2021 CBF General Assembly Guidebook

WELCOME! Welcome to the 2021 General Assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship! Whether you are joining us from your home, your office or you are present in person at one of our locations being hosted in partnership with state and regional organizations and congregations, we are grateful that you are with us.

This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. While I wish we could have invited all of us to one location to mark our first 30 years and embrace a clarified vision for our future in ministry and mission, I have come to believe that this gathering is a remarkable way to mark this transitional moment in our Fellowship’s life.

Never have we been able to invite more people into a General Assembly in more ways than we are this year. In its own unique way, this Assembly is an embodiment of the reach, hopes, dreams and agility that mark the life of our Fellowship.

I am grateful to all of those who have worked so hard to make this unique Assembly a reality, from our CBF Global staff, to state/regional leaders, to staff and volunteers in host congregations and so many more.

This year we come seeking renewal from the inside out. When we first imagined this unique assembly, we hoped that by late August our nation and the world would have made a decisive turn away from the coronavirus pandemic and that we would be seeking renewal for faithful ministry beyond the pandemic toward a new future. But, in the weeks leading up to this gathering, we have seen a resurgence of the virus through the increasing threat posed by the Delta variant. This changing reality is presenting new challenges for us, and many of them are unwelcome following nearly 18 exhausting and difficult months for our congregations, field personnel, state/regional leaders, Together for Hope practitioners, chaplains, pastoral counselors, church starters, partner ministries and our communities. This moment of our gathering is even more complex than any of us could have imagined months ago. Our genuine need to experience renewal from the inside out is even more intense than ever.

Renewal is not something we can accomplish, arrange or create on our own. It is a work of sheer grace that the Triune God does among us. But the Scriptures teach us that we can make ourselves available for that renewing work through fervent prayer, worship, learning and making ourselves available for genuine community with holy friends and faithful Christians who are different from ourselves. This General Assembly is our Fellowship’s shared prayer that the Holy Spirit would fall on us, that the Risen Christ would be present among us, and that we would be renewed so that we might be faithful witnesses to Christ’s extraordinary power, incomprehensible love and participants in His transformation of the church and the world.

So in these days, let us receive the Holy Spirit’s invitation, however we gather. May we be equipped through worship, prayer, conversation and study in many different forms. May the Holy Spirit renew us from the inside out until we become agents of God’s transformation.

Paul Baxley Executive Coordinator, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

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FROM THE MODERATOR Dear CBF General Assembly Participants, To those of you joining us, greetings! Welcome to General Assembly 2021!

Our theme for this year’s Assembly is Being Renewed from the Inside Out—a fitting theme for the year we have had. When I agreed to serve as CBF Moderator, I had no idea my entire tenure would be carried out in the context of a global pandemic.

As a pastor who spent over a year recording worship in an empty sanctuary, and as someone who lost a beloved family member to COVID-19, I still feel the exhaustion in the depth of my being from the events of this last year.

At the same time, I am also proud of how my church, your churches and our Fellowship adapted. This was a year of creativity in which we learned to share the gospel of Jesus Christ in entirely new ways. All this change for the sake of ministry has been a gift.

While I am yearning to carry this spirit of innovation into the coming years, I also recognize my being is still weary. I am longing to be renewed from the inside out. General Assembly promises to be such a time of restoration through our worship of God together, the opportunity to attend workshops and learn from one another and the chance to catch up with friends.

I also want to thank our Cooperative Baptist Fellowship staff for all the ways in which they have adapted and shown incredible agility this past year. Last year in 2020, with very little notice, they pulled off an entirely virtual General Assembly; they creatively launched CBF Gatherings on Tuesday evenings via Facebook Live; they responded with compassion to the needs of pastoral and staff ministers and sponsored numerous respite retreat opportunities this summer. Just as our churches adapted, CBF also rose to meet the challenges we faced.

The commitment of those who served on our Governing Board, Missions Council, Ministries Council and Nominating Committee to the work of God through our Fellowship was inspiring. Our CBF field personnel who serve around world, many of whom are in places where the COVID-19 vaccine is not yet widely available, have shown remarkable courage and resilience. We know this has been an isolating year, and we are grateful for the ways you have shared the love and compassion of Christ. We continue to hold you in our prayers.

With gratitude for each of you, Carol McEntyre Moderator, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

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DAILY SCHEDULE FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDEES Learn about all of the opportunities available during this year’s Assembly.

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WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS Learn about all of the two-hour workshops available online from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

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CBF SILENT AUCTION Learn how to access the online CBF silent auction and see some of the pieces available for bidding.

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THURSDAY WORKSHOPS Learn about all of the workshops available online from 2 – 4:30 p.m.

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THURSDAY WORSHIP

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PLENARY SESSION

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FRIDAY WORKSHOPS Learn about all of the workshops available online from 2 – 3 p.m.

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OGM WEEK OF PRAYER Learn more about CBF’s first annual week of prayer dedicated to the Offering for Global Missions.

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT Find a list of all persons nominated to CBF’s governance bodies in 2021.

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CHAPLAINS AND PASTORAL COUNSELORS Meet the newly-endorsed CBF Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors.

2021 GENERAL ASSEMBLY GUIDEBOOK SENIOR EDITOR: Aaron Weaver GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Jeff Langford MANAGING EDITOR: Carrie Harris CCLI LICENSE: 11210383

E-MAIL: fellowship@cbf.net WEBSITE: www.cbf.net PHONE: 770.220.1600 2021 CBF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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DAILY SCHEDULE Monday, August 23 12 pm

SILENT AUCTION OPEN Place your bids online for 34 unique handmade items. All proceeds benefit CBF Global Missions through support for the Offering for Global Missions, field personnel ministry programming, and CBF’s student missions program, Student.Go. www.cbf.net/auction

Tuesday, August 24 ALL DAY

SILENT AUCTION OPEN www.cbf.net/auction

Wednesday, August 25 ALL DAY

SILENT AUCTION OPEN www.cbf.net/auction

10:00 am – 8:00 pm WORKSHOPS Join two 2-hour interactive Zoom conversations exploring the challenges of preaching in the pandemics and expanding engagement in the local church, and two one-hour Spanish-language workshops on theological education and preaching in the Latino context. See page 11 for detailed descriptions and times.

Thursday, August 26 ALL DAY

CBF SILENT AUCTION OPEN Place your bids online for 34 unique handmade items. All proceeds benefit CBF Global Missions through support for the Offering for Global Missions, field personnel ministry programming, and CBF’s student missions program, Student.Go. www.cbf.net/auction

10:00 – 11:00 am

VIRTUAL SMALL GROUPS Join your virtual small group for a time of fellowship and debriefing. Connect from Cvent to enter your Zoom room.

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DAILY SCHEDULE 10:00 – 11:00 am

AFFINITY GROUPS/NETWORK MEETINGS Are you looking to connect around your passion or practice? Do you wish you could find a community of support and encouragement? Do you need a place to turn with your questions on ministry? CBF Ministry Networks are a great place for you to connect. CBF Ministry Networks exist to provide support, encouragement, resources and conversation around similar passions and practices.

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Affirming Network of CBF

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CBF Advocacy Network

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CBF Children’s Ministry Network

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CBF Disaster Response Network

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CBF Environmental Stewardship Network

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CBF Mission Leaders Network

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CBF Youth Ministry Network

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Polyphony Music Resources

OPENING WORSHIP Welcome to the opening worship of Assembly! You are invited to gather from your homes, offices, churches and in person meetings as we come together as the Fellowship. Worship will celebrate the work that has been done over the last year and offer a unique experience as Daniel Martino and Antonio Vargas will co-preach in English and in Spanish.

2:00 – 3:00 pm

WORKSHOPS SESSION 1 Choose from six engaging workshops on diverse topics including investment solutions for local churches, responding to Christian Nationalism, welcoming immigrants and refugees, decolonizing Jesus (en Espanol), and more. See pages 14-15 for detailed descriptions.

3:30 – 4:30 pm

WORKSHOPS SESSION 2 Come back for another round of thoughtful conversations with six workshops on racial justice and the local church, how migration molds our faith, rethinking religious experience and conversion, women answering the call to serve in missions, and more. See pages 15-16 for detailed descriptions.

5:00 – 6:00 pm

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DAILY SCHEDULE Friday, August 27 UNTIL 3:30 pm

CBF SILENT AUCTION OPEN Place your bids online for 34 unique handmade items. All proceeds benefit CBF Global Missions through support for the Offering for Global Missions, field personnel ministry programming, and CBF’s student missions program, Student.Go. www.cbf.net/auction

10:15 – 11:15 am

BUSINESS PLENARY Celebrate 20 years of Together for Hope and the 2021 Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice Trailblazer Award winners, learn about the new partnership with the Justo and Catherine Gonzales Resource Center, hear from the Executive Coordinator, outgoing moderator, incoming moderator and participate in the work of the fellowship by voting on the motions before the Assembly.

11:30 am– 12:30 pm

VIRTUAL SMALL GROUPS

2:00 – 3:00 pm

WORKSHOPS SESSION 3 Don’t miss the final workshop session and learn about the McCall Initiative’s racial equity work, join global Baptists for a conversation on evangelism, hear from celebrated scholars Justo and Catherine Gonzalez, discuss how to cultivate congregational cultures that empower women, and more. See pages 26-27 for detailed descriptions.

3:30 pm

CBF SILENT AUCTION CLOSES Place your final bids online for 34 unique handmade items. All proceeds benefit CBF Global Missions through support for the Offering for Global Missions, field personnel ministry programming, and CBF’s student missions program, Student.Go. www.cbf.net/auction

3:30 – 4:30 pm

CLOSING WORSHIP Join us as we close Assembly together. Emily Hull McGee will challenge and encourage us through her sermon “Containing Multitudes” followed by the celebration of commissioning and communion. You will also catch glimpses of the ministry that has continued throughout the year as well as those who have gathered in person for Assembly.

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WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AUGUST 25 10:00 am-12:00 pm EASTERN

AUGUST 25 2:00-4:00 pm EASTERN

Preaching in the Pandemics

Expanding Engagement in the Local Church

Four CBF pastors will share the challenges they have faced by preaching in the pandemics (COVID-19, racial injustice and toxic politics) as well as where they are experiencing renewal.

Participate in this interactive Zoom workshop to hear testimonies and join with other preachers for your own discussions and discoveries.

As both ministers and congregations encounter the expanding ways individuals will engage and participate in local churches in the months and years to come, join this interactive Zoom workshop to hear what the panelist are seeing as you explore your own congregation’s engagement.

Courtney Mills Jones Willis, Associate Pastor of Faith Formation & Congregational Life, First Baptist Church, Greensboro, N.C.

Cheryl Adamson, Pastor, Palmetto Missionary Baptist Church, Conway, S.C.

Brittany Stillwell, Minister with Students and Families, Second Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark.

Shaun King, Senior Pastor, Johns Creek Baptist Church, Alpharetta, Ga.

Jeff Roberts, Senior Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C. Christy McMillan-Goodwin, Pastor, Front Royal,Va.

AUGUST 25 7:00-8:00 pm EASTERN

Steve Wells, Pastor, South Main Baptist Church, Houston, Texas

Predicadores- Predicando en el contexto Latino

AUGUST 25 12:00-1:00 pm EASTERN

Un repaso de la riqueza de la predicación de la iglesia hispana basado en el último libro del Dr. Madrazo “Predicadores”

Oportunidades para Latino/as en la Educación Teológica

Tito Madrazo, Director de Programas de la División de Religión de la Fundación Lilly.

En este taller, los participantes aprenderán más sobre los programas en los que los latinos pueden participar con el mundo teológico y explorarán las oportunidades e iniciativas en la Asociación de Educación Teológica Hispana.

Jesús Garcia (Moderador) — Miembro del Consejo de Ministerios y Miembro de EFLAN (Equipo Facilitador del Latino Network)

Gonzalo Alers — Estudiante de PhD en la Universidad Drew y pasante de CBF LatinoNetwork en conjunción con HTI. Fernando Cascante — Director Ejecutivo de la Asociación para la Educación Teológica Hispana

Juan García (Moderador) — Miembro de EFLAN (Equipo Facilitador del Latino Network)

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2021 CBF Silent Auction MONDAY, AUGUST 23 AT 12:00 pm – FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 AT 3:00 pm

www.cbf.net/auction

The CBF Silent Auction showcases 34 high-quality, hand-made piece of art, and at the same time, highlights stories of people around the world where CBF field personnel serve.

Proceeds from the auction support the ministries of field personnel, including the Offering for Global Missions and ministry programing. And for the first time at the auction, some items support CBF’s student missions internship program, Student.Go. The CBF Silent Auction is more than just raising money. We hope it will facilitate conversation and inspire prayer for the lives impacted as God works through CBF Global Missions.

Shown are few samples of the artwork available at the auction.

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Above: “Sisterly Love” from Uganda

Left: Necklace from Kenya

Above: “Five Wise Women” Batik by Tina Bailey Left: Mini Bedouin Tent Far Left: Handmade Teapot

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THURSDAY WORKSHOPS AUGUST 26 2:00-3:00 pm EASTERN

Grace vs. Law: Should Churches Welcome Known Sex Offenders?

Case Studies: Investment Solutions for Local Church Assets

This workshop will discuss how to host grace-filled conversations regarding the issue of sex offenders and whether to safely include known sex offenders in church programming.

Join CBF Foundation President Shauw Chin Capps and Kellie Morrison of HighGround Advisors as they lead a discussion of how churches can develop practical investment solutions that ensure strong stewardship of financial resources through the lens of different common church case scenarios.

Shauw Chin Capps serves as CBF Foundation President & Chief Development Officer for CBF, where she provides the overall leadership and management of the work of the CBF Foundation and CBF’s fund development strategies.

Kellie Morrison serves as the Senior Director of Client Investment Solutions and leads all investment activity for HighGround’s Client Solutions team. Kellie works closely with Shauw Chin and serves as the investment expert on all CBF Foundation’s accounts.

Responding to Christian Nationalism: Hosting Difficult Conversations in Your Congregation How can Christians respond to the dangers of Christian nationalism? BJC leaders Amanda Tyler and Charles Watson Jr. share a new resource for small groups, Sunday school classes and sermon preparation. Stay for Q&A about Supreme Court decisions, recent legislation and more.

Amanda Tyler is BJC Executive Director, leading BJC as it upholds the historic Baptist principle of religious liberty, defending the free exercise of religion and protecting against its establishment by government.

Jay Kieve serves as the Coordinator for CBF South Carolina and as the CBF Global Abuse Prevention and Response Advocate.

Carrie Nettles is an Alliance of Baptist endorsed chaplain at the Julie Valentine Center [rape crisis and child advocacy center] in Greenville, S.C.

Have American Christians Been White Too Long?

Drawing on history, public opinion surveys and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a provocative examination of the unholy relationship between American Christianity and white supremacy, issuing an urgent call for white Christians to reckon with this legacy for the sake of themselves and the nation.

Robert P. Jones is the CEO and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and a leading scholar and commentator on religion and politics. He is the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity.

Welcoming the Neighbor Join a panel of CBF field personnel as they discuss and offer ideas of how we can invite the impoverished, the displaced immigrants and everyone into the church. You will hear first-hand accounts from the field as they work to do the same.

Charles Watson Jr. is BJC Director of Education, leading BJC’s education efforts, focused on expanding the base of support for religious liberty and engaging the next generation of advocates.

Holly Hollman is BJC General Counsel, leading BJC’s litigation efforts, preparing friend-of-the-court briefs for religious liberty cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court and providing legal analysis of church-state issues that arise before Congress, the courts and administrative agencies.

Jennifer Hawks is BJC Associate General Counsel, providing legal analysis on church-state issues, assists with friend-of-the-court briefs for Supreme Court cases, and regularly represents BJC at Capitol Hill meetings about bills impacting religious freedom.

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Anna Anderson, a CBF field personnel since 2010, is part of Together for Hope, CBF’s rural development coalition, and lives in eastern North Carolina where she assists several communities in their efforts to address poverty issues.

Nell Green advocates for the Offering for Global Missions, which supports the long-term presence of field personnel around the world. She began this new role in 2021 following 35 years of service on the mission field.

Rick Sample, a CBF field personnel since 2002, serves among immigrants, refugees and other internationals in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sue Smith has more than 30 years of experience working with Latin Americans, the last 15 of which have been serving as CBF field personnel among Latino immigrants in Fredericksburg,Va.

THURSDAY WORKSHOPS De-colonizando a Jesús (Decolonizing Jesus) Una conversación sobre el viaje que enfrentan los latinos/ as mientras tratan temas de racismo, identidad y sanidad del colonialismo/ supremacía blanca. / A conversation on the journey Latinos/as face as they deal with issues of racism, identity and healing from colonialism/white supremacy.

Migrational Religion: How Migration Molds Our Faith How does migration affect the way individuals view and do faith? Baptist scholar João Chaves shares his experience and findings from his new book, Migrational Religion, that focuses on the Latinx context which reveal how immigrant identity is indispensable to a person’s religious faith and commitments.

Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi es Profesor de Cristianismo Mundial en la Universidad de Baylor y es un erudito interdisciplinario e historiador en los campos relacionados a estudios sobre la misión cristiana en el contexto mundial. / Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi is Professor of World Christianity at Baylor University, and is an interdisciplinary scholar and historian in the fields of world Christianity and mission studies.

Moderator: Rubén Ortiz es el Coordinador de Ministerios de Campo Latino para el Compañerismo Bautista Cooperativo (CBF). / Rubén Ortiz is Latino Field Ministries Coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

João Chaves is Assistant Director for Programming at the Hispanic Theological Initiative. Chaves is a graduate of George W. Truett Theological Seminary and received his Ph.D. in religion from Baylor University in 2017.

Moderator: Elket Rodríguez serves as Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy and Missions Specialist for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Women Answering the Call to Serve Hear from four women who answered God’s call to serve as CBF field personnel. This discussion will focus on calling, struggles on the field and how they use their gifts to serve God through CBF missions.

AUGUST 26 3:30-4:30 pm EASTERN

Christine was commissioned as CBF field personnel in 2020, serving in Africa and the Middle East where she supports those healing from the traumas of war and poverty.

“A Sense of the Heart?” Rethinking Religious Experience and Conversion 2021 Baptists began as a “Believer’s Church”—baptizing those who acknowledge an experience of God’s grace through Christ. Today, older conversion “methods”—revivals, personal witness, sinner’s prayers—are waning or disappearing. What now?

Karen was commissioned to serve as CBF field personnel in 2018, working with the Protestant Church in Northern Africa as they minister to refugees and migrants in crisis.

Bill Leonard is Founding Dean and Professor of Divinity Emeritus, School of Divinity,Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Tammy Stocks is a retired CBF field personnel who served among the Romany of Hungary and Romania for 22 years.

She now lives in North Carolina using her nursing skills to support low-income, first-time mothers.

Lesley-Ann Hix Tommey, a CBF field personnel, coordinates safe support communities for women who have experienced the dual-traumas of domestic violence and homelessness. She works in New York City alongside Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries.

Achieving Financial Wellness Now is the time to build a financial plan! Learn about new financial wellness tools and resources from CBF Church Benefits and Empower Retirement.

Rob Fox serves as the President of CBF Church Benefits.

Keith Anderson is a Senior Relationship Manager for Empower Retirement.

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THURSDAY WORKSHOPS The Damascus Journey

Together for Hope at 20 Years

Racial justice was thrust into the spotlight in 2020 leaving many churches grappling with what to do. A panel of ministers discusses how the words of Acts 9 can help the local church and individuals approach the journey toward racial justice.

Come and join the conversation reflecting on the past, present and exciting future of Together for Hope as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Fellowship’s rural development coalition.

Learn about the challenges facing rural America and how you and your congregation can partner with Together for Hope to be a force for the common good.

Preston Clegg has served since 2013 as pastor of Second Baptist Church of Little Rock, Ark., where he lives with his wife Rebecca and their two sons.

Jason Coker serves as President of Together for Hope, CBF’s rural development coalition, which focuses on the 301 counties of persistent rural poverty in the United States.

Sharon Felton is Associate Pastor for Students at Faith Baptist Church in Georgetown, Ky., and is the Moderator of CBF Kentucky.

Rachel Gunter Shapard coordinates the work of Together for Hope in the Black Belt Region that includes the counties of persistent poverty in Alabama, the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida and Virginia.

Tiffany Triplett Henkel has served as Pastor of Metro Baptist Church and Executive Director of Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries since 2005, living in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of NYC with her spouse and two children.

Keith Stillwell serves with Together for Hope to help alleviate poverty through asset-based community development in the 57 counties of persistent poverty in the Appalachia Region.

Sean Roberds is Pastor of First Baptist Church of Herndon,Va., and Executive Coordinator of Mid-Atlantic CBF.

L Nicole Stringfellow works to strengthen the capacity of organizations to achieve a more sustainable future in rural communities in the Delta Region of Together for Hope.

Moderator: Joshua Scott is Associate Pastor at SecondPonce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Sponsored by Campbell Center for Church and Community

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Intentionally Ecumenical

Can You See Yourself Here? lextheo.edu

Preparing pastors for 21st-century ministry

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Encourager Churches and CBF field personnel Deepen relationships Learn from each other Strengthen God’s work through partnership, prayer and support Visit www.cbf.net/encourager

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THURSDAY WORSHIP Prelude

Lois Gagne

Welcome

Paul Baxley

Invocation

Aimee Alldredge Hobbs

Special Music Jon Chako

Scripture 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Kiki Francois

Yamilla Mateo

Sermon Renewed by the Wind and the Word Danny Martino

Antonio Vargas Special Music

Daniel Solberg Demetrious Sampson

Prayers of Thankgsiving

Paul Baxley Devita Parnell

Offering Invitation

Paul Baxley

Offertory

Benediction Tyler Tankersley Postlude

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Keep Shaping the Future of Our Fellowship!

Take the Aspirational Diversity Survey We want to hear from you!

In September 2019, CBF began a one-year journey Toward Bold Faithfulness, seeking first to discover and then to respond to God’s call for our Fellowship in this fourth decade of ministry. That journey discovered that “aspirational diversity” is one of the most powerful gifts of CBF congregations.

CBF is excited to launch a new and important survey exploring missions, advocacy and justice issues in partnership with the Public Religion Research Institute as a follow-up to the Toward Bold Faithfulness survey to gauge the opinions of Cooperative Baptists on “aspirational diversity.” This survey will be available through the end of November.

www.cbf.net/diversity

You and your church’s gifts to the CBF Offering for Global Missions support the long-term presence of CBF field personnel around the world.

Find resources for your church and give today at

www.cbf.net/ogm.

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TO LEARN MORE about Baptist House, visit us online at divinity.duke.edu/formation/houses-of-study/baptist-house or contact Dr. Curtis Freeman, Director of Baptist House of Studies, at cfreeman@div.duke.edu or 919.660.3599.

Celebrating another year as a CBF partner school!

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FRIDAY PLENARY SESSION Participants in the 2021 CBF General Assembly will vote on motions electronically using a link to an online ballot that will be provided on the screen and sent via email during the live business session. To vote on the motions, you will be required to enter your name, church name, church city and church state.

Welcome and Call to Order

Carol McEntyre

Presentation of the 2021-22 Missions and Ministries Budget

Jason Callahan

Nominating Committee Report as submitted to the Governing Board

Emily Holladay

Governing Board Recommendations

Nominating Committee and Recorder

Council on Endorsement

Church Benefits Board and CBF Foundation Board

Kyle Reese

Executive Coordinator Report

Paul Baxley

Video 2021 Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice Trailblazer Awards

Together for Hope Celebrates 20 Years of Impact

Jason Coker

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CBF Partnership to Host the Justo and Catherine Gonzales Resource Center

Reflections of the Outgoing Moderator

Carol McEntyre

Dreams of the Incoming Moderator

Benediction

Patricia Wilson

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Debbie McDaniel

CBF Book Club www.cbf.net/books Featuring new subjects, great authors, more comprehensive reading guides and Fellowship-wide virtual events.

MISSI NS EDUCATION RESOURCES www.cbf.net/missions-education 2021 CBF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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agents&architects At Wake Divinity, we train agents of justice, reconciliation, and compassion ready to transform the world for good.

Learn more at divinity.wfu.edu.

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The CBF Conversations Podcast shares stories, ideas and innovations from popular authors, journalists, ministers, advocates and nonprofit leaders from the Church and society.

Subscribe and listen on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Catch up on any episodes you’ve missed at

www.cbf.net/podcast

August 8 Edson Oda Director of Nine Days

September 5 Rachel Pieh Jones Author of Pillars: How My Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus

August 15 Zack Hunt Author of Unraptured: How End Times Theology Gets It Wrong

September 12 The Great Sex Rescue Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach and Joanna Sawatsky

August 22 Propaganda Musician, Political Activist, Poet, Academic and Emcee

September 19 Kevin Cosby Author of Getting to the Promised Land

August 29 Kristin Kobes Du Mez Author of Jesus and John Wayne

September 26 Robyn Henderson-Espinoza Latinx Scholar and Public Theologian

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FRIDAY WORKSHOPS AUGUST 27 2:00-3:00 pm EASTERN The McCall Faith-Based Racial Equity Work Using passages from Nehemiah and significant Black history moments, we will see how best to engage and guide the local church toward meaningful racial repair work that results in thriving communities.

Pamela Jolly, strategist for the CBF racial repair work, is CEO of Torch Enterprises Inc. Dr. Jolly is a best-selling author and has authored five books on the topic of legacy wealth in the Black community.

Learning from the Greats: A Conversation with Justo and Catherine González Come and learn from two giants of the theological education world as CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley hosts a conversation with celebrated historians and theologians Drs. Justo and Catherine González. Stay for the Q&A session also featuring Fernando Cascante and moderated by CBF’s Rubén Ortiz and Grace Martino.

Kasey Jones serves as Associate Coordinator for Outreach and Growth for CBF. Rev. Jones approaches her work with the belief that the Church has a role to play in God’s transformative work in the community.

Cultivating Congregational Cultures that Empower Women Moving the needle for greater affirmation of women in ministry among Baptists will require transforming congregational cultures toward empowering all women. Learn more about what these shifts might look like in your congregation.

Meredith Stone is Executive Director of Baptist Women in Ministry and lives in Abilene, Texas.

Justo González is a retired professor of historical theology and a prolific author who has devoted decades of his life to developing programs and initiatives on behalf of advancing theological education.

Catherine González is an ordained Presbyterian minister, author, advocate for theological education and professor emerita of church history at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.

Paul Baxley is Executive Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Fernando Cascante is the Executive Director of the Association of Hispanic Theological Education.

Moderator: Grace Martino is Outreach and Growth Specialist for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Moderator: Rubén Ortiz is Latino Field Ministries Coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

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FRIDAY WORKSHOPS Legacy Giving 101

Global Conversation on Evangelism

Do you want to start or strengthen your legacy giving program in your church? This workshop will provide helpful information in a conversational format between CBF Foundation President Shauw Chin Capps, and HighGround Advisors’ Associate General Counsel Marion Armstrong, about legacy giving—what it is, why having a will is so important, what the different types of giving instruments are, what an endowment is and important things to consider when making a legacy/planned gift.

While Christianity contracts in America, it is expanding around the world. What might we learn from the Global Church? Engage in conversation with leaders from Ghana/England, Honduras and Brazil from the Baptist World Alliance’s Commission on Evangelism.

Pastora Acosta is a pastor in Honduras with a focus on under-privileged children and also serves as an international director for CODE, Inc.

Shauw Chin Capps serves as CBF Foundation President & Chief Development Officer for CBF, where she provides the overall leadership and management of the work of the CBF Foundation and CBF’s fund development strategies.

Kwame Adzam is a Ghanaian living in the United Kingdom who serves as the Global Leader for Evangelism and Discipleship at BMS World Mission and Vice-Chair of the BWA Commission on Evangelism.

Marion Armstrong joined HighGround Advisors in 2012 as Associate General Counsel. Her focus is counseling both institutional representatives and prospective donors in matters of charitable giving and nonprofit governance.

Diogo Carvalho Diogo is a husband, father, pastor and missionary at the Brazilian Home Mission Board and is the Professor of Missiology at the Baptist Theological Seminary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Caring for Self While Caring for Others— Post-Pandemic

Steven Porter is Coordinator of Global Missions for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

The past 18 months have been unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetime. Caring for ourselves is essential as we care for others. Join this panel of CBF-endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors as we explore self-care in a post-pandemic world.

Carita L. Brown is a CBF-endorsed chaplain with the rank of Major in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, 193rd Special Operations Wing, in Middletown, Pennsylvania, where she exercises spiritual leadership by providing pastoral care and opportunities for religious expression, arranging care for all faith groups and fostering positive morale.

Robert Cooke is a CBF-endorsed pastoral counselor serving as a pastoral psychotherapist with Triangle Pastoral Counseling in Raleigh, N.C. since 2007, where he specializes in working with grief-related issues and adjusting to life transitions.

Renée Lloyd Owen is the CBF Endorser and Director of Chaplaincy & Pastoral Counseling Ministries, after serving 20 years as a healthcare chaplain in health systems across the country.

ALL WORKSHOP RECORDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2021 CBF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Join us for the first annual week of prayer for the CBF Offering for Global Missions: Because Presence Matters.

October 17–22, 2021

Together, we will pray for CBF field personnel, missions work being done around the world and our Offering goal of $4 million. Prayer guides for use with your congregation, family, Sunday school class, or small group will be available to download for free at www.cbf.net/ogm.

We encourage you to host a CBF missions speaker in your church during the week of prayer! Learn more about available speakers and make a request at www.cbf.net/speakers.

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Share your opinions about the state of the church BSK wants to know what congregational leaders think about the state of the church in the United States today as well as where it may be in the coming years.

The data obtained will be used to inform our efforts to prepare effective ministry leaders.

Visit bsk.edu/cbf2021 to participate in the online survey.

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In 2021, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty celebrates where we have been and the many people all along the way who have supported, cared for and challenged us to advocate for religious freedom during our 85 years of service.

Standing for everyone’s religious liberty in an increasingly diverse and polarized society is both an urgent and difficult mission. We are ready to move faith freedom forward, as we look forward to celebrating our centennial in 2036.

Join us as we:

Host an inclusive table where all religious and spiritual perspectives are not only welcomed but feel at home.

Expand our circle of supporters and of influence as we build a faith freedom nation.

Reimagine our mission at the intersection of race and religious liberty and launch the Project on Race and Religious Freedom.

Celebrate with us! For more on our 85th anniversary, visit BJConline.org/85years

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FRIDAY WORSHIP Welcome

Daniel Potter

Prayer

Co’Relous Bryant

Special Music

Amani Sasa Ministries

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Renée Owen Steven Porter

Scripture Mark 4:26-32

Jeff Neal Margie Rivera

Sermon

Containing Multitudes

Emily Hull McGee

Congregational Singing Offering

Jessica Hearne Steven Porter Missy Ward-Angalla

Offertory Video

Celebrating Long-Term Presence

Paul Baxley

Commissioning of Chaplains & Pastoral Counselors

Renée Owen

Preparation for Communion

Matt and Michelle Norman

Communion

Fredricc Brock Wendy Joyner Peacock

Prayer

Paul Byrd

Benediction

Jack Glasgow

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT Governance • MODERATOR-ELECT – Debbie McDaniel, Laity, First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala. • NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR-ELECT – Amy Cook, Graphic Designer; Member, Second Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn.

Governing Board • Marnie Fisher-Ingram, Associate Pastor for Youth and Their Families, River Road Church, Baptist, Richmond, Va. • Timothy Peoples, Senior Minister, Emerywood Baptist Church, High Point, N.C. • Katherine Smith, Executive Director, Baptist Creation Care Initiative, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; Laity, First Baptist Church, Winchester, Va. • Kristian Smith, Pastor, The Faith Community, Atlanta, Ga.

Ministries Council • Josh Beeler, Associate Pastor for Youth and College, Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, Knoxville, Tenn. (two-year term) • Troy Burden, Executive Director, Highland Community Ministries, Louisville, Ky.; Laity, Highland Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky. • Eric Fulcher, Minister of Community and Church of the Nations, University Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, La. • Jamilla Harper, Chief Operations Officer, Metanoia, North Charleston, S.C.; Laity, New Ashley Baptist Church, Summerville, S.C. • Joshua James, Pastor, The Restoration Project, Salisbury, Md. • Mark McClintock, Pastor, Speedway Baptist Church, Speedway, Ind. • Wayne Weathers, Pastor, Vision of Hope Baptist Church, Jenkintown, Penn.

Nominating Committee • Jill Awuni, Assistant Professor of Religion and Director of International Students, Chowan University, Murfreesboro, N.C.; Laity, Murfreesboro Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, N.C. • Jason Edwards, Senior Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Liberty, Mo. • Randolph Parks, Chaplain/Pastoral Care Manager, Atlantic Health, Sparta, N.J.; Metro Baptist Church, New York, N.Y. • Isa Torres, Pastoral Resident and Pastor of Cliff Temple en Español, Cliff Temple Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas • Patty Villarreal, Co-founder of Christian Latina Leadership Institute; Laity, Woodland Baptist Church, San Antonio, Texas • RECORDER – John Scott, Attorney, Starnes Davis Florie, LLP, Birmingham, Ala.; Mountain Brook Baptist Church, Birmingham, Ala.

CBF Church Benefits • Chris Adcox, Certified Public Accountant and Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal Management Consulting, Dallas Texas; Laity, Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas • Beth Parker, Certified Financial Planner, JWParker Financial Services, LLC; Minister of Music, Middlesboro, Ky. • Mark Williams, Certified Public Accountant and Partner, Nina and Pinta USA, LLC; Laity, First Baptist Church on Fifth, Winston-Salem, N.C.

CBF Foundation • Monica Garcia, Laity, First Baptist Church, Newport News, Va. • Anne Smith, Laity, Central Baptist Church, Newnan, Ga.

Council on Endorsement

Missions Council • Anyra Cano, Coordinator of Texas Baptist Women in Ministry; Youth Minister, Iglesia Bautista Victoria en Cristo, Fort Worth, Texas • Hannah Coe, Senior Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas.

• Scott Day, Missions Minister, First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala. (two-year term) • Chiquikta Fountain, Executive Director, Delta Hands for Hope, Cleveland, Miss.; Laity, New Life Church, Cleveland, Miss.

• John Harris, Lead Pastor, Mount Paran Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Penn.

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GOVERNING BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

• Leah Boling, Chaplain, Colonel, Director of the Air National Guiard Chaplain Corps, Joint Base Andrews, Md. • Cassandra Wilson, Chaplain, Director of Pastoral Care, Mt. Carmel Health System, Columbus, Ohio

All nominations are for a three-year term unless otherwise noted.

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STATE & REGIONAL LEADERS ALABAMA

LOUISIANA

SOUTH CAROLINA

Terri Byrd www.alabamacbf.org

Kyle Kelley www.cbfla.org

Jay Kieve www.cbfofsc.org

ARKANSAS

MID-ATLANTIC

Ray Higgins www.cbfar.org

Sean Roberds www.macbf.net

SOUTHWEST Stephen Reeves and Marv Knox www.fellowshipsouthwest.org

FLORIDA

MISSISSIPPI

Ray Johnson www.floridacbf.org

Jason Coker www.cbfms.org

TENNESSEE

GEORGIA

NORTH CAROLINA

Jody Long www.cbfga.org

Larry Hovis www.cbfnc.org

Rick McClatchy www.cbf.net/texas

HEARTLAND

NORTHEAST

Jeff Langford www.cbfheartland.org

Phyllis Boozer psboozer@aol.com

VIRGINIA

KENTUCKY

OKLAHOMA

Bob Fox www.kycbf.org

Kyle Tubbs www.cbfok.org

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Rick Bennett www.tncbf.org

TEXAS

Terry Maples www.cbfva.org

WEST Glen Foster www.cbfwest.org

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CHAPLAINS & PASTORAL COUNSELORS It has been an honor this past year to journey with our Council on Endorsement to welcome 28 new clergy into the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Chaplaincy & Pastoral Counseling Ministries Family as CBF-endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors! We endorsed clergy to serve as chaplains in multiple specialized settings, including hospitals and hospice organizations. Others are seeking to serve in the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army or as state National Guard chaplains.

We endorsed chaplains to provide pastoral care to veterans at VA medical centers and to minister in prisons. Some endorsees serve as chaplain residents in a training program of Clinical Pastoral Education, as they continue their clinical education and experience. This year, we endorsed individuals representing a diversity of ethnicities, further enriching the sacred ministry our chaplains and pastoral counselors offer, as they live out their call to care for all persons.

We also welcomed an Associate Endorser for Military Chaplaincy, Charlie Reynolds, whose experience as a retired chaplain, colonel with the U.S. Army, has been an asset to assisting our military chaplains to navigate their specialized setting.

I am grateful for the skill and compassion displayed by our chaplains and pastoral counselors as they walk alongside others to meet them where they are in their journeys, offering emotional, spiritual and pastoral care during sacred times in their lives.

I encourage you to use the Prayers of the People publication from CBF as a guide to pray daily for each of these who serves under the banner of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, as they represent an extension of the ministry in our local congregations and communities. As I have asked our chaplains and pastoral counselors how their CBF Family can best support them, the number one answer has been, “Pray for us.” Our prayers for them and their service as a part of our CBF family make a difference in furthering God’s Kingdom.

Blessings, Renée Lloyd Owen CBF Endorser and Director, Chaplaincy & Pastoral Counseling Ministries

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JONATAN AMAYA

MATTHEW GREG

GABRIEL PECH

Chaplain Candidate Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas

Chaplain Heart of Hospice Columbia, S.C.

Chaplain US Army

DAVID POTTER

BRETT BARDOFF

DURHAM HARRIS

Chaplain Charles George VA Medical Center Asheville, N.C.

Chaplain South Mississippi Correctional Institution Leakesville, Miss.

IAN BELL

MARGARET HARVEY

Chaplain University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, Ky.

Chaplain Ascension Setion Austin, Texas

Chaplain Central Virginia VA Medical Center Richmond, Va.

DURRELL BROWN

JANE HILL

ROBERT STANLEY

Chaplain Candidate US Air Force Powder Springs, Ga.

Chaplain Amedisys Hospice Knoxville, Tenn.

Chaplain Wellstar Healthcare Atlanta, Ga.

SEAN BURSON

DOUG JACKSON

ALEXANDER REYES

Chaplain US Air Force Minot, N.D.

Chaplain Good Shepherd Hospice Ardmore, Okla.

Chaplain Candidate US Army Reston, Va.

MATTHEW DINKINS

RHONDA JAMES-JONES

MARIA ROBERTSON

Chaplain Acts Retirement Life Communities Matthews, N.C.

Chaplain Wellstar Paulding Hospital and NRC Hiram, Ga.

Staff Chaplain Northside Hospital Cherokee Spiritual Health and Education Department Canton, Ga.

DEBORAH FORTUNE

TARVICK LINDER

Chaplain Emory Midtown Atlanta, Ga.

Chaplain US Army Durham, N.C.

GEORGE FRANCIS

LATOYA MCLEAN

Chaplain Saint Josephs Hospital Tampa, Fla.

System Chaplain New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, N.C.

SARAH WILSON

LINDSEY MOSER

DAVID WIRTH

Chaplain US Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo.

Chaplain Hope Hospice Mt. Orah, Ohio

ALDEN GALLIMORE Chaplain Candidate US Navy Winston-Salem, N.C.

Chaplain Oklahoma City VA Health Care System Oklahoma City, Okla.

JAMES TERRY RAINES

TODD WEBER Chaplain Candidate National Guard Louisville, Ky. Chaplain Kindred Hospice Oxford, N.C.

BYRON GREEN Chaplain Duke University Hospital Durham, N.C. 2021 CBF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CBF 2021-22 VESTAL SCHOLAR

CO’RELOUS BRYANT

Co’Relous Bryant, a seminarian from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Daniel and Earlene Vestal Scholarship.

The Fellowship’s most prestigious scholarship, named in honor of former CBF Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal and his wife, Earlene, was created in 2011 to further CBF’s commitment to theological education, and is a foundational element in the Fellowship’s focus on nurturing young Baptists. Students who receive the Vestal Scholarship have demonstrated excellence academically and have displayed a deep commitment to the local church and to CBF.

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HOST A CBF SPEAKER IN YOUR CHURCH! CBF staff and field personnel are available to share with your congregation in-person or virtually throughout the year. Speakers are available to share about: » Advocacy » Missions » CBF Identity » Diversity » Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling » Outreach and Growth » Church Finance and Stewardship » and more!

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Find available speakers and topics and request a CBF speaker for your congregation at www.cbf.net/speakers.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CBF is grateful for the many hours contributed to make General Assembly a success each year. A dedicated team of volunteers, staff and partners work tirelessly to manage every last detail. We are grateful for their gracious willingness to give of themselves in creating an event that both reflects and celebrates the Fellowship.

If you see them around the virtual or in-person Assemblies this week, offer a word of thanks for a job well done.

Special thanks to the Steering Committee for General Assembly 2021.

Carrie Harris Jeff Huett Jeff Langford Ruth Perkins Lee Dihanne Moore Devita Parnell Ellen Sechrest Aaron Weaver

Grateful appreciation to the following churches and individuals for hosting and planning General Assembly meetings.

Gratitude to these local churches in planning and hosting General Assembly events:

Broadway Baptist Church, Ft. Worth, Providence Baptist Church, Charlotte, Texas N.C. Harriet Harrel Jay Kieve - CBF of South Carolina Larry Hovis - CBF of North Carolina First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala. Jud Reasons Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga. First Baptist Church, Savannah, Ga. Jody Long - CBF of Georgia Katie and John Calloway Terri Byrd - CBF of Alabama Ray Johnson - CBF of Florida First Baptist Church, Gainesville, Ga. Eric Spivey St. Matthews Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky. Kirkwood Baptist Church, Kirkwood, Bob Fox - Kentucky CBF Mo. Jeff Langford - CBF Heartland Matt Vandagriff Rick Bennett - CBF Tennessee Susan and Jim Crumpler - CBF North Second Baptist Church, Little Rock, Central Ark. Preston Clegg Trinity Baptist Church, San Antonio, Texas Christopher Mack

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