The Gathering CBFNC Newsletter - June/July 2005 by Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina

Volume 10, Issue 5

June/July 2005

Inside This Issue:

MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE MEETING

June/July Directional Focus: Communicating More Effectively Upcoming Events

hosted by Campbell University Divinity School

Don Horton, Moderator

Global Missions Offering

3:45 - 5:00 P.M., THURSDAY, JUNE 30

Future Youth Events

Companions in Christ training

Minister/Spouse Retreat

New Books on Baptist Women

Missions Update

Rick Jordan

NC Choir at BWA Congress

Prayer Calendar

Feeling the Words

Financial Report

at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 2005 General Assembly Grapevine, Texas June 29 - July 2 See www.thefellowship.info for details.

“ON THE ROAD” WITH OUR COORDINATORS When you call the CBFNC offices in Winston-Salem, it’s unlikely you’ll find all of our coordinators in the office at the same time. In fact, there’s a good chance none of them will be in! No, they’re not weeding their garden or working on their golf game. They’re out and about all over our state, speaking in churches, visiting with pastors and church staff, consulting with church committees, promoting the mission of CBFNC, and, well, you know, “coordinating.” It would be difficult to list all the places and people with whom they have met. The following list includes churches where they have preached or made presentations on Sundays, Wednesdays or for a special event (Jim Fowler and Rick Jordan for the last twelve months, and Larry Hovis since October). As you read about their ministries in other churches, perhaps you can think of ways they can serve your church. Please call on them to come to your church to speak, consult or help in some way. It’s probably their favorite part of the CBFNC ministry, because we realize that churches don’t exist to support CBFNC. CBFNC exists to support and extend the mission and ministries of individual Christians and local churches. First ......................................... Asheville First ......................................... Biscoe Boiling Springs ........................ Boiling Springs Greenwood Forest ................... Cary Woodhaven .............................. Cary Prichard Memorial ................. Charlotte Sardis ....................................... Charlotte First ......................................... Clemson, SC First ......................................... Clinton McGill ...................................... Concord First ......................................... Elizabeth City First ......................................... Goldsboro First ......................................... Greensboro Southeast ................................. Greensboro Arlington Boulevard ................ Greenville

Immanuel ................................. Greenville The Memorial .......................... Greenville Oakmont .................................. Greenville Pactolus ................................... Greenville First ......................................... Hickory Viewmont ................................. Hickory Liberty ..................................... Liberty Broadway ................................. Louisville, KY First ......................................... Marion Mars Hill ................................. Mars Hill First ......................................... Monroe First ......................................... Mooresville Enon ......................................... Oxford Oxford ...................................... Oxford First ......................................... Raleigh

Forest Hills .............................. Raleigh St. Johns .................................. Raleigh First ......................................... Rowland Double Shoals ......................... Shelby Spindale ................................... Spindale First ......................................... Sylva Wake Forest ............................. Wake Forest First ......................................... West Jefferson Fishing Creek .......................... Whitakers Wilkesboro ............................... Wilkesboro N. Wilmington Community ...... Wilmington Knollwood ............................... Winston-Salem Winterville ............................... Winterville Zebulon .................................... Zebulon

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UPCOMING EVENTS

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION INVOLVES BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

What a pleasure it is to serve with the staff and elected representatives of CBFNC. As I write this article, I have just returned from a retreat with these wonderful June 29 - July 2, 2005 people who are dedicated CBF General Assembly to serving God through this ministry Grapevine, TX For details, see organization. This was truly a mountaintop www.thefellowship.info experience; not only was the retreat held at the Caraway Center on Caraway Mountain, June 30, 2005 but my spirit was uplifted through the 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. North Carolina State Meeting witness of those present. Austin 3 Meeting Room As Jo Ann and I headed west past Gaylord Conference Center Raleigh toward Caraway Mountain, the drive Grapevine, TX was beautiful and relaxing. Each hill and July 28, 2005 curve in the road revealed a new beautiful Youth Event spring landscape, with green grass and Wet ‘n Wild Water Park flowering trees, shrubs and flowers. Wow, Emerald Pointe, Greensboro For details, call 888-822-1944 what a way to experience God’s beautiful creation and feel the presence of the Holy September 9-11, 2005 Spirit. Fall Youth Retreat Once we were inside the conference Myrtle Beach, SC For details, call 888-822-1944 center, we were greeted by a woman who asked if she could show me the meeting rooms September 9-11, 2005 to make sure they met our needs. It was time Adult Prayer Retreat for a reality check. Sunset Beach, NC For details, contact I was there to moderate my first meeting Blythe Taylor of this organization. As a strong introvert, I at (704) 333-5428. would be thrust into social contact and working relationships with many people with October 14-15, 2005 CBFNC Minister/Spouse whom I had only a casual acquaintance, and Retreat, “The Careful Life,” with several whom I had never met. led by Chuck Poole So, how did this meeting become for me Winston-Salem, NC a truly mountaintop experience rather than For details and registration, call 888-822-1944. an occasion for anxiety? I believe it was the result of individuals communicating effectively. The theme of this month’s newsletter, taken from our Strategic Plan, is “communicating effectively.” Most often, when we talk about how an organization can communicate more effectively, we talk about using better tools. Our Strategic Plan includes the following – “production of a trifold pamphlet that is an excellent statement of our identity, a video that tells the story of our work, E-newsletters that will reach a different audience than our current newsletter, or a speakers bureau to make it easy to identify those involved with CBFNC ministry that will be delighted to tell their story.” The items listed in the Strategic Plan are wonderful tools to inform others about CBFNC. However, without YOU, they are just tools. We share June 11, 2005 Companions in Christ training Calvary Baptist Church, Asheville, NC For details and registration, call Upper Room Ministries at (800) 972-0433

- DON HORTON, MODERATOR the responsibility for effectively communicating the vision and work of CBFNC, and our resources, human and financial, are required to fulfill our mission. Maybe the most important paragraph in this section of the Strategic Plan is the following: “There are marvelous narratives to be told by those who are on mission partnering with CBFNC as well as the stories of changed lives that result from our ministry. These are the stories that the people and churches are hungry to hear. We aim to do a more effective job in sharing these marvelous testimonies.” Note that WE are going to share these stories. That means you and me – every member of CBFNC. The information shared at the recent retreat could have been communicated in a newsletter; but what made the communication at the retreat so effective was the personal touch of one on one and corporate sharing by each individual present, which facilitated the renewal of old friendships and the creation of new ones. Communicating in a way that builds relationships creates a dynamic that the data alone can never achieve. I will be a better Christian because of the time that I spent personally communicating with these people. It is my prayer that they can say the same about their personal communications with me.

2004-2005 Global Missions Offering From July 1, 2004, to April 30, 2005, individuals and churches across North Carolina have contributed $989,199 toward this year’s CBF Global Missions Offering. Gifts for the 2004-2005 offering will be received through June 30, 2005. This year’s North Carolina goal is $1.2 million.

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GET IN ON THE EXCITEMENT WITH CBFNC YOUTH EVENTS Wet N’ Wild Water Park Emerald Pointe, Greensboro July 28, 2005

Fall Retreat Sea Palms Motel Myrtle Beach, SC September 9-11, 2005

Spring Retreats 1 & 2 The Vineyard Camp Westfield, NC March 10-12, 2006 and March 24-26, 2006

An all-day getaway includes admission to the Carolinas’ largest water park, a t-shirt, and a picnic lunch. The cost is $30 per person ($10 for those with a season pass). Join us for this great day of fellowship! The park will be open 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.

We had a fantastic time at last year’s retreat here! This year, we’ll have pizza at the pool party, missions opportunities on Saturday morning, awesome worship leadership by Erin Walker, a block party with live DJ, a sand sculpture contest – and this year, an afternoon at Wild Water and Wheels water park! All of that plus two nights’ lodging, Saturday’s three meals and Sunday’s breakfast and lunch and a t-shirt for only $80 per person.

Great food, great staff, great location – all make for a great retreat! Choose the weekend best suited for you and your group. Bible studies will be led by divinity school students. The cost is $75 for two nights’ lodging, Saturday’s three meals and Sunday breakfast, t-shirt, conference fees, t-shirt, worship, and group games. (Extra fees apply for some additional recreation, such as horseback riding.) Sign up quickly – we had waiting lists for both weekends last year!

A non-refundable payment of $30 per person is due July 14 for this event.

A non-refundable deposit of $15 per person is due August 1 for the fall retreat, with the balance due on August 19.

A non-refundable deposit of $15 per person is due January 15 for the spring retreats, with the balance due February 15.

For registration information, contact the CBFNC office at (888) 822-1944 or cbfnc@cbfnc.org, or visit www.cbfnc.org and click on the Youth page.

It’s Time to Plan Your Small Groups!

Make Plans Now to Attend the

Companions in Christ Leader Training Event

CBFNC Minister/Spouse Retreat

Saturday, June 11, 2005 8:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. Calvary Baptist Church Asheville, North Carolina $100 fee – Additional registrants from same congregation are $85. For more information and registration, call Upper Room Ministries at (800) 972-0433 or use the print-and-send registration form at www.upperroom.org/companions/onedayevents.asp

“The Careful Life” from Ephesians 5:15

Guest Speaker: Dr. Chuck Poole Friday evening, Oct. 14 – Saturday noon, Oct. 15, 2005 Holiday Inn, Hawthorne Road Winston-Salem, North Carolina Registration fee: $25 single / $35 couple Hotel: $59 For registration brochure, call CBFNC at 888-822-1944.

Receive 20% off resources ordered at this training event!

NEW BOOKS ON BAPTIST WOMEN Courage and Hope: The Stories of Ten Baptist Women Ministers ($18.00), edited by Pam and Keith Durso. This book features the stories of Addie Davis, Elizabeth Smith Bellinger, Carolyn Weatherford Crumpler, Sue Fitzgerald, Ida Mae Hays, Margaret (Meg) B. Hess, Alma Hunt, Molly T. Marshall, Ella Pearson Mitchell, and Ruby Welsh Wilkins. Women Deacons and Deaconesses: 400 Years of Baptist Service ($21.00), written by Charles Deweese. This book traces key trends and developments relating to Baptist women deacons and deaconesses during the first four centuries of Baptist life. Did you know that several of the earliest documents of Baptists in 1609-1612 explicitly supported the ordination of women deacons? Both books can be ordered from the Baptist History & Heritage Society by e-mailing Charles Deweese at cdeweese@tnbaptist.org or by calling (800) 966-2278. Shipping charges will be added. Please indicate how many copies you would like and provide your name, shipping address, and telephone number.

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Missions Updates

- JIM FOWLER, MISSIONS COORDINATOR

Nairobi’s Kids Sam and Melody Harrell (pictured) are CBF missionaries to the most neglected in Kenya, the children. Some of these children are orphans. Many have lost their parents to AIDS. Others are street children. They have little hope for the future. You can learn how Sam and Melody are reaching out to these children by studying the CBF Missions Education Curriculum “Doing Missions In A World Without Borders” for June 2005. To order your subscription today, call the CBF Store at (888) 801-4223.

New Church Starts Helping churches start churches is one way CBFNC is fulfilling its mission. One way your mission dollars are being spent is in support of new church start work. Early in the development of CBFNC we helped to start First Fellowship Church in Wallburg, First Baptist Church of Smithton in Belhaven, and Triangle Baptist Church in Raleigh. Most recently we have helped start Providence Baptist Church in Hendersonville, The Church at Weddington near Charlotte, Covenant Church in Salisbury, Heritage Baptist Church in Wake Forest, and The Chapel Door in Fairview. Our newest start is the North Brunswick Fellowship Church in Leland. This year we will be working with Fellowship churches to start a church in Fuquay-Varina, and one in Sylva.

The Village of Hope Given New Playground Equipment “The Village of Hope” at Kiev, Ukraine is now a reality and will be dedicated this summer to the Lord and to the ministry for the street children of Kiev. This former Communist Youth Camp is being renovated largely through the mission interests of CBFNC. You can find more about the Village of Hope and the first completed building, “The Lighthouse,” on line at www.cbfnc.org. This continuing ministry is being supervised by CBF missionaries Gennady and Mina Podgaisky. Recently, a member of Wingate Baptist Church has given a gym set for the Village. The gym set is similar to the gym sets at McDonald’s and is now in storage at Wingate University waiting for funds to be raised to ship it to the Urkaine. A part of these funds has already been raised. Wingate Church needs an additional $3,000.00 to ship this playground equipment. If you or your church would be willing to join in this ministry to The Street Children of Kiev please contact Jim Fowler at CBFNC (jfowler@cbfnc.org).

BELIZE PARTNERSHIP, AN ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION Mention the names of Otis Brady and Cliff Scarborough in the nation of Belize and doors will open. Even though it has been over ten years since these men have served in Belize, their legacy lives on. Otis and Cliff represented Southern Baptist Missions at its very best. Churches were started, pastors were trained, problems were solved, and lives were changed. Southern Baptists decided to abandon their work in Belize and as a result, Baptist work suffered. Churches closed, pastors resigned, and conflict weakened the Baptist witness. The national convention, The Baptist Association of Belize, was almost broke as churches stopped financial support. The future did not look promising, but now there is good news! A handful of North Carolina Baptist churches continued to send mission teams to Belize but were overwhelmed by the great needs and limited resources. That is when CBF of North Carolina became involved by helping these churches form a network and encouraging other churches to join them.

- DR. RAY HOWELL

Working with the Baptist Association of Belize, Antolino Flores has been called as the full-time Executive SecretaryTreasurer. He is working with the Belizean churches to rebuild the Baptist Association and is serving as the liaison between US mission teams and Belizean Baptists. North Carolina Baptist Churches and CBFNC fund his position. Many churches have expressed interest in taking mission teams to Belize. It is an attractive destination. It is economical (most trips cost less than $1,000 per person), accessible (three hours by air from Charlotte), attractive (a gorgeous country), English is the official language, and the needs are great. We can be most effective and efficient with the use of our resources by working through CBFNC and the office of Antolino Flores in Belize. For more information contact Jim Fowler at jfowler@cbfnc.org or Dennis Hipp at BelizeBaptistPT@cs.com. Dr. Ray Howell is the Pastor of First Baptist Church, Lexington, NC.

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Communicating Who We Were, Are and Shall Be RICK JORDAN, CHURCH RESOURCES COORDINATOR leadership took power, we were excluded. It is part of our Did you know… …that the early Christians met in story. It’s who we were that makes us who we are. Many catacombs for worship? That they met churches and church leaders do not know or believe there there not merely to escape persecution, but has been a change in the SBC. Current leaders in those to be in the presence of the martyrs who churches are not communicating the story. It is their loss, but will not be felt until new leadership with the new SBC inspired them to endure persecution?1 …that by the time the King James mentality takes the pulpit. This week, I was in a church that Version was translated, “thee” and “thou” were no longer in has experienced an emerging pattern. The new pastor acts as normal use? That the translators chose he has been trained under the new Some Resources On leadership. The church reacts, saying, “This to use such language because it 2 is not who we were or are.” The pastor sounded older and more authoritative? Who we were… insists, “This is who you are now.” The …that England in the 1600s was As Christians… church splits. The pastor leaves. convinced it was God’s New Israel, Baptist life has changed. If that is not having overcome the Antichrist (the Christian History and Biography magazine and website communicated, the church is hurt. Pope)? That the Puritans and But, we do not live in our past. Just as Separatists who left England, still (www.christianitytoday.com/history/) a person who has been abused can recover having that mindset, came to MassaAs Baptists… from that history to have a fulfilling life, chusetts to form not only a new abused Baptists can do the same. So, we England but a new Israel? That Roger The Baptist Identity: Four Fragile communicate who we are now, today. We Williams, who believed the Church of Freedoms by Walter B. Shurden are “wounded healers,” but we are healers. England was evil, was driven out of The Baptist Controversy and We have the good news of Jesus Christ to the Massachusetts colony because of Takeover . . . share. We are sharing that gospel with the his belief that the church and state most neglected persons in the world – the should be separate? That he left to The New Crusades, The New Holy spiritually deprived, the economically become the founder of the first Baptist Land: Conflict in the Southern downtrodden, the socially excluded. We are church in America?3 Baptist Convention, 1969-1991 by ministers of the gospel that touches all of Those are three stories from David T. Morgan. life. That’s who we are. It’s who we always history. They remind us of our roots. were, but through CBF, we have the There are stories that we need to know, Who we are… freedom to keep being who we are. There need to ponder, and need to pass on. As we review our history, there are It’s Time: An Urgent Call to Christian is great joy in being free to be who you are. That’s why our meetings are joyful stories that sadden us while others Mission By Daniel Vestal gatherings. delight us. Within the stories are What will we become? Our strategic convictions that inspire us and insights Websites of CBFNC plans guide us into the future. Those plans that surprise us. These stories remind (www.cbfnc.org) and CBF (www.thefellowship.info/) are shaped by persons who know our us why we are who we are. history, live in our present and hope for our Part of communication in a Responses to criticism of CBF future. For the next few years, our course community has to do with who we were is charted. However, plans more often help before today. As CBFers, part of our (www.thefellowship.info/News/ Truth about CBF.icm) us in what we do rather than who we are. It story has to do with the Southern is easier to do an “action” plan than it is to Baptist Convention. Before the do a “being” plan. Who will we be in the political takeover of the SBC, that is Who we hope to become… future? Will we be evangelistic entreprewho we were. When the new SBC neurs? Will we revert to a bureaucracy? Strategic Plan for CBFNC Will we be persons of prayer? Will we be 1 Dr. Lydia Hoyle at General Assembly 2005 (www.cbfnc.org/strategic.htm) open to include all Baptists in our fellowworkshop. 2 Writer’s Almanac, 5-2-2005 website by Gar- Strategic Initiatives for CBF ship? Will we be known by our love? All rison Keillor (www.thefellowship.info/Inside CBF/ important questions because questions are 3 Roger Williams: The Church and State by Strategic.icm) an important part of communication, too. Edmund S. Morgan

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North Carolina Choir to Perform at BWA Congress CARLA WYNN, CBF COMMUNICATIONS A choir of 65 people from nine Cooperative Baptist Fellowship partner churches in North Carolina will perform at the Baptist World Alliance Centenary Congress July 2731 as the only North American choir to sing during a plenary session. “It’s really going to be quite an honor to be on the world’s stage. People from the whole world will be in Birmingham, England,” said David Mellnik, music minister at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary, N.C. Led by Mellnik and Mary Alice Seals, music minister at First Baptist Church of Raleigh, the choir will perform before and during the Saturday evening plenary session. The choir will participate in the International Music Concert on the Tuesday evening prior to the Congress. Other singing opportunities for the choir include a concert in Centenary Square in front of the International Conference Centre. International choirs will also perform during Congress breakout sessions. Two years ago, Mellnik’s choir was invited to perform after his 9-year tenure at McLean Baptist Church in Virginia, which is located near BWA headquarters. “When [Congress] planning started, they discovered my choir was the only one coming from North America. So, they asked

me to expand the scope of it,” Mellnik said. On Mellnik’s invitation, the following churches form the Baptist Fellowship Choir: Greenwood Forest, First Baptist Church of Raleigh, First Baptist Church of Greensboro, First Baptist Church of High Point, Grove Park Baptist Church in Clinton, First Baptist Church of Forest City, First Baptist Church of Rockingham, Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, and First Baptist Church of Ahoskie. The choir first rehearsed as one during a February retreat, where a CD was made as a practicing aid. The whole choir will rehearse again in June. The music anthems were chosen last summer, and each church has been practicing separately. “We’ve been singing this music all year,” Mellnik said of his church’s choir. Consistent with the BWA Congress theme of “Jesus Christ Living Water,” much of the choir’s repertoire has water imagery. Among other songs planned are an arrangement of “Precious Lord, Take my Hand” and a medley of music authored by Baptist hymn composer B.B. McKinney. “We wanted to do something representative of the times and styles of Baptist life,” Mellnik said. Following the Congress, the choir will do a 4-day singing tour in England.

PRAYER CALENDAR June 4 6 8 9 10 14 17 19 20 21 22 22 22 23 25 26 26 29

_______, mobilizer for unevangelized people groups, Southeast Asia _______, unevangelized people group, Asia Janice Newell, work with Albanian/Balkan peoples, Greece Michelle Cayard, representative to China Kim Wyatt, work with internationals, Toronto, Canada _______, unevangelized people group, Middle East Margie Thibodeaux, Urban Ministry Coordinator, Georgia Ana D’Amico, UN Public Policy/Partnerships & Team Volunteer Liaison, Cary, NC Lonnie Turner, HIV/AIDS/public policy coordinator, sub-Saharan Africa _______, Envoy, Middle East Brenda Lisenby, representative to China _______, scripture translation, Asia Darrell Smith, work with Albanian/Balkan peoples, Macedonia Martha Shaw, work with Albanian/Balkan peoples, Macedonia Brian McAtee, CBF Research Consultant, Center for Study of Global Christianity, Boston, MA _______, unevangelized people group, North Africa Tim Myrick, work with Bedouin people, Jordan _______, unevangelized people group, North Africa

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Jeanette Lochner, Envoy, China Shelah Acker, urban work, West Africa Sam Harrell, urban work, Nairobi, Kenya Becky Shenton, Global Service Corps, New Jersey Doug Shenton, Global Service Corps, New Jersey Mark Butler, Envoy, Washington D.C. _______, unevangelized people group, North Africa _______, unevangelized people group, M. East/N. Africa _______, mobilizer for unevangelized people groups, Southeast Asia Anne Burton, work with international students, Los Angeles, CA Jason Pittman, urban work, Detroit, MI Butch Green, work with internationals, Brussels, Belgium Jesse Loper, Global Service Corps, New York, NY Josephine, work with internationals, France Rick Sample, work with internationals, San Francisco, CA Karen Morrow, unevangelized people group, Germany James Francovich, work with Banjara Gypsies, India

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FEELING THE WORDS - LARRY HOVIS, COORDINATOR In the 1967 film, Cool Hand Luke, Paul Newman plays a convict incarcerated in a prison camp working on a chain gang. He gets a reputation as a tough character who won’t conform to life in the camp. At one point, he’s being punished by the captain of the prison guards, who utters one of the classic movie lines of all time, “What we’ve got here . . . is a failure to communicate.” Communication is a particular challenge of our time. In spite of the fact that most of us carry a phone in our pocket, and many of us have access to the World Wide Web while sitting in the coffee shop, effective communication is still quite elusive. In our church, we could publicize the details of an event weeks in advance in the newsletter and bulletin. We could announce it from the pulpit, put posters on the walls of the church building, and even send out a “phone tree.” Still, many people never got the word. The communication challenge facing congregations is multiplied many times over in CBF of North Carolina. We don’t have the benefit of weekly worship services and class gatherings. We are spread out, not just across a county, but all over the state. Recognizing how difficult it is to connect and communicate, the third Directional Point of our Strategic Plan is “Communicating Effectively.” Toward that end, we are working on numerous ways to improve our communications efforts. In addition to our newsletter, The Gathering, we are planning to utilize mass emails and “enewsletters” to communicate important information in a more efficient and timely manner. Though we already have a website, we plan to upgrade the overall design and update its content more frequently. We plan to produce a new brochure that explains our identity and values, and promotes our ministries.

We may produce a video with the same purpose, but for a different audience. As important as these methods of communication are, we in CBFNC realize that there is no substitute for faceto-face contact. It matters whether or not we know the folks on the other end of the newsletter, email or website. That’s why our staff members travel thousands of miles every year to visit churches, ministers, congregations and ministry institutions. We understand the doctrine of the incarnation, that “the word became flesh and dwelt among us,” and we work hard to make our dwelling among the

I pray that all in our Fellowship can feel the strong desire of our staff and Councils to communicate effectively regarding the progress of our mission and ministries. people of our Fellowship. Please invite Jim, Rick and me to visit your church to preach, to teach, to consult, or simply to enjoy fellowship with your congregation. Another way I envision facilitating “in the flesh,” one-on-one communication, between congregations and CBFNC, is by enlisting at least one person in each church to serve as a “CBF-Church Liaison.” My dictionary defines a liaison as “a means of communication between different groups or units of an organization; one that maintains communication; a close relationship, connection or link.” These individuals will receive important information about the ministries of CBF and CBFNC and share it with their congregation. They will help promote CBF missions offerings and speak up for CBF and CBFNC when their church budgets are being developed. They will also communicate with CBF and CBFNC regarding ministries in their

congregation that we can share with the churches of our Fellowship, and help us know how we can serve their congregation better. If you would be willing to serve in this way, please call me or send me an email. I’d love to discuss it with you. Ultimately, communication is a partnership and requires the cooperation and effort of those sharing and those receiving the communication. Communication uses words, both spoken and written, but words aren’t enough. Glen Hinson tells the story of John Woolman, the eighteenth-century Quaker leader. Following a Native American uprising, Woolman made a risky trip to visit the Delaware Indians. At first, he tried to communicate with their chief through a Moravian missionary. That didn’t work, so he asked to pray without using the interpreter’s translation. Amazingly, he got through to the chief, who explained, “I love to feel where words come from” (Spiritual Preparation for Christian Leaders, p. 52). I pray that all in our Fellowship can feel the strong desire of our staff and Councils to communicate effectively regarding the progress of our mission and ministries. Sometimes we fail and fall far short of our goal. Please know that is our heart’s desire to serve God, to tell the Story of the Gospel and CBF, and to build a strong fellowship of individuals and churches by bringing Baptists of North Carolina together for Christ-Centered ministry.

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CBF North Carolina June/July 2005 Phone: (888) 822-1944 • (336) 759-3456 Fax: (336) 759-3459 cbfnc@cbfnc.org • www.cbfnc.org Coordinating Council Don Horton, Zebulon Greg Rogers, Greenville Moderator Recorder Tonya Vickery, Cullowhee Roger Gilbert, Mount Airy Moderator-Elect Past-Moderator Boyce Wilson, Winston-Salem Treasurer Glenda Currin, Wrightsville Beach David Hood, Hickory Carolyn Dickins, Raleigh Jenny Jeanes, Mount Olive Kathryn Hamrick, Shelby Steve Little, Marion Larry Harper, Raleigh Roy Smith, Raleigh

Faith Development Ministry Council Jennifer Baxley, Henderson Bruce Hartgrove, High Point Crystal Leathers, Hickory Karen Metcalf, Raleigh Kristen Muse, Raleigh

Mickie Norman, Leland Jeff Pethel, Rolesville Anita Sayles, Asheville Blythe Taylor, Charlotte Tim Wilson, Hickory

Leadership Development Ministry Council Kitty Amos, Winston-Salem Ron Glover, Monroe Kheresa Harman, Erwin Burke Holland, Belhaven Randall Lolley, Raleigh

Ken Massey, Greensboro Pam Riley, Durham Wayne Wike, Matthews Larry Williams, Louisburg Steve Zimmerman, Mebane

Missions Development Ministry Council Cecelia Beck, Forest City Kendell Cameron, Whiteville Ron Cava, Clinton Raymond Earp, Beaufort David Hailey, Raleigh

Carolyn Hopkins, Cary Bill Jones, Newland Judy LeCroy, Lexington Layne Smith, Hickory

CBF Council Members From NC Sheri Adams, Boiling Springs Gail Coulter, Hendersonville Mary Anne Croom, Ahoskie Irma Duke, Fuquay-Varina

Jack Glasgow, Zebulon Bill Ireland, Winston-Salem Guy Sayles, Asheville

Staff

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Larry Hovis ....................... Coordinator Jim Fowler ......................... Missions Coordinator Rick Jordan ....................... Church Resources Coordinator Nancy Parks ...................... Office Manager Gail McAlister .................. Financial Assistant Beth McGinley .................. Office Assistant