Aug 16, 2024 | Executive Coordinator
In his book Markings, Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish diplomat and second Secretary General of the United Nations, wrote, “For all that has been —Thanks; for all that shall be — Yes!” Scribbled in his personal diary in 1953, perhaps after learning he had been named to his...
Apr 25, 2024 | Latest News, Moderator
MY LATE GRANDFATHER dreamed of being a Baptist preacher, but he would not give up smoking, and he feared the responsibility of saving people’s souls. He pitched a fit when my parents crossed the state line to bring me into the world in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I am the...
Apr 23, 2024 | Adults & Senior Adults, Executive Coordinator, Latest News
As long as I can remember, music has been a part of what being a Baptist means to me. The small church I grew up in was a “singing” church. We did not have classically trained musicians or even a professional minister of music. We did not have a pipe organ or a grand...
Mar 14, 2024 | Children, Latest News, Missions, Missions, Youth
Making God’s Compassion Visisble – Passport, INC For more than three decades, our motivated summer teams have invited students to have fresh encounters with God, embrace community around them, and extend God’s grace to the world. Our non-profit student...
Mar 13, 2024 | Latest News, Youth
As an aspiring youth minister, I was invited during my time in Divinity School to attend a retreat called OASIS, the flagship event of the CBF Youth Ministry Network. When I entered the Assembly Inn in Montreat, North Carolina, I couldn’t have known how important the...
