“Learning to Listen: Christian Ethics in an Age of Polarization”
By Art Wright CBFVA January 28, 2020 During the month of January I have been co-leading a series at Huguenot Road Baptist Church called “Learning to Listen: Christian Ethics in an Age of Polarization.” Our weekly discussions have centered around the need for churches...
read moreReflection: Sacrifice
When we think of the word sacrifice our minds often assume the ultimate physical sacrifice—like giving one’s life through military service. My recent trip to the Texas-Mexico border reminded me sacrifice can be defined in many different ways. Hearing stories from...
read moreFinding Faith in Film
Barrett Owen, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Waynesboro I like to define faith as "awe in the face of mystery." Faith leads us to the precipice of life and has us look out into the Great Unknown with a sense of ‘awe’ and ‘wonder’at what is to come. But...
read moreThe Season of Advent in the Age of Trump
By Art Wright, CBFVA Theologian in Residence Advent is supposed to be a season of deliberate quiet, peaceful reflection, and expectant hope. Yet if your experience has been anything like mine this year, Advent has been anything but. I feel like I am trying...
read moreDissonance Interrupts Certitude!
by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator I grew up in North Alabama in the 1960’s. My Dad was a bi-vocational preacher in small Southern Baptist churches for much of his career. The context of my early years shaped me in powerful ways, and I am grateful to...
read moreCongregational Role in Transformation by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator
As I worked on content for CBFVA’s 2018-2019 Ministry Planner and guided the formation of this year’s Bible study series, I thought often about our theme: Seeking Transformation. One recurring insight shines through my reflection: Transformation is more gift than...
read moreFrance Mission Immersion Reflection
Finding the dark places in paradise France Mission Immersion Reflection By Mark Snipes, Associate Coordinator In March, during our first Mission Madness weekend in Waynesboro, our Camp Pastor, Barrett Owen, preached a sermon about Jesus’ exchange with...
read moreHoly Land Reflection
During a conversation one of my companions asked why I keep coming back. As I reflected on this question, I thought I would share why I go to the Holy Land and why I will continue to go back.
read moreMy 2018 CBF General Assembly
I often describe a General Assembly as a big family reunion – and it was!
read moreFormed by God’s Mission
What shifts will be necessary for Fellowship Baptists to be shaped by God’s mission? Mission is the result of God’s initiative, rooted in God’s purposes to restore and heal creation. “Mission” means “sending,” and sending is the central biblical theme describing God’s...
read moreGod’s Heart for Justice
How can Fellowship Baptists more fully embody God’s heart for justice?
read moreForming Capacity to Love
If God is LOVE, how can Fellowship Baptists make love tangible in the world so all flourish?
read moreReading the Bible for Formation
How might reading the Bible formationally empower transformation for Fellowship Baptist?
read more“What It Means to Be Fellowship Baptists” Series & “Tethered to Jesus!”
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...
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