CBFNC July/August 2015

of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina

The GatheringJuly/August 2015 • Vol. 20 Issue 4 Bringing Baptists of North Carolina Together for Christ-Centered Ministry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

identity and partnership by Larry Hovis, CBFNC Executive Coordinator

When I think about how CBFNC intersects with our church here at United Baptist in Winston-Salem, I feel simultaneously humbled and honored. In the last year alone, we opened up our relatively new fellowship hall to host two CBFNC events: the first-ever Stewardship Conference with Ruben Swint in August; and a Deacon Leadership conference in October with Eddie Hammett. As a pastor, I was pleased that our church was willing and able to host both of these events; additionally, I was (and am) so proud that our United family made sure that these two events were overwhelmingly successesful. It made me happy that our church was thorough and well-prepared so that others might receive our grace-filled hospitality.

I smile when I think about our privilege in hosting those events because, as a small/medium-sized church, it is satisfying to contribute to our ministry companion who has done so much for so many churches throughout the great state of North Carolina and beyond. For years now, our church members involved in CBFNC events and worship experiences have been the grateful recipients of all the hard work and effort exerted by our CBFNC staff and leadership teams. When we worship, we worship together. When we serve, we serve together. When we lead our own churches, on our own campuses, in some real and perhaps taken-for-granted way, we lead together. So in 2014, it was a joy to give back to CBFNC and feel the pride and joy of working together, in doing Christ-breathed ministry alongside sibling churches.

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

need the help, and they stand ready to serve us when we have questions, concerns, needs or praises to share.

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

We want to make sure our money is focused on children, adults, college students, church plants, missionaries, Baptist periodicals, and so many more worthy Baptist ministries. The CBFNC Mission Resource Plan helps us do just that. We are proud to practice Baptist freedoms in our giving. Though

our giving percentages demonstrate our bent towards CBF ministry initiatives (Hunger Fund especially), people are also free to choose to give to Annie Armstrong/Lottie Moon, and do so from time-to-time.

I like to tell people that our church has a unique identity among Baptist churches in the area. Our partnership with CBFNC helps us better share our unique identity with those who have questions about our theology and how we live out the Gospel. CBFNC acts as a loving, supportive older sibling who shares experience and wisdom. CBFNC helps us live out our autonomous mission within our church and community. And it’s the Holy Spirit of our risen Savior who keeps both our church and CBFNC “united.” Because churches like ours who partner with CBFNC love Jesus and love people, it’s been easy to see how friendships develop both with CBFNC leadership and with other CBFNC-connected churches alike.

We partner with and support CBFNC because, deep down, the Great Commission and the Great Commandment are the sole purposes for our missional connection. Until Jesus comes back, I believe United and CBFNC will continue to joyfully and faithfully live out this fundamental purpose of every Christ-follower: “Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him forever.” So here’s to greater ministry for God’s Kingdom glory, CBFNC. We at United are proud and honored to partner alongside you!

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


Earlys .............................. AhoskieFirst ................................. AhoskieFirst ................................. AlbemarleMount Zion ..................... AlexisAngier .............................. AngierBaptist Fellowship .......... AngierNeill’s Creek ................... AngierIglesia Bautista Hispanoamericana ........................................ Apex Olive Chapel ................. Apex Woodhaven ..................... ApexFirst ............................... ArdenFirst ................................. AsheboroOakwood Park ................ AsheboroWest Asheboro ................. AsheboroCalvary ............................ AshevilleFirst ................................. AshevilleGrace ............................... AshevilleMorningside .................... AshevilleConnaritsa ...................... AulanderBenson ........................... BensonFirst ................................. Biscoe

First ................................. Black MountainFirst ................................. BladenboroLennons Cross Roads .... BladenboroFirst ................................. Blowing RockBoiling Springs .............. Boiling SpringsFirst ................................. BooneBoonville.......................... BoonvilleMount Moriah Calvert .. BrevardFirst ................................. Bryson CityFirst ................................. Buies CreekMemorial ......................... Buies CreekBullock ............................ BullockFirst ................................. BurlingtonFirst ............................... BurnsvilleFirst ............................... ButnerCalypso ............................ CalypsoSawyer’s Creek ............... CamdenHominy ............................ CandlerFirst ................................. CantonFirst ................................. Carolina BeachGreenwood Forest .......... CaryWestwood ........................ Cary

Chadbourn ...................... ChadbournPiney Forest ..................... ChadbournEphesus .......................... Chapel Hill HillSong ........................... Chapel HillIglesia Bautista Amor de Dias .......................................... Chapel HillLystra .............................. Chapel HillMount Carmel ................ Chapel HillUniversity ...................... Chapel HillGrace Crossing ............... CharlotteIglesia Communidad Evangelica Internacional La Red ..... CharlottePark Road ......................... CharlottePeace Covenant .............. CharlottePritchard Memorial ....... CharlotteProvidence....................... CharlotteSt. John’s ......................... CharlotteSardis ............................... CharlotteTogether in Christ Intl. Ministries ........................................ CharlotteFirst ............................... ClarktonFirst ............................... Clayton

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

Giving Trends: 2011 through 2015 In the 2014-2015 budget year, undesignated gifts totaled $1.29 million, a $100,000 decline from the previous year. Designated gifts again exceeded $2.6 million. For the first time in 5 years, total gifts fell below $4 million.

CBFNC continues to be gratified by the trust congregations and individuals are placing in us. As you form your church budget for next year, we prayerfully and humbly ask that you consider increasing your gifts to CBFNC. We pledge to be good stewards of God’s resources and your trust.

We are taking great care to be good stewards of these resources through the ministries we coordinate and the cultivation of positive relationships with our cherished ministry partners.

To view CBFNC’s 2015-2016 budget, visit www.cbfnc.org/budget.

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partner churches Churches making contributions October 2013 - March 2015

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Undesignated



White Oak ....................... ClaytonMosaic ............................. ClaytonClemmons First ................ ClemmonsFirst ............................... ClintonGrove Park...................... ClintonMcGill .............................. ConcordFirst ................................. CramertonOpen Arms ...................... CreedmoorCullowhee........................ CullowheeThe Summit .................... CullowheeFirst ................................. DentonFirst ................................. DobsonFirst ................................. DrexelFirst ................................. DunnWestfield .......................... DunnCalvary ............................ DurhamDurham Memorial ......... DurhamIglesia Bautista Valle De Esperanza.......................................... DurhamGlenn School Road ......... DurhamHope Valley ..................... DurhamLowes Grove ................... DurhamMount Hermon ............... DurhamTemple ............................. DurhamTobacco Trail Church .... DurhamWatts Street .................... DurhamYates ................................ DurhamFirst ............................... EdenEdenton ........................... EdentonBlackwell Memorial ......... Elizabeth CityFirst ................................. Elizabeth CityElizabethtown ................. ElizabethtownFirst ................................. ElkinFirst ................................. ElonEmerald Isle .................... Emerald IsleEnfield .............................EnfieldEnka ................................ EnkaFair Bluff ......................... Fair BluffFirst ................................. FairmontThe Chapel Door ............ FairviewFirst ................................. FarmvilleCedar Falls ....................... FayettevilleFirst ................................. FayettevilleLafayette ......................... FayettevilleMount Pisgah .................. FayettevilleSnyder Memorial............ FayettevilleUnity Christian Center .. FayettevilleFirst ................................. Forest CityFlorence ......................... Forest CityMount Vernon................. Forest City

First ................................. Four OaksPauline ........................... Four OaksBurningtown ................... FranklinCenterpoint ..................... FranklinFranklinton ..................... FranklintonFremont Missionary .... FremontGarland ......................... GarlandAversboro Road .............. GarnerCovenant ......................... GastoniaFirst ................................. GastoniaLoray ............................... GastoniaNew Hope ........................ GastoniaReynoldson...................... GatesFirst ................................. GoldsboroRosewood First ............... GoldsboroFirst ................................ GrahamCollege Park ................... GreensboroFirst ................................. GreensboroGuilford ........................... GreensboroLindley Park ..................... GreensboroSoutheast ......................... GreensboroArlington Boulevard ........ GreenvilleImmanuel ...................... GreenvilleThe Memorial ................. GreenvilleOakmont ......................... GreenvillePleasant Hill ..................... GroverHallsboro ......................... HallsboroFlat Rock ......................... HamptonvilleFirst ................................. HendersonProvidence....................... HendersonvilleFirst ................................. HickoryMountain Grove ............ HickoryViewmont ........................ HickoryHiddenite ......................... HiddeniteEmerywood ..................... High PointFirst .................................. High PointIglesia Bautista Esperanza Viva .......................................... High PointParkwood ........................ High PointCane Creek ....................... HillsboroughFirst ................................. HillsboroughHobbsville ....................... HobbsvilleFirst ................................. HuntersvilleFirst ................................. JonesvilleFirst ................................. KannapolisNew Life Chinese ............ KannapolisFirst ................................. KernersvilleIglesia Nueva Vision ....... KernersvilleMain Street ..................... KernersvilleUnion Cross .................... Kernersville

Quaker Gap .................... KingSpilman Memorial ......... KinstonOak Ridge ....................... KittrellKnightdale ..................... KnightdaleFirst ............................... LaurinburgGoshen ............................. LelandNorth Brunswick Fellowship .......................................... LelandCollege Avenue ................ LenoirFirst ................................. LenoirChurchland ..................... LexingtonFirst ................................. LexingtonJersey ............................... LexingtonFirst .............................. LibertyMount Pleasant ............. LibertyFirst .............................. LincolntonLittleton ........................... LittletonMission ............................ LocustHickory Rock ................ Louisburg Louisburg ........................ LouisburgFirst ................................. LumbertonFirst ................................. MadisonAntioch ............................ MamersFirst ................................. MarionIglesia Bautista Ebenezer ........................................ Marion Calvary .......................... Mars Hill Mars Hill ......................... Mars HillFirst ................................. MarshvilleFirst ................................. MayodanNew Bessemer ................. McLeansvilleFirst ................................. MebaneMount Adar .................... MebaneEatons ............................... MocksvilleFirst ................................. MocksvilleFirst ................................. MonroeMill Creek ....................... MonroeFirst .................................. MooresvilleFirst ............................... Morehead CityFirst ................................. MorgantonCalvary ............................ Mount AiryFirst ................................. Mount AiryMission Uno .................... Mount AiryPiney Grove .................... Mount AiryFirst ................................. Mount GileadFirst ............................... Mount HollyFirst ............................... Mount OliveMurfreesboro .................. MurfreesboroRock Creek .................... Nashville First ................................. New Bern


First Chin ....................... New BernKendalls .......................... New LondonFirst ................................. NewlandTrinity ............................ NewtonFirst ................................. N. WilkesboroFirst .................................. OrientalEnon ................................ OxfordHester .............................. OxfordOxford ............................. OxfordRoberts Chapel ............... PendletonPfafftown ......................... PfafftownIglesia Bautista Misionera Roca Fuerte .......................................... PittsboroMount Gilead .................. PittsboroPittsboro .......................... PittsboroAthens Drive ................... RaleighChrist ............................. RaleighCrabtree Valley ............. Raleigh First ................................. RaleighForest Hills ...................... RaleighThe Fountain ................. Raleigh Greystone ........................ RaleighHayes Barton .................. RaleighIglesia Bautista La Roca .......................................... RaleighIglesia Nueva Generacion .......................................... RaleighLongview ......................... RaleighMacedonia ....................... RaleighMillbrook ........................ RaleighNew Hope ........................ RaleighPullen Memorial ............... RaleighRidge Road ..................... RaleighSt. John’s ........................ RaleighSwift Creek .................... Raleigh Tabernacle ....................... RaleighTriangle ........................... RaleighTrinity ............................ RaleighFirst ................................. Red SpringsCalvary ............................ ReidsvilleFirst ............................... ReidsvilleRichfield ..........................RichfieldFirst ................................. RichlandsRosemary ........................ Roanoke RapidsBethel ............................... RobbinsvilleFirst .................................. RockinghamDortches .......................... Rocky MountLakeside .......................... Rocky MountRileys Creek .................. Rocky PointRolesville ......................... Rolesville

Evergreen ........................ Rose HillRose Hill .......................... Rose HillFirst ................................. RoseboroFirst ................................. RowlandLamberth Memorial ...... RoxboroRoxboro ........................... RoxboroFirst ................................. RutherfordtonFirst .................................. SalisburyEphesus ............................ SanfordFirst ................................. SanfordFlat Springs..................... SanfordIglesia Bautista Nueva Comienzo ........................................ SanfordJonesboro Heights .......... SanfordPrimera Iglesia Bautista ........................................ SanfordBeaver Dam ..................... ShelbyDouble Shoals ................. ShelbyDover ................................ ShelbyFirst ............................... ShelbyPoplar Springs .............. Shelby Ross Grove ....................... ShelbyZion .................................. ShelbyCentro Familiar Cristiano ........................................ Siler City Rocky River .................... Siler CityNobles Chapel ................. SimsFirst ............................... SmithfieldFirst Christian................... SmithfieldSharon .............................SmithfieldFirst ................................. Southern PinesSpencer ............................ SpindaleEphesus ........................... Spring HopeFirst ................................. Spring HopeCentral ............................ Spruce PineFirst ................................ Spruce PineFirst ............................... StanfieldFirst ............................... StantonsburgFirst ................................. StatesvilleFirst ................................. StonevilleBrunswick Islands .......... SupplyFirst ................................. SylvaOlyphic .......................... Tabor City Tabor City .................... Tabor CityFirst ................................. TarboroAntioch .......................... TaylorsvilleFirst .............................. TaylorsvilleFirst ............................... TryonRound Hill....................... Union MillsCornerstone .................... Valdese

First ............................... Valdese First .................................. WadesboroFalls ............................... Wake Forest Heritage ........................... Wake ForestWake Forest .................... Wake ForestWoodland ........................ Wake ForestFirst ............................... Wallace Warrenton ....................... WarrentonFirst ................................. WashingtonFirst ............................... WaynesvilleFirst ............................... WeavervilleCrossroads Fellowship ..... WeldonBaptist Tabernacle ......... WendellWendell............................ WendellFirst ............................... West JeffersonFishing Creek.................. WhitakersFirst ............................... WhitevilleMount Zion ..................... WhitevilleNew Hope ...................... WhitevilleWilkesboro ...................... WilkesboroFirst ................................. WilmingtonMasonboro ...................... WilmingtonOgden ............................... WilmingtonTemple ............................. WilmingtonWinter Park .................... WilmingtonFirst ................................. WilsonCashie .............................. WindsorWingate ........................... WingateArdmore .......................... Winston-SalemCollege Park ................... Winston-SalemFellowship ....................... Winston-SalemFirst ................................. Winston-SalemIglesia Cristiana Sin Fronteras.......................................... Winston-SalemKnollwood ....................... Winston-SalemMineral Springs ................ Winston-SalemNorthwest ........................ Winston-SalemPeace Haven .................... Winston-SalemUnited .............................. Winston-SalemVia Faith Community .... Winston-SalemWake Forest .................. Winston-SalemWest Side ...................... Winston-SalemWinterville ..................... Winterville Wise ................................. WiseFirst ................................. YadkinvilleMaplewood...................... YadkinvilleBethlehem ....................... YoungsvilleYoungsville ...................... YoungsvilleZebulon ........................... Zebulon

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

making friends, building relationships


witness, mission, and by Ka’thy Gore Chappell,

ministry partners CBFNC Leadership Development Coordinator

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

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

Collaborative Ministry: 3 Ingredients

John Pierce, Executive Editor, Baptists Today.“Collaboration carries implications for a deeper relationship, more than an exchange of funds or goodwill. It involves important criteria—or ingredients—for effective, collaborative ministry. Collaboration with CBFNC demonstrates clearly how autonomous ministry organizations can work hand-in-hand to accomplish more than either could do alone.Baptists�Today seeks to partner where three essential

ingredients of collaboration are in the mix:

1. Trust is a must;2. Everyone shares the load;3. Shared work is mutually beneficial.

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

Health: A Chance to Thrive in Community

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

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

Educational Ministry & Missions: A Collaborative Effort

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

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

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

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


North Carolina Baptists have enjoyed a deep, longstanding relationship with the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty (BJC). CBFNC is the current steward of that relationship. The desire to support this group that vigilantly monitors the issues surrounding religious liberty is vitally important to free and faithful NC Cooperative Baptists.

From CBFNC’s inception, there has been a commitment to continue the relationship with the BJC, and to help in multiple ways to support their mission. Our efforts include promoting the BJC’s work in our publications, inviting people from the BJC to speak in congregations and partner institutions, and providing funding through CBFNC’s Mission Resource Plan and operating budget. The BJC even has a permanent seat on their board of directors to be filled by a person appointed by CBFNC.

One of the more creative and engaging ways we work alongside the BJC is to help fund an internship each summer. This internship is for students who are interested in public policy and the mission of the BJC.

CBFNC has been partnering with the BJC for the past six years to provide this opportunity. All of the interns have gone on to graduate studies in law, theology or public policy. This BJC internship is one more way CBFNC invests and engages in the future of young Baptists and larger work of Christ in our world.

Ivana Hughes - lawyer My internship with the BJC gave me the opportunity to develop my faith and reassured me that I wanted to go into a legal career to fight for the rights of others. Without CBFNC helping me along the way, this would not have been possible. I thank CBFNC for the work they do in the Baptist community and for helping students in North Carolina broaden their horizon through internships.

Lauren Hovis - graduate student in public policy At the BJC, I learned practical skills that will help me further defend the Baptist principle of the separation of church and state. I am so grateful to CBFNC for funding my time there.

Adam McDuffie - seminarian My internship with the BJC gave me the opportunity to experience the workings of a DC advocacy group while also deepening my commitment to and understanding of the Baptist principle of separation of church and state as I prepare to begin my graduate theological education.

BJC internships by Wanda Kidd, CBFNC Collegiate Ministry Coordinator

CBFNC Collaborative Partners

CBF Global

CBFNC Partners (included in CBFNC budget)Baptist History & Heritage SocietyBaptist Women in Ministry NationalBaptist Women in Ministry NCChristian Women’s Job CorpNorth American Baptist FellowshipYoung Scholars in the Baptist Academy

Theological EducationCampbell Divinity SchoolDuke Divinity School,

Baptist House of StudiesGardner-Webb School of DivinityWake Forest School of Divinity

Higher EducationCampbell UniversityChowan UniversityGardner-Webb UniversityMars Hills UniversityMeredith CollegeWake Forest UniversityWingate University

Social MinistryBaptist Children’s HomeBaptist Retirement HomesNC Baptist Hospital Division of

Faith & Health Ministries (Care-Net)

Identity PartnersAssociated Baptist PressBaptist Center for EthicsBaptist Joint CommitteeBaptist World AllianceBaptists TodayNC Baptist Foundation

Lay MinistriesWomen’s Missionary Union of NCNC Baptist Men


Ministers on the Move Compiled by Jack Causey, Ministerial Resources Coordinator

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

Jill Martin has been called to Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Chapel Hill to serve as Student Minister The Memorial Baptist Church in Greenville has called Brad Smith as Pastor Boiling Springs Baptist Church in Boiling Springs has called Keith McKinney as Pastor Josh Lail has been called to join the staff of First Baptist Church of Valdese as Minister of Family Life

When you make a move or know of someone who has changed places of ministry, let us know by e-mailing us at [email protected].

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

CBFNC Honorary and Memorial Gifts Bill and Judy McCall, Mooresville;

Global Missions in memory of Ann Melvin Smith

Dorothy and J.P. Powers, Lumberton; Cerebal Palsy in China in memory of Katie Dixon

Your gifts to a CBFNC endowment fund can plant seeds of blessing, hope, and help. Designate a gift for scholarships, new church starts, or where it is most needed. Contact Jim Hylton at [email protected] or (336) 759-3456 for more information.

First, Butler

First, Hillsborough

First, Winston Salem

Forest Hills, Raleigh

Loray, Gastonia

Oxford, Oxford

Rock Creek, Nashville

Together in Christ Int’l Ministries, Charlotte

Coordinator Visits April - May 2015

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

April 2015 Contributions Undesignated - $132,767 Designated - $234,410

May 2015 Contributions Undesignated - $110,751 Designated - $199,067

April 2015 - March 2016 Monthly Undesignated Goal: $117,447

CBFNCFinancial Report:

Donate to CBFNC today! www.cbfnc.org/give

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

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

Take a look at CBFNC’s blog,

Thoughts from across our state ... at cbfnc.wordpress.com. Would you like to contribute? E-mail [email protected].


supporting, affirming women in ministry

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

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

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

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

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

by Ka’thy Gore ChappellCBFNC Leadership Development Coordinator

I�love�being�able�to�share�with�teenage�girls�that�God�can�and�will�

do�great�things�through�them.�For�some,�that�will�include�vocational�ministry.

Michelle Ayers Anderson, Minister of Youth,

Westwood, Cary

I love the support�and�the�community�that�we�receive�from other women in ministry! Emily Davis, divinity student, Gardner-Webb & Youth Minister, North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro

I�love�that�as�a�Baptist,�the�“priesthood�of�ALL�believers”�is�fully�embraced....�God�is�equally�accessible�to�all�the�faithful,�and�every�Christian�has�EQUAL�potential�to�minister�for�God.Jillian Martin, Youth & College Minister, Mount Carmel, Chapel Hill

I love the affirmation�to�go�and�to�be�whoever�God�has�called�me�to�be�and�whatever�God�has�called�me�to�do.Elizabeth Maye, divinity student, Gardner-Webb & Children’s Pastor, Zion, Shelby

I always know there is someone there to walk alongside�me,�companionship�of�like-minded�women.Jennifer Jones Collins, Director of Pastoral Care, Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals, Richmond, VA

I love learning�from�

those who have�walked�

this path before�me�

and�helping�those who are�seeking�

to follow this path now and�in�the�

future.Martha Kate Hall, Associate

Coordinator, CBF GA, Macon, GA

I�love�the�support�we�get�from�Ka’thy�Gore�Chappell�and�Pam�Durso!Sarah Miller, Chaplain, SouthernCare Hospice, Waco, TX

I�love�the�freedom�and�blessing�to�pursue�my�call�

– whatever that means!Tracy Hartman, Professor, BTSR, Richmond, VA

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Growing Generous Givers A Stewardship Conference for Ministers and Lay Leadersfeaturing Rubin SwintSeptember 11, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Shelby

Oasis Church Music and Worship ConferenceJuly 13-15, 2015Campbell University Hispanic Network - Children’s RetreatJuly 25-26, 2015 Hispanic Network - Youth RetreatAugust 14-16, 2015 Baptist Ideals TourAugust 23-26, 2015Williamsburg, VA Hispanic Network - Women’s Retreat August 28-30, 2015 Youth Whitewater Rafting RetreatSeptember 5-7, 2015Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain Stewardship Conference September 11, 2015First, Shelby Hispanic Network - Mother and Daughter Retreat September 26, 2015

Upcoming Events ~ JULY/AUGUST EDITION

Youth Beach RetreatOctober 2-4, 2015Caswell 2015 Minister’s Retreat October 5-7, 2015St. Francis Springs Retreat Center, Stoneville Regional Impacting Tomorrow - Eastern NC Teaching CongregationOctober 10, 2015Oakmont, Greenville Congregational Coach CertificationOctober 19-20, 2015Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain Welcome Event for New Ministers October 22, 2015CBFNC Offices, Winston-Salem

Children’s Missions DayNovember 14, Zion, ShelbyNovember 14, Zebulon, ZebulonNovember 21, Oakmont, Greenville

Regional Impacting Tomorrow - Central NC Teaching CongregationJanuary 16, 2016Neill’s Creek, Angier Regional Impacting Tomorrow - Churches Teaching ChurchesFebruary 6, 2016First, Mocksville Youth Choir FestivalMarch 4-5, 2016Knollwood, Winston-Salem Children’s Choir FestivalMarch 12, 2016First, Southern Pines CBFNC 2016 General AssemblyMarch 18, 2016Hayes Barton, Raleigh Regional Impacting Tomorrow - Western NC Teaching CongregationApril 16, 2016First, Waynesville

Documents

CBFNC July/August 2015