Mar 29, 2026 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers
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...
Mar 24, 2026 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers
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...
Jan 23, 2026 | Blog: Guest Writers
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...
Jan 2, 2025 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers
by Ryan Clore 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...
Dec 4, 2024 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers
by Kris Aaron It all came together organically. CBFVA has a new partnership with the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP), a non-partisan organization that works with people of all faiths around the issues of racial, social, and economic justice, and...
Aug 7, 2024 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers
As I walked into the kitchen, I saw some familiar faces. One family has been at the shelter for nearly four months trying to get an appointment to cross the border. So, I had gotten to know them fairly well. However, as I pulled out a chair to sit down, nobody seemed...
