by Carrie Cheatham | Apr 24, 2018 | Blog, Terry Maples
How can Fellowship Baptists encourage congregational contexts in which members practice theological reflection capable of examining embedded theology? “All Christians are theologians…It’s a simple fact of Christian life: their faith makes them theologians” (How to...
by Carrie Cheatham | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog, Terry Maples
Forming Together By Terry Maples, CBF Virginia Field Coordinator If “forming together” is CBF’s Big Idea, how can congregations articulate how we seek to shape and form faith? As a long-time congregational educator, I love the “big idea” emerging from CBF’s branding...
by Carrie Cheatham | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, Terry Maples
INTRODUCTION I started seminary studies in June of 1980. Undercurrents and rumors of a “take-over” were already swirling by that time. In the next few years, rumors became reality. The Southern Baptist Convention slowly but surely abandoned its historical roots. In...
by Carrie Cheatham | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog, Terry Maples
Explosions of Fear or Love by Terry Maples, CBFVA Field Coordinator Rachel Platten was going through a tough time in her life when she penned the words to her big hit “Fight Song.” Apparently, this song was never intended to be heard by anyone else but the writer as a...
by admin | Jan 18, 2018 | Blog, Terry Maples
Sailing into the Deep by Terry Maples I recently read the book Sailboat Church – Helping Your Church Rethink Its Mission and Practice by Joan S. Gray. A local congregation used the book to help members discern next steps on their journey of faith; they asked me to...
by admin | Jan 18, 2018 | Blog, Terry Maples
Forming Faith During Advent By Terry Maples I’m privileged to participate in a non-traditional study group at Central Baptist Church in Richmond. Our class is called Crossing Borders because of our willingness discuss beyond traditional Sunday school class lines....
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