CBFNC May/June 2014 newsletter

The Gatheringof the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina

May/June 2014 • Vol. 19 Issue 3 Bringing Baptists of North Carolina Together for Christ-Centered Ministry

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Transformation: Why we bring Baptists Together for Christ-centered ministry

by Larry Hovis, CBFNC Executive Coordinator

2 • The Gathering – May/June 2014

What do these stories have in common? Many things, perhaps, but the most important is, “Transformation.” The dictionary defines “transform” as “to change the nature, function, or condition of; to convert.” Though the word “transform” does not appear frequently in Scripture, the concept is a thoroughly Biblical one.

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good, accept-able and perfect” (Romans 12:2).

“And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as if reflect-ed in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image, from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:18).

“If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation. Everything old has passed away; see, everything new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

In a real sense, all of the parables of Jesus, like his entire life and ministry, are about transformation.

While most Christians, churches and ministry organizations (like CBFNC) would affirm, intellectually, that our primary purpose is to be agents of God’s transformation, that concept is not usually at the forefront of our thinking. We are more likely to evaluate ourselves on traditional metrics like attendance, membership and budgets than on how lives are being transformed because of our ministry.

CBFNC’s 20th Anniversary Vision Statement, adopted at the recent General Assembly, seeks to bring our rhetoric in line with our actions. The Assembly affirmed that our life together should be guided by three Overarching Commit-ments: Transformation, Engagement, and Community. All three are important. All are necessary. Though they are not linear, but circular, there is a flow to them.

Our purpose, as already stated, is to be agents of God’s transformation. We do this through engagement with those around us. We are not content to wait for folks to come to us, but we intentionally, proactively, assertively but respect-fully, engage them, in word and deed, with the Good News of God’s Kingdom in Jesus. This process occurs not as isolationists, not as rugged individualists, but in community. Always, we seek companions on the journey of transforma-tive engagement, for we believe that true transformation is relational.

In the coming years, CBFNC will increasingly orient our ministries around Transformation, Engagement and Community. We don’t now know exactly what this means. We will learn together. And the conversation around the interchange of these commitments, will, hopefully, begin to shape how local churches and Christians exercise their discipleship.

For many years, CBFNC has been dedicated to the task of “bringing Bap-tists of North Carolina together for Christ-centered ministry.” That remains our purpose. But now, we have more clarity about why we come together for Christ-centered ministry. It’s to bring about God’s Transformation in our lives, our churches, our communities, and our world.

How are you (your church, ministry, etc.) seeking to bring about God’s transformation with your family, friends, community and world? How can we, together, be more faithful and effective in the pursuit of this central task? I look forward to discerning those questions together in the months and years ahead.

What do the following ministry snapshots have in common?A teenager attends a retreat with her youth group. She is in turmoil over a wrong performed by a family member. At the retreat, she learns about the power of God’s forgiveness. She goes home, empowered to approach the family member from a new perspective, and their relationship is changed for the better, even stronger than before.A church has been struggling with decline, loss of purpose, internal conflict, and lack of direction. The church receives assistance from a congregational coach who helps them explore what’s working well, what’s not working well, where their challenges lie, and what God is call-ing them to be and do to move forward with power and purpose. They experience new life and energy. Current members grow in their faith and new persons begin coming to faith in Christ through their ministry.A Spanish-speaking newcomer struggles with issues of culture, language, and employment. His only exposure to religion in his home coun-try has not been positive. He meets members of a Spanish-speaking congregation who embrace him, help him assimilate into the community, and introduce him to a positive, saving relationship with Jesus. He is like a new person.A college student struggles with what she is sup-posed to do with her life. She has changed majors twice and isn’t even sure she should come back to school in the fall for her junior year. Her campus minister encourages her to spend her summer as a congregational intern. In that role, she has a caring, supportive pastoral supervisor who not only shows her the many sides of congregational life, but provides her with spiritual guidance for her life’s journey. She returns to school with a healthy identity and sense of God’s leadership in her life.Over time, numerous church construction teams travel to Belize to construct a primary school. Because of this assistance, the church-related school is able to provide an education not available through other avenues to the children of the community. With an education, they have a greatly improved chance at a much better life. And with a Christian education, they are able to become and grow more deeply as disciples of Jesus.

I got the most out of the mod-ules about homelessness. I have a renewed perspective on the poor, under-privileged and broken.

“The most meaningful thing for me was hearing the expla-nation of the single story and how we assume other people’s stories before we know them.”

Something that I take away from this week is that things are a lot more complicated than I originally saw them. We are so quick to take sides and adamantly defend our posi-tion, “I’m right so you must be wrong,” but it is not that sim-ple. Taking sides means you are against something. We need to realize that we do not have things figured out and you con-tinue to learn valuable lessons in places you didn’t think you would learn anything. Learn-ing more helps develop the concepts and things we believe, but it can also expand our world and help us really enjoy the diversity that we have been blessed with. It’s also nice to see an organization like CBF take such an active role as a support system for the Body of Christ.

“As we are moving on from this trip, I want to remember that we are the church of today. First we must realize we will sin and what it takes to move past that toward a brighter future.”

I found a deeper appreciation for every issue we discussed this week, but I most appreciate that this trip planted seeds and demonstrated what I can do to advance the Kingdom of God in my own community.

“No matter if we’re rich, poor, big, skinny, tall, short — we all have a story.”

“The whole experience! We went from individual groups to really good friends, all the while going very deeply into how we can be a change in the world.”

The thing that impacted me the most was being able to do things for the people in Atlanta. I also enjoyed being able to meet people from all of the different schools.

“We’re not here to save people; we’re here to love them. And it’s through loving people that we will save them.” (Quoting the volunteer coordinator at Gateway.)

This week I learned about homelessness and race. I learned not to listen to just a person’s single story.

“Racism still exists and can be eliminated, but it is us who must do it, now, not later. In our own ways, our own towns, we must be the voice and the change we want to see.”

From this week, I have broadened my definition of what it means to go on a “mission trip.” We talked about the commonly held idea of going, working all day and having a “free day”

on the last day. The people served were completely different from us and needed help from us to solve a problem. This week has been completely different. Mission work that makes a true differ-ence in someone’s life requires a relationship, which takes more than a week to create.

“I enjoyed finding a safe place to explore complicated issues and practical ways to be part of God’s Kingdom through social justice issues.”

The Gathering – May/June 2014 • 3

CBFNC Collegiate Ministry had a new collaborative experience this spring. Four of our collegiate ministry groups (Appalachian State, East Carolina University, Western Carolina University and UNC-Asheville) shared a spring break mission trip to Atlanta.

This journey began as all four of the groups gathered at First Baptist Church, Sylva. That night, each group sat segregated by their campus in the church fellowship hall. The picture below tell’s a story of the group’s amazing transformation by week’s end.

Spring break take-away

March 8-14, 2014, in Atlanta


Cooperation: the focus for next 20 years by Steve DeVane

CBFNC adopted a vision statement on March 29 that calls for transformation, engagement and community by focusing on four Christ-centered areas of ministry.

The Assembly featured worship services, a minis-try celebration and business session, workshops and times of fellowship. Divinity students gathered for some separate sessions, while children were led in their own Assembly.

Those attending the Assembly adopted a $1.48 mil-lion budget for 2014-15 and gave $5,732 in offerings for campus ministry in North Carolina.

Ka’thy Gore Chappell, CBFNC’s Leadership Devel-opment Coordinator and chairwoman of the 20th An-niversary Celebration Team, said the Assembly theme, “Still,” has multiple meanings. The team wanted to show how CBFNC is still God’s, still following God, still active and still doing missions. The team embraced the various definitions of Still, Chappell said. “That’s life,” she said. “It’s both/and, not either/or.”

Ken Medema, an improvisational musician who has been blind since birth, participated in both worship services. During Saturday morning worship, Medema asked for stories about CBFNC, then immediately came up with short songs about the comments. After a story about women being ordained, Medema’s song talked about how “the good old boys” said pulpits weren’t for “sisters” and said a woman “brings a kind of love no man can bring.”

Larry Hovis, CBFNC Executive Coordinator, talked about the meanings of Still in his address, which was based on Hebrews 10:23-25. He reminded those attend-ing of the Fellowship’s accomplishments and talked about the future. Hovis said the Fellowship finds value in coming together. “Good things happen when good people come together,” he said.

Hovis then gave his interpretation of the vision statement. “Our life together moving forward will be increasingly and intentionally guided by three over-arching commitments: transformation, engagement and community,” he said. “All three are important. All are necessary.”

Hovis said the vision document is not a statement of faith or an operational goal with specific goals, objec-tives and time lines. “Instead, it is a navigational tool, more of a compass than a map, pointing us in the gen-eral direction we need to go, but giving us the freedom,

together, to flesh out the details, making adjustments along the way,” he said.

Members of the 20th Anniversary Vision Team presented the vision statement during three work-shops on March 28 and during a business session the next day. Team member Dave Odom said during the workshop that the three commitments – transformation, engagement and community – are connected. “We believe these commitments are things that will stand the test of time,” he said. “We believe there’s history behind them.”

The commitment to transformation is based on Romans 12:12, “Be transformed by the renewing of your minds.” The statement of transformation says that Cooperative Baptists in North Carolina “desire to be agents of God’s newness.”

Odom said transformation starts with God. “Trans-formation is God’s work,” he said. “We partake in it. We are transformed. God is at work in the world,” Odom said. “God is at work in our lives.”

Donna Bissette, a member of the team and past moderator of CBFNC, said transformation is the ultimate goal. “We want to draw people to Jesus,” she said. The commitment to engagement is based on James 1:22, “Be doers of the word.”

Bissette said engagement is an outward focus. “For me, it’s the one that puts flesh on CBFNC,” she said. “This is sort of the hands and feet of the three commit-ments.” The commitment to community is based on Romans 12:10, “Be devoted to one another in love.” The statement says fellowship in CBFNC’s name points toward a “deep desire for connection.”

The statement calls for the vision to become reality through four areas of focus:

Showing mercy and seeking justiceNurturing healthy congregationsEmpowering laity for missional livingClarifying identity and covenant

Bissette said the areas of focus provide a yardstick for determining ministries. They are intended to be broad, but clear, she said.

Team member Jack Glasgow said the vision state-ment is about helping churches serve God and serve people. Instead of a list of programs, it is intended to be


a way of seeing the mission of God in the world, he said. “That’s inter-preting the document, but I think that’s the spirit of the document.”

Greg Rogers, who served on the vision team, said the vision lets churches collaborate and find new expressions of ministry. “I think these statements are broad enough to let us live into the Spirit,” he said.

The vision team has been work-ing for two years. It sought to find a sense of what people and churches affirmed about CBFNC and what they hope, dream and need for the future.

Odom said team members learned that Cooperative Baptists in North Carolina are happy with CBFNC but concerned about the health of individual congregations.

Team member John Vestal said the statement emphasizes the impor-tance of making disciples. “What is so exciting about this document is it says we are all ministers,” he said. “You don’t have to go to seminary to have God’s call on your life.”

Hovis told those listening to his address that they are not Independent Baptists, but Cooperative Baptists. “We need each other. We are incom-plete without one another,” he said. “We’ve spent our first 20 years focusing on our freedom. I pray we’ll spend our next 20 years focusing on cooperation.”

Top to bottom: Vision Team panel discussion, workshop

participants, Vision document presentation and General

Assembly worship.


Summary of Individual Contributors January 2013-December 2013

Name .......................................... City/State

Anna & LaCount Anderson ..Scotland NeckSeth & Jennifer Asbill ................KnightdaleJ.D. & Margaret Baldree .................. ShelbyDeborah & Dean Baughn ......RutherfordtonAl & Pat Bennett .......................GreensboroCaroline & Ralph Bentley ...........StatesvilleDavid & Mavis Bissette ......Winston-SalemKen & Gail Boaz .................Winston-SalemTom & Betty Bodkin .......................RaleighJohn & Nola Boezeman ......................ApexKaren & Steve Bolton .................... DurhamDorothy Bowers .................................. EdenGreg & Donna Bowers .............. WintervilleTommy & Gail Bridges ...................SanfordCarol Brown ................................GreenvilleCatherine A. Brown .................... Oak RidgeKelly Brown ....................................... SylvaMary Brown .....................................RaleighCharles & Grace Bullard ..............AsheboroWarner & Roberta Bumgardner

.............................................. WadesboroLinden & Alice Burch .........Lake JunaluskaMorgan Burnett ........................WaynesvilleJim & Joyce Camp ......................LexingtonBette Carter ......................................RaleighTony Cartledge ....................................ApexJack & Mary Lib Causey .............StatesvilleKenny & Trishia Chapman ........CullowheeKa’thy & Russell Chappell

........................................Winston SalemJames & Elizabeth Clark .....HendersonvilleSusan Clark ..........................................ApexMarie & Homer Clontz .............Horse ShoeAustin & Betty Connors ..................RaleighGail & Holland Coulter .......Hendersonville

Terry & Judy Cox .......................High PointJim Cross ..........................................OxfordBarbara Dallas ..................................... EdenBrian & Dannelle Dickens ............. WhittierMichael Dixon ...................... Elizabeth CityElizabeth J. Dunn..................Cumming, GARuth Durham ..............................High PointElizabeth & Mark Edwards .......... NashvilleMartha & Wallace Edwards ...Spring HopeJane & Richard Eskew ........Winston-SalemJohnnie Evans ............................ MorrisvilleKimberly & Michael Ferguson

........................................ Fort Hood, TXSue Fitzgerald ......................Winston-SalemHeather Foster .................................... SylvaMarie & Steve Fox .......................... BensonDebra & Curtis Freeman ................ DurhamWoodrow Freeze ..............................BullockBrad Galbraith .............................. AshevilleLou Ann & Paul Gilliam ....... MurfreesboroJack & Barbara Glasgow ................ ZebulonShannon & David Hall ....................MebaneTommy & Pat Hardin .....................SpindaleJohn & Kathryn Harris ................. Rose HillCathy & Bill Hartsell .....................CharlotteDavid & Vanessa Hawes .............WhitevilleJames & Doris Helvey.........Winston-SalemRena & Bill Henderson .............. RidgecrestFrank Hendrick ....................................ElkinScott & Linda Henson ..................... MaidenBrenda Hipp ............................. ThomasvilleCathy & Michael Hopkins ........FayettevilleDonald & Jo Ann Horton ............... ZebulonMarion & Don Horton ................KnightdaleLarry & Kim Hovis ......................Pfafftown

While the bulk of financial support for CBFNC ministries comes from church budgets, individual gifts are an important and growing source of mission and ministry funding. Undesignated individual gifts are applied to the CBFNC Mission and Ministry Offering, one hundred percent of which funds our diverse ministries.

CBFNC is grateful for all gifts, regardless of size, donor, or designation. May God continue to entrust to us God’s mission and provide the support necessary to carry it out.

Would you like to give to CBFNC as an individual, honoring/in memory of someone important in your life or in support of a particular ministry or project? You will find information on our website, www.cbfnc.org.

Barry & Amanda Howard .....Pensacola, FLBarbara Huggins ..............................RaleighDoris Hughes .................................. EdentonJesse & LindsayHunt .........................BooneJohn Hunt ............................Boiling SpringsNancy & Franklin Ivey ................StatesvilleBeth James ................................. LaurinburgBob & Elaine Jeffcoat .................... DurhamLinda & Joseph Jones .................ClemmonsAnthony Jordan ..............................WingateRebecca & Larry Keesler ..........Mount AiryDan & Wanda Kidd ....................CullowheeElissa Kincaid ................................. HickoryCathy C. Kiser .....................Winston-SalemJoseph & Meade Lamb ......... Elizabeth CityBob & Rhea Lamb ............................ ShelbySara & Stuart Lamkin ..................LouisburgMable Laney ............................... BurlingtonJohn Lawrence .................................RaleighBill & Crystal Leathers........Winston-SalemSteve & Alice Little ..........................MarionBenedetta & Mark Mansell .............RaleighMary & Greg Martin ................ WeavervilleMilton C. Martin ....................Hopewell, VACarolyn & Rick Matthews ..Winston SalemPaula & Scot McCosh ...............FayettevilleCorene McDaniel .......................Forest CityKaren & Randy McKinney .............RaleighRoella Mellnik ............................Forest CityGeneva Metzger ........................GreensboroJean & Gene Millsaps ..............MooresvilleHarold Mitchell ....North Myrtle Beach, SCMemory Mitchell .............................RaleighMargaret Moore ....................................King


Doug & Candace Murray ................. WilsonCharles & Janice Nicholson .......Forest CityMatt & Michelle Norman ................. LelandJames & Starr Oliver ......... Chesapeake, VAEsther & Tim Parker ........................RaleighSusan & Wally Pasour ................Haw RiverJason Perry ................................ WeavervilleWilliam Phillips ..........................CullowheeClara Privott .......................... Rocky MountBo & Gail Prosser ......................Tucker, GADonnie & Ann Ramsey ............ WeavervilleLucy B. Rash ...............................StatesvilleKim & Robby Ray .........................CharlottePaul & Anne Raybon .......................CandlerWilliam & Janet Rhodes .............. AshevilleJonathan Rigsbee ......................KernersvilleKennon & Peggie Roberson

........................................Winston-SalemNancy & L.J. Rogers .......................MebaneBrickson Sam .................................CharlotteWilliam & Carolyn Scoggins

......................................... Elizabethtown

Milton Sewell ............................Mount AiryShirley Shelburne ....................... LillingtonCharlotte H. Shelton .......................... AydenMichael & Sandra Simmons ....Buies CreekMartha & Wilbert Simmons ..........CharlotteJohn Singletary ..............................PittsboroBobbye Smith ............................YadkinvilleRoy & Charlotte Smith ........Winston-SalemShirley Smith .....................................TrinityFrances Stewart ...................Winston-SalemDoris Stocks ................................High PointDavid Stone ..................................Mars HillTerri & Dave Stratton ...........Fuquay VarinaJim & Marion Summerville ......Chapel HillJimmy & Dot Taylor ........................MonroeSusan Taylor ..............................Chapel HillKristen E. Thayer .............................RaleighLeon & Joyce Thomas ..................SouthportAnita Thompson ............................. AhoskieMack & Carol Thompson ................RaleighAnn Wall ..........................................RaleighKimsey & Renae Welch ..........Trent Woods

Neil & Whitney Westbrook .......... SalisburyAmy Whittington ............................. BensonJean Williams ........................ Elizabeth CityTim & Lynda Willis ................ Clemson, SCDavid & Ann Wilson ............ Maryville, TNLinda Winslow............................JamestownRay & Melba Wyche ...................WhitevilleRichard & Betty Wynne ..................RaleighThe Red Radish ............................ AshevilleWagner Agape Ministries

................................... McLeansville, VAWestern NC Baptist Network ....... Asheville

NC Baptist Foundation Endowment Fund:Blanche Wall & William A. BrownHannah & Frank D. HillsMary W. BrownLynn Camp OdomH.Manly HocuttElizabeth Simmons

I encourage you to consider participating in Impacting Tomorrow 2014. Four years ago, First, Goldsboro, a 170-year-old county seat congregation, attended Hopeful Imagination, and in 2012 we participated in Impacting Tomorrow. Each was essential to the missional transformation of our congregation.

Our church found the stories of missional faithfulness to be inspirational, applicable, and essential for our missional journey. It galvanized our staff and lay leadership to discover God’s work in our community and to join God and other Christians in that work. The conference helped birth new vitality in worship, and led to an extension of ministries that were more inwardly focused, such as prayer shawls, handicap ramps, and benevolence, which are now being done in our community and in partnership with other Christians.

We have rediscovered the call to find where God is at work and to join that work, which has revitalized our church in ways we had only dreamed and continues to influence our congregation. Impacting Tomorrow will enhance your missional journey as you continue to impact tomorrow for God.

Impacting Tomorrow — May 16-17, 2014Visit www.cbfnc.org for more information and to register.

Transformation by Glenn Phillips, Pastor, First, Goldsboro

at work

Woven Together

2014 CBF

General Assembly

Atlanta, Georgia

A cord of three strands

is not easily broken

- ECClesiastes 4:9-12

Threads of faith

and fellowship

WorkshopsAttend practical workshops with topics like

• Issues facing the modern church

• New trends and tools in ministry

• Models and opportunities for mission involvement

• Resources for teaching and learning

• Personal growth • Worship/music• Bible studies

Join us in celebrating how our stories as Cooperative Baptists are Woven Together with each other and with God’s mission

Register and learn about fellowship opportunities, auxiliary events, the Assembly schedule and more at thefellowship.info/assembly

June 23-27Atlanta, Georgia

WorshipGather with Cooperative Baptists to be inspired and challenged by

• Annual state of CBF speech from Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter

• Keynote addresses from Andrew Young, former U.N. Ambassador and civil rights leader

• Sermon from Guy Sayles, pastor of First Baptist Church of Asheville, N.C.

• Proclamation and vision for CBF from Moderator-elect Kasey Jones

2014 CBF General Assembly

Celebrate CBF and Co-missioning during a family-friendly dinner banquet and commissioning service

church starters, chaplainsand pastoral counselors. Register for this event atthefellowship.info/assembly/commissioning


Woven Together

2014 CBF

General Assembly

Atlanta, Georgia

A cord of three strands

is not easily broken

- ECClesiastes 4:9-12

Threads of faith

and fellowship

WorkshopsAttend practical workshops with topics like

• Issues facing the modern church

• New trends and tools in ministry

• Models and opportunities for mission involvement

• Resources for teaching and learning

• Personal growth • Worship/music• Bible studies

Join us in celebrating how our stories as Cooperative Baptists are Woven Together with each other and with God’s mission

Register and learn about fellowship opportunities, auxiliary events, the Assembly schedule and more at thefellowship.info/assembly

June 23-27Atlanta, Georgia

WorshipGather with Cooperative Baptists to be inspired and challenged by

• Annual state of CBF speech from Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter

• Keynote addresses from Andrew Young, former U.N. Ambassador and civil rights leader

• Sermon from Guy Sayles, pastor of First Baptist Church of Asheville, N.C.

• Proclamation and vision for CBF from Moderator-elect Kasey Jones

2014 CBF General Assembly

Celebrate CBF and Co-missioning during a family-friendly dinner banquet and commissioning service

church starters, chaplainsand pastoral counselors. Register for this event atthefellowship.info/assembly/commissioning


Practicing by Rick Jordan, CBFNC Church Resources Coordinator

graceReading Day – a day devoted

to the pleasure of reading. Who wouldn’t like that? Reading Day, however, means something different on a college campus. It is the day before exams begin. It’s the last 24 hours before judgment day. What better place to spend it than in a church?

First Baptist Church of Elon is adjacent to the campus of Elon University. For years, it struggled with its role. Some members saw the college as an opportunity. Others considered it a threat. In the last four years, both of those perspectives were given credibility. Four years ago, the church formed a college ministry team. After some prayer and reflection, the team realized, “The University is our Jerusalem.” One of the team member’s children attended college elsewhere and told of a local church that opened its doors to students during exam week. The team decided to give that a try. From 10am – 10pm, the church was open. About 25 students came to enjoy the quiet not found in their dorms and the space not available in the full tables of the University library. Church members provided snacks. The church boosted its internet capabilities. Although attendance was less than hoped for, the team members considered it a success.

Soon afterward, church members found their parking lot and campus covered with beer cans, broken bottles and empty coolers. “We were furious,” says Mark Mofield, pastor of First Baptist Church of Elon for more than 11 years. (Mark is now pastor of Temple, Durham.) On Friday night, a fraternity and a sorority had used the church for party parking. “I thought, like a lot of members, ‘those good for nothing students!’ I called the school administration and demanded an apology, which they promised, as well as funds to pay for clean-up.” Justice was served.

“On Monday, I got an e-mail from the president of the fraternity. At the end of the formal apology, it said, ‘I would like

to meet with you personally to talk about ways to build a better relationship. We do not want you to define us by this moment.’ We preach a lot about grace, but will we take this opportunity to practice it?” They met. Mark asked the fraternity to join a church-wide clean-up on the following Saturday. “Our hope was that if people worked side-by-side, they would get to know one another and relationships would begin.” Mark called the the sorority with the same invitation. On Sunday, Mark used his sermon to tell the story of what had happened. “I announced the clean-up day and asked people to pledge to come.” Some older ladies said they could not do the work, but they would provide snacks.

On Saturday, they came. One hundred and twenty students were paired with more than one hundred church members, and they went to work. Church members asked the students, “What does your organization do?” and were told of multiple projects the students did. That week, the fraternity president called the church to say, “We’d like to do a project for the church.” They became boosters for the exam-week open house.

“It took us a long time to figure out college ministry. Most of us want to begin with a program,” says Mark. “We found out, you begin with relationships. Students want surrogate grandparents they can talk with. They want to serve in the church, not just be entertained.” As the congregation was jolted into building relationships with students, “the college ministry began to blossom. We understood that this is our ministry. We can do this.”

What lesson was most profound for the church? Mark answers, “When we actually practice grace, it can make a difference.”

It took us a long time to figure out college ministry.

We found out, you begin with relationships.


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

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

Barry Keys has been called to be Pastor of First, Valdese.

First, Greensboro, has affirmed Kim Priddy as Minister of Missions.

Watts Street, Durham, has called Dorisanne Cooper as Senior Minister.

David Hawes has been called to Godwin Heights, Lumberton, as Pastor.

Zion, Shelby, has called Matthew Storie as Pastor.

When you make a move or know of someone who has changed places of ministry, let us know 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.

Ardmore, Winston-Salem

First, Albermarle

First, Canton

First, Elon

First, Greensboro

First, High Point

First, Lenoir

First, Mount Airy

First, Raleigh

Green Creek First, Columbus

Pritchard Memorial, Charlotte

St. John’s, Raleigh

The Memorial, Greenville

Westwood, Cary

Yates, Durham

Coordinator Visits February 2014 - March 2014

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.

CBFNC Honorary and Memorial Gifts January - March 2014

Missions & Ministry Offering in honor of Dewey Hobbs by Larry and Kim Hovis

Missions & Ministries Offering In Honor of the Staff of Oakmont, Greenville by Kevin and Nicole Davis

General Assembly Offering for Campus Ministry in memory of Charles Ripley by Mrs. Carolyn Ripley

Check out free resources on www.cbfnc.org!

New items added weekly.CBF Global Missions

Field Personnel Off-Field Assignments

in Our AreaKim and Marc Wyatt

serving in Canada [email protected]

They are off-field in WilmingtonJuly 2013 - June 2014

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.

May 29, 2014Watts Street Baptist Church in Durham

Visit www.cbfnc.org for more information.

children’s ministry summitYouth

LeadershipConference

southeastr e g i o n

May 15, 2014 First Baptist Mount OliveVisit www.cbfnc.org for more information.

elevatingpreaching

2014

September 22, 2014Duke University School of Divinity

Visit www.cbfnc.org for more info

May/June 2014


phone: 336.759.3456 • phone: 888.822.1944 • fax: 336.759.3459 • [email protected] • www.cbfnc.org

The Gatheringof the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina

Larry Hovis ............. Executive Coordinator.................... [email protected]

Ka’thy Gore Chappell ... Leadership Development [email protected]

Rick Jordan ............ Church Resources Coordinator ......... [email protected]

Linda Jones ............ Missions Coordinator ..................... [email protected]

Jim Hylton ............. Business Administration Coordinator ... [email protected]

Jack Causey ............. Ministerial Resources Coordinator ..... [email protected]

Coordinating CouncilRay Ammons, Gastonia, ModeratorLisa Rust, Lumberton, Moderator-ElectMarion Horton, Knightdale, RecorderDonna Bissette, Winston-Salem, Past-ModeratorMike Eddinger, Cary, TreasurerKathy Driver, RaleighHeather Folliard, DurhamWayne Hill, Wake ForestJeff Matthis, SylvaRick Matthews, Winston-SalemDoug Murray, WilsonMike Queen, Winston-SalemSusan Taylor, Chapel Hill

Endowment Management BoardAndrew Barnhill, WilmingtonRon Cava, HendersonAustin Connor, RaleighScott Hudgins, Winston-SalemNorman Jameson, Winston-Salem

Faith Formation Ministry CouncilStella Perrin, Taylorsville, ChairKatie Fam Roscoe, Southern Pines, Chair-ElectGiles Blankenship, FayettevilleBeth Cockman-Wood, SanfordBrian Harrington, LibertyKerrie Clayton Jordan, SmithfieldBarbara Glasgow, ZebulonLouisa Monroe, FayettevilleTyler Roach, MorgantonScott Thrailkill, Goldsboro

Leadership Development Ministry CouncilLayne Rogerson, Greenville, ChairShane Nixon, Mocksville, Chair-ElectSarah Boberg, Red SpringsJerry Chiles, RaleighBuddy Corbin, AshevilleJeanell Cox, DurhamJohn Daniels, WaynesvilleKheresa Harmon, ShelbyMark Reece, Mount AiryNathan Rice, Southern Pines

Missions Ministry CouncilBlake Dempsey, Nashville, ChairPaula McCosh, Fayetteville, Chair-ElectElba Benitez, PittsboroGreg Burriss, Siler CityKent Cranford, GastoniaAllison Gallimore, OxfordSarah Lamkin, LouisburgMichael Lea, West JeffersonNate Leonard, Morehead CityChrista Warise, Winston-SalemMike Womble, WilmingtonTiffany Young, Bladenboro

Financial Report: January 2014 Contributions Undesignated - $183,204 Designated - $454,774

February 2014 Contributions Undesignated - $95,047 Designated - $269,741

April 2013 - March 2014 Monthly Undesignated Goal: $127,140

Wanda Kidd ........ College Ministry Coordinator [email protected]

Eddie Hammett ... Church and Clergy Coach [email protected]

Javier Benitez .....Hispanic Network Leader Coach [email protected]

Rebekah Ayers ... Programs Manager [email protected]

Sarah Mitchell .... Communications Manager [email protected]

Gail McAlister .... Financial Manager [email protected]

Derek Wilhelm .. .. Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Regional CoordinatorsRegion 1 – Western: Gail Coulter .............. [email protected] 2 – Foothills: David Smith ............ [email protected] 3 – Triad: Bill Leathers ................ [email protected] 4 – South Central: Drag Kimrey ...... [email protected]

Region 5 – North Central: Tom Jackson ..... [email protected] Region 6 – Capital: Mack Thompson .......... [email protected] 7 – Southeast: Mike Johnson ........ [email protected] 8 – Northeast: Jesse Croom .......... [email protected]

CBFNC College MinistersKelly Brown .......... Western Carolina .. [email protected] Ashley Mangrum ... UNC Chapel Hill ........................ [email protected] Powers .. East Carolina................................ [email protected]

Curtis Privette ...... Appalachian ..................... [email protected] Steis ......... Duke University ..................... [email protected] Stone ......... Western North Carolina [email protected] Towles ........ Wake Forest ................................. [email protected]

May 16-17, 2014Oakmont Baptist Church

Greenville

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Upcoming Events ~ MAY/JUNE EDITION

Adult Spirituality Retreat May 2-4, 2014Caraway Retreat Center

Western NC Baptist Fellowship Spring Gathering May 4, 2014First, Tryon

Southeast Region Youth Leadership ConferenceMay 15, 2014First, Mount Olive

2014 Impacting Tomorrow May 16-17, 2014Oakmont, Greenville

Children’s Ministers’ Summit May 29, 2014Watts Street, Durham

CBFNC Family DayJuly 29, 2014Wet-n-Wild Emerald Pointe Water Park, Greensboro

Youth Whitewater RetreatAugust 30-September 1, 2014Asheville

Youth Beach RetreatSeptember 12-14, 2014NC Baptist Assembly, Caswell

Elevating PreachingSeptember 22, 2014Duke University School of Divinity

Youth Fall retreat with CBFVAOctober 3-5, 2014Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center, Lynchburg, VA

Deacon Ministry: Leadership Training for 21st Century WorldOctober 11, 2014United, Winston-SalemFocus: Mobilizing Missional-Focused Deacons

2014 Children’s Mission Days - November 1 - Zebulon, ZebulonNovember 8 - Zion, Shelby November 15 - Oakmont, Greenville

Deacon Ministry: Leadership Training for 21st Century WorldNovember 8, 2014Viewmont, HickoryFocus: How Deacons Function in an Inward-Focused Church & Model Missional-Focused Ministry

Youth Ski RetreatJanuary 2015 Beckley, West Virginia

Youth Choir FestivalMarch 6-7, 2015 location TBA

CBFNC May/June 2014 newsletter

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