankful for the support of the CBFNC Mission Resource Fund. We have directed the gifts from this fund to the financial aid needs of several North Carolina Baptist students. The funds have made an impact on the student recipients, all of whom are need based. Thank you CBFNC for your concern for these young women and their efforts to earn a college degree, and thank you for your faith in the Meredith College community.”
Sam Carothers, Campus Minister
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
www.wfu.edu
“Wake Forest University wishes to thank CBFNC for its ongoing support of the William Louis Poteat Scholarship through the Mission Resource Plan. This scholarship honors and strengthens Wake Forest’s traditional relationship with its Baptist heritage and the state of North Carolina.
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2007 Theological Education Scholarship Recipients, In-State Schools
Each student has provided their hometown, vocational goal and church membership/ministry position.
Allison Collier, Angier, NC
Campbell University Divinity School
www.campbell.edu/divinity, Buies Creek, NC
Degrees Offered: Master of Divinity, MA in Christian Education, M Div/MBA, Doctor of Ministry, M Div/MA in Community Counseling
Teaching, loving, and ministering to all people
Serves as Minister of Youth, Angier BC
Rick Hollings, Apex, NC
Counseling
Serves as Senior Staff Psychologist, Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem
Judy Butler, Mebane, NC
Counseling and Chaplaincy
Member of First Baptist Church, Mebane
William Peery, Greenville, NC
Counseling and chaplaincy
Member of Oakmont Baptist Church, Greenville
David Wilson, Chapel Hill, NC
Church, para-church organization, or chaplain role
Serves as interim pastor, Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Pittsboro
Baptist House of Studies at Duke Divinity School
www.divinity.duke.edu/programs/baptisthouse, Durham, NC
Degrees Offered: Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, MA of Theological Studies, Doctor of Theology
Alecia Fuller, Charlotte, NC
Education in church, non-profit work
Amy Canosa, Mount Airy, NC
College Ministry/ Church Planting Serves as Intern at Hope Fellowship BC
Alisha Damron, Birmingham, AL
Children/youth and pastoral care in East Africa
Member of Baptist Church of the Covenant
Lauren Hayes, Camden, SC
Chaplaincy
Member of HomeStar Fellowship, Raleigh
The Divinity School of Wake Forest University
www.divinity.wfu.edu, Winston-Salem, NC
Degrees Offered: Master of Divinity, MA of Religion, M Div/MA in Counseling
Member of Knollwood Baptist Church, Winston-Salem
Kevin Sinclair, Garland, TX
Youth ministry
Serves at Emerywood Baptist Church, High Point
Leah Creel, LaGrange, GA
Child Psychologist working with mission organizations
Member of Lynn Haven Baptist Church, Vinton, VA
Charles Smith, Greensboro, NC
Children’s literature with spiritual message
Member of First Baptist Church, Independence, MO
Chrissy Tatum, Charlotte, NC
Social justice ministry
Member of First Baptist Church, Huntersville
Alisha Damron
Lauren Hayes
William Peery
Judy Butler Allison Collier
Rick Hollings
David Wilson
Amy Canosa
Kevin Sinclair
Chrissy Tatum
Leah Creel
Alecia Fuller
Charles Smith
Kenny Chapman Jeremiah Childers
M. Christopher White School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb
www.gardner-webb.edu/admissions/graduate/divinity/index.html, Boiling Springs, NC
Degrees Offered: Master of Divinity, Doctor of Ministry
Sheila Gibson
Kenny Chapman, Union Mills, NC
Minister of Education/Spiritual Formation or Student Minister, college age
Serves as Youth Minister at East Sylva BC
Jeremiah Childers, Shelby, NC
Missions or pastoring
Member of University BC, Chapel Hill
Sheila Gibson, Sylva, NC
Children’s Minister
Serves as Children’s Minister, FBC, Sylva
Stuart Green
Darrell Humphrey
Stuart Greene, Asheville, NC
Brian Samples
Minster of Youth, College, and Career
Serves as Minster of Youth, College, Career, Calvary BC, Asheville
Darrell Humphrey, Valdese, NC
Chaplain or youth/pastor of a church
Member of Ranlo Baptist Church, Ranlo
Brian Samples, Rome, GA
Youth or music ministry
Member of Ross Grove BC, Shelby
Jeff
Jeff Spargo, Gastonia, NC
Karen Taylor
Chaplaincy or other type of Christian
Counseling
Member of Covenant BC, Gastonia
Tannis Shipley, Shelby, NC
Teaching
Member of Elizabeth BC, Shelby
Karen Taylor, Caroleen, NC
Missions (either with a church or agency)
Member of Caroleen Baptist Church
2007 Theological Education Scholarship Recipients, Out-of-State Schools
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond
Darcie Smith, Hickory, NC
Chaplaincy
Member of River Road Church, Baptist, Richmond, VA
Harvard Divinity School
Scott Dickison, Charlotte, NC
University or Seminary Professorship; Social Advocacy
Member of Providence BC, Charlotte, NC
McAfee School of Theology
Leigh Ann Halverson, Winston-Salem, NC
Children’s Ministry
Serves as Assistant Children’s Minister, Moncrief Baptist Center, Atlanta, GA
McAfee School of Theology
Wes Hunter, Wilmington, NC
Parish Ministry, Urban missions, emergent ministry
Member of Winter Park BC, Wilmington, NC
McAfee School of Theology
Amanda Miller, Shelby, NC
College Ministry/ Professor
Member of Parkway BC, Duluth, GA
North Park Theological Seminary
Lori Carter, Winston-Salem, NC
Christian Ministry
Serves as Parish Nurse, FBC, Winston-Salem, NC
George W. Truett Theological Seminary
Matt Addington, Cullowhee, NC
Campus Ministry to College Students
Member of University Baptist Church, Waco, TX
George W. Truett Theological Seminary
Amber Essick, Raleigh, NC
Pastoral Ministry or Hospice Chaplain
Serves as Pastoral Associate of Dayspring BC, Waco, TX
School of Theology at University of the South
Rebecca Mathis, Whiteville, NC
Advocate for Social Justice and Global Missions
Member of FBC, Chattanooga, TN
Yale Divinity School
Allison Hagar, Alexis, NC
Ordained church ministry and teaching
Member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Alexis, NC
Spargo Tannis Shipley
After Graduation, What’s Next?
by Jack Causey, Ministerial Resources Coordinator
Graduation from Theological Education is a time of excitement; as well it should be. After all, you have spent the past three years (maybe more) listening to lectures, writing papers, exploring new ideas, feeling the sense of a unique community and preparing for the call to ministry that God has given you. Now you don’t have to worry about tests or deadlines for book reviews. Now you go out and practice what you have been taught. That’s exciting.
On the other hand, graduation can also be a bit scary. Up until now you have been in an environment that has been more or less safe and secure. There has been a routine to what you have been doing. It’s been great to be in a community of faith that has affirmed and encouraged you in your preparation for ministry. For some time there have been those questions in the back of your mind, but now they are so big that you can’t get rid of them: “What’s next?” “Where will I be a year from now?” And most importantly, “How do I go about finding a ministry position?”
Nobody has the proverbial “crystal ball” that can tell you about the future. However, there are resources available to help you find that ministry position that you have so thoroughly prepared yourself for. Those resources include your divinity school who can give your name to search committees and your personal network of family, friends and people with whom you have served before. These people are anxious to help you find a place of service. Contact them and make sure they know of your availability. Encourage them to pass your name on to committees who are looking for a minister.
Another valuable resource that you should not overlook is the “reference and referral” ministry of CBFNC. As the Ministerial Resources Coordinator, I have the joy of helping ministers and churches to connect with each other. I am often aware of churches that are looking for ministers, and I would be pleased to help you in your search for a position that will enable you to fulfill the ministry to which God has called you.
The first thing you can do to allow us to help you is to go to our website, www.cbfnc.org, and click on the “vocations” link. Fill out the form for “ministers looking for churches” and send it, along with a resume, to us. Another opportunity is to call Nancy Parks of the CBFNC office at 888-822-1944, and she will schedule a personal and confidential conversation with me at our office in Winston-Salem. This will enable me to get to know you personally and best assist you in your search for a ministry position.
In any event, we want to help you in this important time of your life and ministry. Our prayers are that whatever is next for you “after graduation” will be exciting and fulfilling.
College Road Trip!
by Wanda Kidd, College Ministry Consultant
If you were at the CBF General Assembly in DC last summer, you probably noticed that there were not many college students attending. We hope to change that for the upcoming General Assembly in Memphis, June 19-20, 2008. There is a cooperative effort from CBF people in several states to bring together a group of our students to participate in this national gathering.
Even though the plans are still being shaped, there are several things that we want to accomplish. We want college students to have access to the worship and break-out sessions we have all appreciated over the years. We also want them to participate in a variety of ministries sponsored by CBF. Through this effort we hope they will meet, interact, work and worship with other young adults who are coming from CBF fellowships throughout the country.
The plan for the event will include hands-on work in Helena, Arkansas (through CBF’s Together For Hope Ministry), evening discussion groups and a time of sharing music. There will also be opportunities to volunteer at the CBF gathering in order to see the inner workings of such an event. However, mostly we want them to get an up-close view that CBF is about living out the Gospel of Jesus in our world and that we need their help.
We are in the final stages of securing housing at a reasonable price and putting together an affordable package for a whole week of ministry and missions. More details will follow soon. Begin now to encourage your college students to consider a trip to Memphis this summer. We would love to have them.
The largest item in the CBFNC Leadership Development budget is for Theological Education ($60,500). Additional money goes toward scholarships through the CBFNC MRP, an optional giving plan that many churches are now using. It won’t pay for every moderate Baptist student, but it will help several students at each of these four schools. We give equal portions of this money to the four schools and ask them to select students who show the greatest potential to be leaders in the moderate Baptist movement. The school selects the number of recipients and the amount given to each, then informs us of their selection. This year’s recipients’ identities are inside this issue of The Gathering
Also some students from our CBFNC-partnering congregations choose to go to school outside of North Carolina. We offer scholarships to these students, as well. They were selected by the Leadership Development Council and are displayed in this newsletter.
We are proud to support these young leaders who choose to identify themselves with CBFNC. They are becoming the leaders of this movement with which we identify, and that identity is important.
Jack Causey
Wanda Kidd
Identity Is Important Continued from page 1.
Rick Jordan
Linda Jones
When I was a college student, I switched from college to nursing school. I felt I was “looking for meaning in my life.” I thought I could find more meaning by becoming a nurse. I had no idea at that time that I was looking for God. However, the Lord gave me a Christian roommate who shared the good news with me, and I made a profession of faith. Similarly, many people are looking for meaning in their lives but will not darken our church doors. We are part of an unchurched culture - they will not just come to our worship services. Where is our passion for those who are needing to hear? We need some new church starts, and they will need to pursue unchurched people in new, missional ways.
“Plant the seeds and start preparing to be part of a new church start. It will bring newness and passion to your church.”
In Raleigh, only 36% of the population attend church. On September 13, nineteen churches from Wake County gathered with CBFNC and Raleigh Bapt. Assoc. staff to consider partnering in a new church start. Two of the churches are interested in an emerging church start. Five of the churches are interested in a new church start in 2009. Several were interested in multi-ethnic church starts. Doesn’t God want your church to be involved in church planting in your neck of the woods?
It may seem overwhelming, but in my experience you can prepare for a new church start.
1. First, realize that all the partners bring assets to the new church start. Each brings a unique combination of gifts, skills and understanding of their own culture.
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The sponsoring churches bring experience and wisdom to the table. The new church start can help the sponsoring church have passion and enthusiasm for those needing to hear good news!
2. The new church start has a different target audience (which means they will not be attracting your membership!) The new church start could help your church understand a different segment of the population (maybe your children or grandchildren).
3. Fellowship between the churches and possibly the generations (modern and postmoderns as well as ethnic groups, economic groups, and groups not likely to come to the sponsoring church) would be an asset. There could be ministry endeavors that you could do together!
4. Having multiple sponsoring churches lightens the obligations. It is expensive to
plant a new church. We can do it together and share the cost.
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 mission’s groups (WMU). Create a concern and passion for the “lost.” Teach and preach missional church principles. Read Church For The Unchurched by George Hunter or The Story We Find Ourselves In by Brian McLaren. Evaluate your church!
What are our priorities? Is it to take care of ourselves or a concern for those needing to hear good news?
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!
MRP Assists Baptist College Students
Recipients must show promise of making a significant contribution to church and society. A portion of the awards gives preference to applicants who have demonstrated financial need. Applicants must be residents of North Carolina and members of a Baptist church in North Carolina. The need of every Poteat scholar will be met fully, thanks in part to individuals and organizations like the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and their commitment to preserve Wake Forest’s North Carolina Baptist connections.”
Wade Stokes, Director of Development, Divinity School
Wingate University Wingate, NC
www.wingate.edu
“All funds received from CBFNC are used for scholarships for NC Baptist students. We are deeply appreciative for this meaningful financial encouragement
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for our students.”
Jerry McGee, President Historically, one of the key purposes of cooperative giving among Baptists has been to support educational ministries. The Mission Resource Plan offers a twenty-first century approach for supporting Christian higher education that is consistent with cherished Baptist principles. This giving channel respects both congregational autonomy and institutional integrity. It encourages a closer relationship between congregations and ministry partners, including educational institutions. It recognizes that these beloved schools have “grown up” and allows for a more mature way for churches to relate to them, yet honors their Baptist heritage and allows for a continuing connection to that heritage. For more information on how your church can participate in the Mission Resource Plan and support these and other North Carolina Baptist ministries, contact the CBFNC office (888-822-1944 or LHovis@cbfnc.org) or visit our website, www.cbfnc.org.
We Need New Church Starts! by Linda Jones, Missions
Bringing Baptists of North Carolina Together for Christ-Centered Ministry
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In This November 2007 Edition ~
Page 1 Identity is Important by Rick Jordan
Pages 3 Mission Resource Plan Assists Baptist College Students by Larry Hovis
Page 4-5 2007 Theological Education Scholarship Recipients
Page 6 After Graduation, What’s Next? by Jack Causey
Page 6 College Road Trip! by Wanda Kidd
Page 7 We Need New Church Starts! by Linda Jones
CBFNC has recently changed to a new database. Please email Nparks@cbfnc.org or call 888822-1944 if your address label is now incorrect or if you are receiving multiple newsletters. Thank you for your help!
The Gathering is published ten times a year; mailed by the 5th of the month. All questions may be directed to Natalie Aho, 888-822-1944 or naho@cbfnc.org.
Upcoming Events ~
November 2-4, 2007
NC Missions Initiative
Henderson/Littleton Area, NC
November 13, 2007
Fall Fellowship Gathering
First Baptist Church
Greensboro, NC
$10 for dinner due November 1. Visit www.cbfnc.org for more details or to register.
January 25-27 or February 1-3, 2008
Youth Ski Retreat
Winterplace, WV
Cost before upgrades is $149 per person. Visit www.cbfnc.org for more information. To register, call CTI at 800-285-7273 or email Tim Wilson at twilson@skicti.com.
February 16, 2008
Children’s Choir Festival
FBC, Winston-Salem, NC
Cost is $10 per singer ($125 max per choir); $5 per person for food. Deadline is January 25. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.
February 25-28, 2008
Youth Ministers’ Retreat
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Cost is $350 for a private room or $290 for a semi-private room. Deadline is January 25. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details.
March 14-15, 2008
Youth Choir Festival
FBC, Greensboro, NC
Cost is $10 per singer ($125 max per choir); $5 per person for food. Deadline is February 1. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.
PERMIT NO. 162
April 11-12, 2008
CBFNC General Assembly Forest Hills Baptist Church Raleigh, NC
Details and registration available at www.cbfnc.org.
April 18-20 or 25-27, 2008
Youth Spring Retreats Vineyard Camp Westfield, NC
Cost is $105 per person. Deadline is February 15. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.
June 19-20, 2008
CBF National General Assembly Memphis, Tennessee
Visit www.thefellowship.info for further details and to register.