The Gathering CBFNC Newsletter - September 2005

Volume 10, Issue 7

September 2005

Inside This Issue:

BUILDING OUR FELLOWSHIP . . .

September Directional Focus:

. . . THROUGH MISSIONS

Building Our Fellowship Advisory Group

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Upcoming Events

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Don Horton, Moderator

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SEE PAGES 4 & 5 FOR DETAILS.

CBF Council Reconsiders Revision 3 Regional Fellowships

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Prayer Calendar

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Summer Missions Reports

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Rick Jordan

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Offering for Global Missions

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Larry Hovis

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Daugherty, Coordinator of CBFL

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Financial Report

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First Baptist Church, Elkin, travels to Helena, Arkansas.

2005 CBFNC Advisory Group October 11, 2005 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church Mebane, NC Current and former Council members and other elected or appointed leaders, plus any interested members of the CBFNC family, are invited to come together for this annual event to . . .

First Baptist Church, Wilmington, sails to the Bahamas.

First Baptist Church, Greensboro, youth held three Vacation Bible Schools in Toluca, Mexico.

• Share a fellowship meal, • Hear an update on CBFNC ministries, and • Provide feedback to staff and current Council members on the needs of churches and ideas regarding the future of CBFNC. Reservations are required by October 1 and may be made by calling 888-822-1944 or email nparks@cbfnc.org.

Calvary Baptist Church, Asheville, partners with Harvest Fellowship in Greenville, Mississippi.

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UPCOMING EVENTS September 9-11, 2005 Fall Youth Retreat Myrtle Beach, SC For details, call 888-822-1944 or www.cbfnc.org/youth.htm.

September 9-11, 2005 Kindred Spirits Prayer Retreat Sunset Beach, NC For details, visit www.cbfnc.org/comingevents.htm or call Blythe Taylor at (704) 333-5428.

September 10, 2005 11 on 11 Day of Service Chatham County, NC Sponsored by current, CBF’s Young Leaders Network.

For details, contact Tyler Gillespie at 469-688-0828 or tyler.gillespie@duke.edu October 11, 2005, 11:00 - 3:30 Advisory Group First Baptist Church, Mebane Reservations required by October 1, by calling 888-822-1944 or email nparks@cbfnc.org October 14-15, 2005 CBFNC Minister/Spouse Retreat, “The Careful Life,” Ephesians 5:15 Led by Dr. Chuck Poole Winston-Salem, NC For details and registration, call 888-822-1944, or visit www.cbfnc.org/comingevents.htm.

October 27-28, 2005 Exploring the Missional Church Speaker: Bo Prosser Camp Dogwood on Lake Norman For details and registration form, visit www.cbfnc.org/comingevents.htm.

November 15, 2005 CBFNC Fellowship Dinner during the Baptist State Convention with speaker, Ruby Fulbright, Executive Director, NC WMU Bridger Field House, Winston-Salem Registration to begin in October.

January 20-22, 2006 Youth Ski Retreat Watch for details to come.

February 20-23, 2006 Youth Ministers’ Retreat North Myrtle Beach, SC

BUILDING OUR FELLOWSHIP Have you ever thought about how the membership of your church increases? Many believe that it only takes an “official” visit from the pastor, other staff members or a representative of a new member committee.

While these contacts are worthwhile, the most important person in building the fellowship is you, the church member.

It is interesting to me that when I read the directional point on “Building Our Fellowship” in our Strategic Plan, there is no reference to adding staff or building the administrative organization. It is all about people and the desire to bring them together for friendships, inspiration and mutual care.

CBFNC is unique in today’s corporate world where the emphasis seems to be on creating larger organizations with powerful and quite often dictatorial leadership. CBFNC is not about building a big organization, but is about building a big fellowship of Christians. From the beginning, the desire of those who were instrumental in giving birth to this organization had a vision – a vision of an organization that would bring free and faithful Baptists together for Christ-centered ministry, and that would exist to facilitate, not dictate.

So, why do we want to build our fellowship? The Strategic Plan answers that question well when it states, “There are many Christians and congregations committed to our approach to being Baptist who need the friendships, inspiration and mutual care CBFNC can provide.” We humans naturally seek interaction with other humans. Without a way of connecting to those that are like-minded, many will not survive.

How will CBFNC grow? We must tell our stories – the story of a loving God who sent His beloved son Jesus to die for our sins and thus provide salvation to those who believe, and the story of an organization that was formed to facilitate Christian fellowship

- DON HORTON, MODERATOR and cooperation among Baptists as we strive to do God’s will for our lives.

Many Baptists are finding that attendance and participation in the General Assemblies provide a forum where their needs for fellowship, worship and learning are met. The fellowship exhibited at the General Assembly is a glorious sight to behold as old friends greet each other with hugs and genuine smiles.

New attendees are quickly welcomed into the circle of friends.

Worship at the General Assembly is always inspiring. The audience sings old songs and new songs with great excitement, and huge choirs bring anthems that lift the heart.

Gifted preachers bring messages of love and hope in Jesus Christ.

Yes, our General Assemblies are great experiences now, but we must make them even better as we strive to make them relevant to those seeking a way to connect. We must also recognize that traveling from one end of our state to the other is not an option for some.

We must develop meaningful ways to bring fellowship and worship experiences to the people where they live.

The CBFNC staff is small in number by design. Our organization is based on a model in which churches and members fulfill their God-given mission themselves, with staff assistance; the emphasis is on the membership, not the staff. Therefore, if we are going to build our fellowship, our member churches and individuals must grasp the vision and desire to share what they are experiencing with others and invite them to join the family. The staff and leadership stand ready to assist, but the extent to which we build the Fellowship will be directly related to your involvement.

Will you help?

CONGRATULATIONS PROVIDENCE Providence Baptist Church in Hendersonville celebrates its 4th Anniversary. The church that was told they “couldn’t” is and is going strong.

Gail Coulter, pastor, (front row center) is surrounded by church members at the 4th Anniversary Celebration held July 24, 2005.

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CBF COUNCIL ASKED TO RECONSIDER REVISION ATLANTA – The CBF Coordinating Council will reconsider recently adopted revisions to the CBF Constitution and Bylaws purpose statement during its Oct. 13-14 meeting. Following discussions and concerned inquiries among Fellowship individuals about the changes, CBF Moderator Joy Yee requested that the CBF Legal Committee and entire Council re-evaluate the revisions.

The document’s purpose statement was changed to reflect the Fellowship’s mission statement – serving Christians and churches as they discover and fulfill their God-given mission. This language replaced wording that specifically referenced the spreading of the “Gospel of Jesus Christ” and “glad obedience to the Great Commission.” “The intent of the change was to make the language consistent with CBF’s mission,” Yee said. “It is in Jesus Christ that CBF lives, moves and has its being. However, concerns that we remain clear about this fact in our documentation have been heard and the Coordinating Council will be asked to address this issue at our October meeting.”

CBF’s Legal Committee had recommended revisions to the organization’s constitution and bylaws as part of the committee’s ongoing work to review documents every five years to ensure they reflect organizational functions. The Fellowship’s governing body, the Coordinating Council, and participants at the CBF General Assembly adopted the revisions on July 1 in a business session

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meeting in Grapevine, Texas. “The constitutional changes at the General Assembly created considerable concern and conversation,” said Fellowship Coordinator Daniel Vestal. “There was never intent in the changes to diminish our commitment to the Lordship of Jesus Christ or to the Great Commission. I am saddened that anyone would interpret the actions by the Council and Assembly otherwise, but I do understand the questions that have been raised.

One simply can’t read our mission statement, attend our gatherings or participate in our ministries without realizing the centrality of Jesus Christ in all we believe and do.”

The recently adopted version now reads: The purpose of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (hereinafter, “the Fellowship”) is to serve Christians and churches as they discover and fulfill their God-given mission. The Fellowship shall fulfill its purpose in keeping with its commitments to the historic Baptist principles of soul freedom, Bible freedom, church freedom, and religious freedom; to biblically-based global missions; to a resource model for serving churches; to justice and reconciliation; to lifelong learning and ministry; to trustworthiness; and to effectiveness. The Fellowship’s vision statement is “Being the presence of Christ in the world.” A link to the CBF Constitution and Bylaws revision is available online at http://www.thefellowship.info/documents/ constitutionchanges.pdf.

REPORT FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA REGIONAL FELLOWSHIPS One of the many exciting new developments in CBF life in North Carolina is the development of regional fellowships. These autonomous groups are not “owned and operated” by CBF or CBFNC, though they definitely have a close relationship with the CBF movement. They consist of ministers and laity in a particular part of our state who share CBF values and gather together for fellowship, and sometimes for worship, education and joint ministries. Each regional fellowship has its own unique shape, organization, character and focus. In subsequent issues of The Gathering, we will highlight one regional fellowship per month and provide information about its history, leadership and priorities. Plus, we’ll publicize upcoming special activities of the regional fellowships. Please note the meeting places of the nearest fellowship to your community and join them for their next gathering. If you would like to start a fellowship in your region,

PRAYER CALENDAR September 1 5 5 5 7 16 25 25 28 29

Ralph Stocks,work with Romany people, Hungary Eddie Aldape, work with Banjara Gypsies, India David D’Amico, UN Public Policy/Partnerships & Team Liaison, Cary, NC _______, unevangelized people group, North Africa Lita Sample, work with internationals, San Francisco, CA _______, unevangelized people group, Asia _______, Envoy, Middle East Angel Pittman, urban work, Detroit, MI _______, Envoy, Middle East Ken Webb,Envoy, China

call on Larry Hovis, Jim Fowler or Rick Jordan, who would be glad to provide consultation and support.

Western North Carolina Baptists Network/CBF Lunch Group – Meets periodically for special events (Western Network) and monthly for lunch (CBF Lunch Group) on the first Monday at Ryan’s steakhouse (Biltmore Square shopping center) at 11:30 a.m.

Fred Werhan convenes the lunch group and Joe Babb is the contact person (jrb301029@charter.net).

Triad Baptist Network – Meets monthly, usually at the Golden Corral (Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem at 11:30 a.m.). They will next meet on Tuesday, September 20. Nathan Parrish is convener and contact person (phbc@triad.rr.com).

North Central Region of CBFNC – Meets periodically for special events and monthly for lunch on the second Thursday at the Golden Corral on US Hwy 15-501 in Durham at 11:45 a.m.

Dennis Hill is convener and contact person (dennishill@nc.rr.com).

Henderson Group – This is the newest regional fellowship, having held its first meeting earlier this year. They meet for lunch on the third Thursday at Beckham’s restaurant in Henderson at 11:30 a.m. Kenny Sherin is convener and contact person (kennysherin@ipass.net).

Shelby/Boiling Springs Group – This group is still in the formation stage, exploring the possibility of developing a regional fellowship. Rhea Lamb is convening the steering committee. Please contact her if you are interested in helping establish a regional fellowship in this area (rlamb@netlink.net).

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NORTH CAROLINIANS ON MISSION – ALL SUMMER LONG! CBFNC partnering churches and individuals have certainly had a busy summer on mission! To have your mission activities covered in a future issue of The Gathering, email your report (200 words or less) to Nancy Parks at nparks@cbfnc.org. Any photos should be sent as email attachments, formatted as .jpg files.

First Baptist Church, Wilmington. On Saturday, June 25, seven sailboats filled with 91 youth and adults left the Ft. Lauderdale harbor and motored toward Freeport, Bahamas, relying only on a compass and GPS for direction. Twelve hours later land appeared in the distance and ministry began.

Over the next 10 days, our Youth Choir led in worship in four different congregations.

Sixty of our youth and adults led a Vacation Bible School for local children, sharing with them their faith in Jesus and offering to them a personal relationship with the Son of God. Our construction team battled and overcame many obstacles and did a major work toward the building of a house of worship. (The original church, like many buildings in the Bahamas, was badly damaged during two devastating hurricanes in 2004.) The construction project included pouring concrete columns, building concrete block walls, and demolishing and removing a large rusted-out metal building directly behind the church. At the end of each day we had a time of worship and fellowship.

We are grateful for God’s incredible gift to us – the chance to serve Him and to “give our lives away.”

Bill & Sheryl Greenwood and grandson Kenan, Kernersville (Danbury Baptist Church, Danbury). The Greenwoods traveled to England to attend the 100th anniversary congress of the Baptist World Alliance and to participate in various missions projects active in that country. This was Dr. Bill Greenwood’s 15th mission trip!

The Greenwoods’ trip included time at “Coffee Corner,” Operation Mobilization’s London outreach to Muslims with Arabic literature. They also traveled to Oxford University and joined in evening coffee bar student outreach efforts. They spent a Sunday afternoon at Hyde Park’s historic venue for free speech, the 100-year-old “Speaker’s Corner,” where Bill was invited to join other speakers up on the soapbox to “defend the faith” in front of a crowd of seekers, skeptics, and hecklers. He reports that much

of the impact there comes out of the many one-on-one discussions that they initiated out on the edge of the crowds.

First Baptist Church, Greensboro. At the beginning of the season, a First Baptist team traveled to the Ukraine to work in the Village of Hope in Kiev, helping prepare the facilities for the arrival of the first foster family.

The church also sent a group to Gap Creek Baptist near Greenville, SC, to help construct a new building. Also finding missions opportunities close to home, they held VBS in the Rosewood Park area and worked at Peck School in Greensboro.

In July, a group of 18 high school students and 7 adults led three Vacation Bible Schools in Toluca, Mexico.

(Interesting trivia: A portion of the funding for the VBS trip to Mexico was prize money that the FBC youth won at last fall’s CBFNC youth retreat for constructing the “Funniest Sandcastle” at our annual sandcastle building contest.)

Zebulon Baptist Church, Zebulon. A team of four men participated in the All Church Challenge (ACC) in Helena, Arkansas. Associate Pastor David Brooks, Dallas Falk, Sam Matheny, and Marty Tatara arrived in Helena on June 18, and after a good day of worship, food, and fellowship on Sunday, they went to work on a muchneeded wheelchair ramp for Cedric, a 30-year-old disabled gentleman. The work was hot and tiring.

Not every board was cut square and not every nail was hammered in straight. When the team completed the task, however, Cedric was wheeled out of the house, down the ramp, and onto his driveway. With open arms and a mile-wide smile, Cedric voiced a prayer of thanksgiving to God for the efforts of

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NORTH CAROLINIANS ON MISSION – ALL SUMMER LONG! fellow Christians from Zebulon. All four grown men wiped away tears and thanked Cedric for allowing them to serve him.

The rest of the week was spent repairing the fish pond at the Garden of Eden community garden, installing a pump and filter at the pond, helping with swimming lessons (photo below shows Sam Matheny praying with children and swim instructors at the town pool), hanging and mudding sheetrock, and constructing new steps for an elderly couple. In addition to the hands-on mission work, the four men enjoyed getting to know CBF field personnel, Ben and Leonora Newell, and worshipping with local Christians in two worship services, as well as working alongside fellow CBFers. Unique to the Zebulon team was the opportunity to room and board with Bishop Chester Thompson and Mr. Bernest Gulley, members of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Camden, Arkansas. Zion Hill is the first AfricanAmerican CBF church in Arkansas, and it was truly a privilege to share meals and conversations with these new friends who share the same desire to be the presence of Christ in a world without borders.

Calvary Baptist Church, Asheville. A team of 22 people traveled to Greenville, Mississippi, to lend their efforts to CBF’s Rural Poverty Initiative/ Partners in Hope. This is Calvary’s fourth trip to an RPI site, having worked in Boonville, Kentucky, and Helena, Arkansas, in previous years.

In Greenville, the Calvary team worked with the Harvest Fellowship, a local African-American congregation. Vacation Bible School was held for the children, and much work was done on capital improvements of the church’s building.

First Baptist Church, High Point. Many FBC members are discovering the joys of doing missions by striving to “Make a World of Difference” to people at home and around the world.

A team of 45 adults and youth traveled to the hurricane damaged area of Clyde and Canton. With a theme of John 15:1315, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” they tried to make a difference to the people of western North Carolina. In July, four FBC ladies volunteered in an elementary school in Huarocondo, Peru, by sanding, painting, cleaning windows and floors, and distributing

toys and clothing to the school’s 600 children. Church members prepared several hundred Hospice Comfort Pads, and volunteers collected and set up books for the YWCA’s new Reading Resource Center (left).

In August, Dr. Bill Slater led 13 volunteers on a mission trip to Santiago, Cuba, staying at the Cuban Baptist State Convention headquarters and working alongside Cuban Baptists building retirement homes, camps, and other construction projects.

First Baptist Church, Elkin. The church sent a team of eight to Helena, Arkansas, to work during the All-Church Challenge in June. The FBC Elkin members participated in diverse activities: building a trellis and painting a shed in the community garden; teaching swimming; working in the Kids Camp including registration, helping with craft activities at Imagination Station, dance activities, and softball; as well as assisting in Youth Camp. Two of the Elkin team members also collected stories and photos to be sent daily to CBF so that others could see the work being done.

Through these many activities we met many people who touched our lives and for whom we hope we showed Christ’s love.

A special time for each of us was when we shared a cross we wore with someone we met in Helena. We shared with the recipient the meaning of the cross and how they could receive Christ’s love.

In June the First Baptist Elkin youth attended Passport Camp in Florida where the theme was **lol**, which is email shorthand for “laugh out loud.” The activities at Passport all centered around “shouting from the rooftops that we’re ready to laugh and live our faith out loud. After all, life is too short to whisper!” As a part of the missions component of Passport, the Elkin students painted houses of needy families, painted buildings at a community center for troubled teens, and gave loving attention to local children at a daycare center. To top off the experience, the Elkin group participated in a “Loudest Costume” contest.

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BOOKS, BAPTISTS AND BURMA RICK JORDAN, CHURCH RESOURCES COORDINATOR I have a lot of books. Hundreds, maybe thousands of them – I’ve never counted. There are bookshelves chock full in nearly every room in my house. When I had a pastor’s study, people would sometimes comment on all the books that lined two walls. They would ask in awe, “Have you read all these books?” And I would answer, “Actually I joined a book club and could never remember to send in that little card.”

Having lots of books is characteristic of many ministers. To me, it is not a sign of how much I know, but how much I do not know – or how much I’ve forgotten. Several times I have picked up a commentary to read up on a Biblical passage only to find that someone has already highlighted the book and used my handwriting to make notes in the margins. I’m sure I never read that section before.

Books are somewhat like companions. They inform and entertain. They help to pass the time. They are part of what I make time for. Books are good. But they are not real companions. They cannot dialogue with me. They can make me laugh, but I can never make them laugh or cry or express any other bonding emotion.

Books are good, but they are less than what I need. I need real companions. I need persons who can say they understand, who can work alongside me, who can grow older along with me. I need fellowship.

Fellowship is a major part of what CBFNC offers. There are educational opportunities, too. And mission projects. And times for worship. But what envelopes all of those is the joy of fellowship. Even in the events we attend, a large part of the draw is the anticipation of seeing old friends and making new ones. The times of discussion, sharing meals, walking around during breaks – those are the times we realize, “I have real companions here.”

That’s what CBFNC offers.

Last month, I attended the Baptist World Alliance Congress in Birmingham, England. Baptists from all over the world were

WE WELCOME THESE NEW (OR RETURNING) CBFNC PARTNERING CHURCHES Clemmons First .................... Clemmons Roberts Chapel ..................... Pendleton Trinity ................................... Raleigh First ...................................... Shelby First ...................................... Rutherfordton Peace Haven ......................... Winston-Salem Wake Forest .......................... Winston-Salem

there, about 12,000 of them. The first evening I sat beside an Asian gentleman. Before the speaker led in a prayer, he asked the congregation to join hands. After holding this man’s hand for what felt like a very long time, I felt it only proper to introduce myself.

He told me he was from Burma. “Burma?” I said. “I didn’t know there were Baptists in Burma!” “Oh yes,” he said, “there are one and a half million of us.” Can you imagine that? A million and a half Baptists on the other side of the world that I did not even know existed.

There are many books I’ll never have time to read. (They seem to print new ones every year, putting me even further behind!)

There are many Baptists I’ll never get to meet. But there are many fine companions in our CBF world and CBFNC gives us the opportunity to find real fellowship with them.

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PICTURES OF OUR FELLOWSHIP - LARRY HOVIS, COORDINATOR Our family purchased its first digital camera earlier this year. We’ve always taken a lot of pictures, especially of vacations and other special family events. It was difficult at first for us to go “film-less” but now the camera has been in such great demand, we purchased a second camera for our daughter, Lauren’s, fourteenth birthday in July.

As I look back over my first ten months as Coordinator of CBFNC, my mental photo album contains many images of the CBFNC family. The best heading to capture all of these images is the third, but by no means the least important, word in our name – Fellowship.

Advisory Group – The 2004 edition of the CBFNC Advisory Group took place shortly after I became coordinator and involved traveling all across our state to meet folks in informal fellowship gatherings and share our strategic plan. It was a great introduction to the CBFNC family which I cherish. The 2005 Advisory Group will be different, but extremely important (see page 1 for details).

Baptist State Convention Dinner – We had a wonderful turnout at this second annual dinner held on the Tuesday evening of the convention. The Coordinating Council invited me to speak, but once again,

what I remember most was the rich fellowship.

Spring Youth Retreat – In March, I had the privilege of attending the second of two weekend retreats sponsored by the Faith Development Task Force (now Ministry Council). I stayed in a cabin with boys from my former church and had the privilege of meeting the youth, volunteer leaders and youth ministers from a number of churches. The fellowship was strong both within and between the youth groups who participated.

General Assembly – Our state general assembly at Oakmont Baptist Church in Greenville was a magnificent gathering.

Not only were we blessed with inspiring worship and informative workshops, but it was a tremendous blessing to experience the rich fellowship of a Baptist gathering where you felt welcomed, affirmed and appreciated.

Partners in Hope – Earlier this summer, our family had the privilege of joining with other NC churches for a mission project in Arkansas. Missions is at the heartbeat of the CBF movement (this issue’s list of CBFNC summer missions involvement is impressive), but fellowship is a wonderful byproduct of working and serving together in the name of Christ.

North Carolinian to become Coordinator of CBF of Louisiana John Daugherty, pastor of Maple Springs Baptist Church in Louisburg, has been elected to serve as the first full-time coordinator of CBF of Louisiana. In this role, he will also serve as director of CBF’s Rural Poverty Initiative in Louisiana. John explains, “CBF-Louisiana is a smaller organization than CBF-NC, so I will be doing both the coordinator’s work and the missions coordinator work. My unique qualifications of over twenty years of congregational ministry both on staff and as a pastor and my nearly eight years of social work and social work supervision brought CBF-Louisiana and us together. Half of my work will be directly related to the work in East Carroll and Tensas Parishes of northeast Louisiana and the Partners in Hope effort.”

John will begin his work in October. Though the CBFNC family and the people of Maple Springs Church will miss John and his family, we are excited for them and CBF-Louisiana, and we offer our prayer support.

National General Assembly – Although Texas was a long way off and the NC delegation was smaller than if the assembly had been held east of the Mississippi, the meeting in Grapevine provided another opportunity to enjoy the fellowship of other CBFers, from North Carolina and around the world.

North Carolina Churches – Whenever I am asked what I enjoy most about my new job, I say, “That’s easy. It’s preaching and visiting in the churches.” I thrive on the fellowship of local congregations, which we in CBFNC understand are our fellowship’s “headquarters.”

Although I believe that in order to become a Christian, one must profess a personal faith in Jesus Christ, I have most often experienced God’s grace in community, in fellowship with other Christians. My salvation experience, my growth in discipleship, my call to ministry and my ongoing worship and service have all occurred in the context of Christian churches; more specifically, in Baptist congregations. I’m grateful now, at this point in my spiritual journey, to have a part in building this great fellowship we call CBF of North Carolina. I’m sure the days ahead will provide many opportunities to take new pictures of our fellowship in action.

Make Plans Now to Attend the

CBFNC Minister/Spouse Retreat “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 in Winston-Salem Registration fee: $25 single / $35 couple Hotel: $59 For more information and a registration form, call CBFNC at 888-822-1944 or visit http//www.cbfnc.org/comingevents.htm.

FINANCIAL REPORT JULY 2005 CONTRIBUTIONS CBFNC Budget — $63,001

Other — $17,221

2005-2006 M ONTHLY BUDGET GOAL: $55,455

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Strategic Plan Directional Focus September 2005:

Building Our Fellowship

Read about it inside this issue of The Gathering.

CBF North Carolina September 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 Dickens, 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