Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of NC
Deluxe E-Newsletter
November 2, 2011
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Fall Fellowship on the Move
|  Fall Fellowship on the Move Sunday, November 6th
Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Fayetteville 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Topical Workshops - Immigration, Faith, & Law - Chris Liu-Beers, NC Council of Churches, and Mark Atkinson, Immigration Attorney
- Invisible Neighbors: If You Don't See Them, You're Not Looking - LaCount and Anna Anderson, CBF Field Personnel in Roanoke Rapids; and Sue Byrd, Executive Director, Fayetteville Area Operation Inasmuch, Inc.
- Looking at the News through Christian Eyes - Dr. Cameron Jorgenson, Campbell University School of Divinity
- How to Make Your Missions & Pastoral Ministry Effective - Carl Brinkley, Jr., Pastor, Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Fayetteville; Len Keever, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Dunn; and Terry Henderson, Pastor, Unity Christian Church International, Fayetteville
- Joblessness: What to Do and Who to Turn to - Maria Sierra, Case Manager, Department of Human Services, Wake County
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Dinner 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Regional Workshops Come discuss problems facing your individual community. 7:15 - 8:15 p.m. Worship Preaching: Javier Benitez, Pastor, Iglesia Bautista la Roca, Pittsboro; and Carl Brinkley, Jr., Pastor, Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Fayetteville. Click here for more information and registration. |
Fall Fellowship on the Move
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Fall Fellowship on the Move Thursday, November 10th
Flat Rock Church
Mount Airy
5:30 p.m. Dinner
$10 per person. Reservation Deadline - Thursday, Nov. 3. 6:30 p.m. Ministry Workshops Partial list of workshops: - Sunday School Teacher Training (including overview of curriculum options) - Rick Jordan, CBFNC Church Resources Coordinator
- What's New in Baptist Life? - Larry Hovis, CBFNC Executive Coordinator, and Ruby Fulbright, WMU NC Executive Director/Treasurer
- Christian Caregiving - Justin Nelson
- Motivating Generosity - Don Durham
- Ministry With Twenty-Somethings - Wanda Kidd, CBFNC College Ministry Coordinator
- Flock Tending: Tips for Essential Spiritual Caregiving - Justin Nelson, Mountain Valley Hospice & Pallative Care
- How to Have a Constructive Conversation About a Difficult Topic - Christopher Gambill, Congregational Health Services
- Moving From Maintenance to Missions - Eddie Hammett, CBFNC Church and Clergy Coach
7:30 p.m. Worship
Preaching: Roger Gilbert, First, Mount Airy Free Childcare for 5-year-olds and younger - Reservations are required by November 3. Click here for more information and registration. |
Young Leaders' Training
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The Center for Congregational Health and CBFNC are offering a Young Leaders' training. Participants are required to attend all three sessions. Session 1 is November 28-December 1, 2011. Session 2 is January 23-26, 2012. Session 3 is March 5-7, 2012.
All sessions will be held at the Family Resource Center on the campus of the Baptist Childrens Homes of North Carolina in Thomasville, NC. Tuition for all three sessions is $800. Single housing and meals for all three sessions is $665. Commuter fee and meals for all three sessions is $245. Click here for more information and to register.
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Adult Sunday School Teacher Training
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 Adult Sunday School Teacher Training
CBFNC is happy to partner with the following churches to provide training for teachers of adult classes. Rick Jordan, CBFNC's Church Resources Coordinator, will lead the training, which he promises to be interactive, interesting and insightful. And, maybe entertaining. There will be solid methodology for new teachers and fresh perspectives for veterans!
Sunday, November 6, 4-6 PM
First Baptist Church, Kannapolis
Sunday, November 13, 4-6 PM
First Baptist Church, Gastonia
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New Baptist Covenant II
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 | | New Baptist Covenant 2: Invitation |
Save these Dates: November 17-19, 2011
New Baptist Covenant II
We hope you will join with us in celebrating this next phase of the New Baptist Covenant. Visit this website for more details. Specific host cities to be announced soon. CBFNC is looking for churches across the state to host the web-based broadcast, discussions and associated mission projects. Contact Laura Barclay for more information about this opportunity.
Sites confirmed in NC:
- First Baptist, Asheville
- Emmanuel Baptist, Winston-Salem
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Staff Ministers
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Leaders for this year's ChurchWorks include Brian McClaren and Ken Medema. To see the full schedule and registration page, visit this website.
CBFNC will pay the registration fee ($75) for the first 25 church staff ministers who register. Retreatants will still be responsible for travel, lodging and non-included meals and spouse fees to keep ChurchWorks affordable.
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Devotional from Rick Jordan
One from our CBFNC family has written a devotional for the Scripture focus. Read this week's devotional from Rick Jordan, CBFNC's Church Resources Coordinator.
St. John's Baptist Forms Partnership to House Transitioning Homeless Families
In October 2010, St. John's Baptist Church formed a Space Utilization Committee to assess how to use the second floor of their building, leading to an amazing partnership with Charlotte Family Housing that shelters families above their worship space.
... Read this post and others on our blog, http://revlaurabarclay.blogspot.com/.
Children's Missions DaysNovember 5, 2011
Asheville and Raleigh
Visit our website for more information. Adult Sunday School Teacher TrainingNovember 6, 2011
First Baptist Church, Kannapolis
November 17-19, 2011 Confirmed locations: First, Asheville; Emmanuel Baptist, Winston-Salem Visit our website for more information. Session 1: November 28-December 1, 2011
Baptist Childrens Home of NC in Thomasville
Christian Coaching Advanced Classes506 Class - Personal Coaching December 5-6, 2011
Visit our website for more information.
Youth Ski RetreatJanuary 27-29, 2012 Winterplace Ski Resort in West Virginia
Visit our website for more information.
Christian Coaching Advanced Classes
501 Class - Building Blocks of Powerful Coaching
February 6-7, 2012
Visit our website for more information.
ChurchWorks Conference
Feburary 27-March 1, 2012
Norfolk, VA
Visit our website for more information.
CBFNC General AssemblyMarch 23-24, 2012 Trinity Baptist Church, Raleigh Visit our website for more information. Children's Choir Festival March 24, 2012
Raleigh
Visit our website for more information. Christian Coaching Advanced Classes 502 Class - Establishing a Dynamic Coaching Relationship April 2-3, 2012
Visit our website for more information. Adult Spirituality RetreatApril 13-15, 2012 Caraway Conference Center Visit our website for more information.
8th Annual Youth Choir Festival
April 20-21, 2012
First, Greensboro
Visit our website for more information. Impacting Tomorrow: Traditional Churches Finding Their Future in God's Story May 18-19, 2012
Providence, Charlotte Visit our website for more information.
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CBF National
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Coordinating Council deliberates 2012 Task Force preliminary report
At the October meeting of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Coordinating Council, members of the 2012 Task Force offered a preliminary report and led discussions around the future of the Fellowship community.
During the past year, the Task Force conducted more 100 listening sessions with Fellowship Baptists across the country. Since General Assembly, the Task Force has moved from active listening to narrowing on where the work of members should be focused. The main themes that emerged from these listening sessions were identity, community and ministry. ... read more.
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Missions Request
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Summer Mission Program in China
Volunteers for China is seeking Christians who feel guided to go to China to teach oral English for three weeks or more in July-August 2012. Adults and college students are welcome to apply. A Medical English program will be available if medical professionals volunteer. Visit their website for more information.
Clothing Request for Victims of Trafficking
CBF Field Personnel Butch and Nell Green will be partnering informally with Mission Centers of Houston to provide clothing for women who have been taken into police custody while it is determined if they are victims of trafficking. Clothes are needed for these women and girls. Your church, small group, or you as an individual could help by packaging a new small or medium women's sweat suit, a new pair of flip flops and a few pair of new underwear. These will be delivered to the Mission Centers who then distribute them. The Mission Centers are also in need of plastic and paper bags for their extensive food distribution. Send all contributions to 1875 Ewing St, Houston, TX 77004.
Disaster Rebuilding Teams are Needed in Raleigh
Thousands of volunteers have helped all across Eastern NC following the April 16 tornadoes. We are in the rebuilding stages in Raleigh and volunteers are needed right now. In the coming weeks we will begin building new homes in Bertie county and additional volunteers will be needed there soon. For more information on how you can be involved go to the Baptists on Mission website.
Building Hope Project Ministry CommitteeThe Building Hope Project connects volunteer groups with farmworker families to build small chicken coops and greenhouses. These low-cost structures help families save money and supplement their nutrition. Each building project requires a donation of $600 and requires about 12-15 volunteers for 2 partial work days (usually Saturday-Sunday). Learn more and sign up at this website.
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| News from Our Higher Education Partners |
NC Baptist SchoolsCampbell University - www.campbell.eduRead the most recent Dean's letter here. Campbell University Youth Day - November 5, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost is $20 per person and includes tailgate lunch, football game, concert by Everember and special guest former Carolina Panther Mike Minter. Register at www.campbell.edu/youthday. For more information, contact Terry Tucker at 910-893-1547. Chowan University - www.chowan.eduGardner-Webb University - www.gardner-webb.eduMars Hill College - www.mhc.eduMeredith College - www.meredith.eduWake Forest University - www.wfu.eduWingate University - www.wingate.eduTheological Education
Baptist House of Studies at Duke Divinity School - www.divinity.duke.edu/programs/baptisthouseCampbell University Divinity School - www.campbell.edu/divinityRead the latest edition of the Dean's letter. Prevatte Biblical Lecture-Winter Bible Study of the Book of James November 7, 2011 Dr. Michael G. Cogdill, Founding Dean and Professor of Christian Ministry Campbell University Divinity School Contact: Joyce Mashtare at 1-800-334-4111, ext. 1849. Campbell Divinity Visitation Days and Open Houses - Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Christian Education Visitation Day on November 22. Doctor of Ministry Open House-Nov. 4. Contact Kelly Jones Jorgenson at 800-760-9827, ext. 1865, or go to http://divinity.campbell.edu for more information. WORLD RELIGIONS AND GLOBAL CULTURES CENTER SEMINARS Dr. George W. Braswell, Senior Professor of World Religions at Campbell University Divinity School, and his students who have been trained in world religions, are available to lead seminars in your church on Sunday nights or Wednesday evenings. Set up a time with him and invite neighboring churches. They will teach Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and other world religions as well as sectarian faiths such as Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormonism, with a focus on how to share Christian faith with neighbors from other backgrounds. He may be contacted at worldreligionscenter@campbell.edu. Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity
Wake Forest University Divinity School - www.divinity.wfu.edu"The Liturgical Calendar and Congregational Life: Preaching and Worship from Advent to Epiphany" preaching and worship resources. Montreat Conference Center on Thursday, November 10, beginning at 9:30am. Click here for registration information. Baptist Theological Seminary of Richmond - http://scm.btsr.edu
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| News from Partners and Friends of CBFNC |
Tree Angels for NC Troops
Wake Forest Baptist Church in Wake Forest is working again this year with the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg to provide a Christmas tree to families who have a deployed spouse. As you remember, the cost of a Christmas tree to an enlisted man is a major expenditure. This is an opportunity for us to exhibit Christ's love and demonstrate your support of those on the forefront of the defense of our freedoms in a real and tangible manner. Cost is $55 and the deadline is November 21st. Should you have further questions or would like to participate, please call the church office at 919-556-5141 or e-mail Dave Shannon.
Kyle Matthews Concert to Benefit House to Home Project
November 13, 2011, at 6pm at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte. Free concert with $12 suggested donation. Visit the Hyaets website for more information.
Baptist Children's Homes of NC -- Thanksgiving Offering
 The offering theme for 2011 is Changed! Just as the Spring's first caterpillar bursts forth from its cocoon to emerge as a beautiful butterfly, children living at Baptist Children's Homes experience a metamorphosis of their own. Christian houseparents nurture boys and girls, many who have never experienced the compassion of a caring adult, and teach them about Jesus. And as children, like Kourri, hear more about His life-changing love, God carefully knits a cocoon around their hearts. Like the caterpillar, when the moment is right, children's hearts and lives are transformed. They are a new creature in Christ. Click here to see and hear Kourri's story. Fall Learning Opportunities from the Center for Congregational Health Young Leaders' Program Session 1, November 28, 2011 Thomasville, NC. Click here for more information and to register.
Together For Hope Field Personnel Available to Speak at Your Church
Paula Settle, CBF field personnel in Owsley County, Kentucky - Together For Hope - will be on off-field assignment until November 28. If you would be interested in having Paula come speak at your church, contact her by e-mail or PO Box 1782 Stanton, KY. 40380, tel: 606-663-6088.
"Unhindered" Sisters Who Care Women's ConferenceNovember 12, 2011, from 9am-3:30pm at Wakefield Family Church in Wake Forest. Sponsored by WMU NC. Visit their website for more information or contact Margaret Harding at 1-866-210-8602x209 with questions. WMU NC Missions Blitz Work Teams at Camp Mundo Vista in Asheboro, NC March 26-31, 2012. Visit their website for more information or contact Margaret Harding at 1-866-210-8602x209 with questions.
Plunge-2-Poverty an intensive poverty simulation experience February 24-25, 2012. Visit their website for more information or contact Margaret Harding at 1-866-210-8602x209 with questions.
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Personnel Requests
| Frequently CBFNC receives requests from churches about placing an ad for filling church positions or staff. While we do not have a place for these ads in our newsletter, The Gathering, we are willing to publish positions in our e-newsletter. These ads are for non-ministerial staff positions only. However, we do offer a Reference and Referral service with our Ministerial Resources Coordinator, Jack Causey for staff positions. Please visit our website to learn more about staff placement through CBFNC. If you would like to place an ad for a non-ministerial staff position in our enewsletter, please contact Sarah Mitchell at SMitchell@cbfnc.org or (888) 822-1944.
Are You Looking for a Place in Ministry?
Call today to meet with Jack Causey, Ministerial Resources Coordinator, on a confidential basis about your ministry pilgrimage. Contact Jim Hylton, 888-822-1944, to schedule an appointment. Learn more about the CBFNC Reference and Referral Ministry
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CBFNC's latest resources
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Resources from CBFNC's 2011 General AssemblyVisit our website for audio recordings and documents from our General Assembly, "The Heart of Jesus: Living Justice and Mercy," that took place March 25-26 at First, Asheville.
Graham Convocation RecordingsVisit our website for audio recordings and documents from the recent "Joining God in the World - A Fresh Look at Missions and Evangelism" convocation that took place on February 1st at First Baptist, Graham.
Catch up on Hopeful Imagination
Videos, audio recordings and speaker handouts from CBFNC's recent "Hopeful Imagination" conference are now available for download. Visit the Hopeful Imagination webpage for more details.
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Supported by Fishing Creek Baptist Church in Whitakers
CBFNC's headquarters are not in an office suite in Winston-Salem, but in congregations from the Atlantic in the east to the Appalachians in the west. Congregations like Fishing Creek Baptist Church in Whitakers make up who we are. Thank you for your partnership!
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