Mission Madness 2026
Thank you for praying for the 20 churches and over 275 students and chaperones who participated in Mission Madness at Richmond’s First Baptist Church! What an incredible weekend of worship, service and connection! Together, we put in around 875 service hours spread...
Dawnings
Many churches have at least one room that, over time, defaults into a storage space collecting one thing and then another until its rendered unusable for anything else. When Greater Faith Fellowship (Gainesville, Florida), a young church founded by community-minded...
Wrestling With Scripture at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
This past Sunday, I joined a group of CBF folks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. This museum, in Washington, D.C., does more than recount dates and display artifacts. It tells the story of a nation—and a Church—forced to confront how...
Room for Welcome
Last week, I stood in a room filled with people who spend their evenings tutoring English, helping families navigate school systems, driving neighbors to doctor’s appointments, and sitting at kitchen tables listening to stories of home. CBFVA had the privilege of...
Celebrating 250: An Invitation to the NMAAHC – March 1, 2026
Have you seen Hamilton, the musical? Heard the soundtrack? Can you hear it in your head right now? It’s an energetic and captivating retelling of the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of the United States’ founding fathers. The musicality of the lyrics is infectious,...
Learn more about the Thriving Children Retreat
To be neurodivergent is to experience the world in a way that is atypical. Sensory processing, attention management, and social cues amongst other things are just different than for most people in the world. And this is not necessarily a bad thing or a distinct...
Mission Madness: Possibilities
For those of you participating in Mission Madness who live in Richmond and want to make this a weekend “away” for your youth, I invite you to consider using host homes. Here’s how it works: Divide your youth into small groups of 5-7 and invite church members to open...
Pressing On with CBF Virginia
Over the past two years, CBFVA has experienced a season of significant change and transition, largely due to staffing shifts and the ongoing changes in the world around us. These shifts have not only required us to be adaptable and resilient but also provided an...
Invitation to Partnership: Reflections from Puerto Rico
On this cold (snowy day in Virginia), we're remembering warmer times in Puerto Rico. Here's a brief recap and an invitation for continued partnership written by our Coordinator, Mark Snipes. In early November, a group of nine pastors from Virginia embarked on a...
Four Steps for Disaster Response
It was heart-wrenching to see the destruction Helen left on my Spruce Pine friends. Nonetheless, seeing so many helpers gave me great hope for them and for humanity. . This is another reason connecting with local leaders is essential. Think twice before donating a...