beloved Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina’s 2016 Gathering
community: clarifying identity and covenant March 18, 2016 Hayes Barton, Raleigh
“As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” Col. 3:12-14 NRSV
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table of contents 5.......................map 7.......................schedule 9.......................things to know 11.....................opening session 13 & 15.............workshops: session one 17 & 19.............workshops: session two 19, 21, & 23......workshops: session three 23.....................exhibitor list 24-25................worship order 26.....................cbfnc leadership
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schedule
8:45 am – 9:30 am Registration
9:00 am – 10:00 am
the gathering at a glance coffee and connections
Fellowship Reception: coffee and connections (Exhibit Hall)
opening session
10:00 am – 11:00 am
workshop 1
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
lunch
Opening Session: Celebrating Our Beloved Community (Sanctuary) Workshop 1
12:15 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch (Gym) and Exhibit Hall Fellowship
workshop 2
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Workshop 2
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Workshop 3
4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Ministry Celebration and CBFNC Reports (Sanctuary)
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
workshop 3 reports dinner
Dinner (Gym)
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm Worship (Sanctuary)
worship
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Fellowship Reception (Exhibit Hall)
reception
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things to know
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First and foremost, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina would like to express our deepest thanks to the entire church staff and congregation of Hayes Barton Baptist Church, Raleigh, for hosting the 2016 CBFNC Gathering.
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Beloved: Be Loved exhibit in Room 101: CBFNC shares the stories of our beloved community through a
creative exhibit of unity and reconciliation. The stories and images are real. Before leaving, share your own story of unity and reconciliation via video, write a prayer and place it on the Wall of Reconciliation, or collaborate one-on-one with our reconciliation ministry team. We are made in the Image of Christ, we pray for all to Be Loved. Compiled by Daynette Snead, Community Outreach Pastor, First Chin, New Bern, and member of CBFNC Racial Reconciliation Team, and Linda Jones, CBFNC Missions Coordinator.
Children’s Assembly for infants - 5th graders: Registration and drop off will begin at 9:30am on the ground floor. Bring a bag lunch and/or tickets for meals. Grade-school children should be picked up by 6:45pm. Younger children should be picked up immediately following worship.
Coffee: Kinfolk Coffee Cart, a project of QC Family Tree, is a mobile coffee service that is managed and operated by the youth and young adults of Enderly Park in partnership wtih QC Family Tree. Stop by for a hot cup during the Gathering and see the community in action. The coffee is free for everyone! Donations accepted.
Fellowship Reception: Join us in the Exhibit Hall at 9-10am and again at 9-10pm. Give to CBFNC online: www.cbfnc.org/give. Internet Access: password for wifi at Hayes Barton is faithhopelove. Living Water Cafe: Complimentary refreshments are located in the Exhibit Hall. Meals: A limited number of meal tickets will be sold at registration.
Lunch: Located in the gym. $9 includes a drink. Chick-fil-a: Chicken sandwich, chips, cookie Honey Baked Ham: Ham Croissant, chips, brownie, and a pickle; Mediterranean Flatbread, chips, brownie, pickle (Vegetarian) Café Carolina: Chicken Salad Croissant, pretzels, cookie; Roast Beef and Provolone, pretzels, cookie; Café Carolina Salad with mixed greens, mandarin oranges, strawberries, dried cranberries, raisins, pineapple, pecans, and gorgonzola cheese with poppy seed dressing (Vegetarian and Gluten Free); Chicken Fiesta Salad with mixed greens, chicken, black beans, corn, cheese, green onions, tortilla strips, zesty ranch dressing Dinner: Located in the gym. $10 and includes your choice of: Grilled chicken breast seasoned with salt and pepper; Grilled chicken breast with a blackberry peach glaze; or Grilled chicken breast with a parmesan alfredo and country ham sauce. Sides for each dish will be rosemary ranch roasted new potatoes, grilled whole green beans with roasted red and yellow peppers, toasted parmesan french bread. The vegetarian option will be grilled vegetables with a balsamic glaze over angel hair pasta. Dessert will be homemade campfire cobblers.
Tribute to Jack Causey: Jack Causey will be retiring from his role as CBFNC Ministerial Transitions
Coordinator at the end of March. Join us for a time of fellowship in the Exhibit Hall from 9-10am, where we will honor Jack and his wife, Mary Lib. As you see the Causeys throughout today’s Gathering, be sure to speak to them and express your appreciation for Jack’s ministry.
Welcome House Tour: Come see the temporary housing initiative for newly arrived refugees. It is a partnership between CBFNC and the refugee resettlement agency, USCRI. To tour the Welcome House Raleigh, meet in the lobby outside the gym at 11:15am (tour during workshop session one) or at 2:15pm (tour during workshop session two). Transportation is by shuttle or pick up a map to drive yourself.
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Opening Session
Celebrating Our Beloved Community Welcome................................................... Doug Murray, CBFNC Moderator-elect Gathering Overview.................................. Kathy Driver, 2016 Gathering Chair Greeting and Prayer.................................. David Hailey, Pastor, Hayes Barton Baptist Chuch
Snapshots of Our Beloved Community Framing Our Community – Larry Hovis, Pfafftown Hymn No. 383, We Are God’s People (v. 1) – led by Anita Thompson, Ahoskie Seth Hix, Winston-Salem James Garrison, Asheville Charlotte Cook Smith, Winston-Salem David Brooks, Edenton Hymn No. 383 – We Are God’s People (v. 2) Lydia Hoyle, Buies Creek Paul Anderson, Raleigh Amy Starr Russell, Henderson
John Tayloe, Aulander Daniel Sostaita, King Hymn No. 383 – We Are God’s People (v. 3) Mark Mofield and Dietra Arrington-Cates, Durham Carol Polk, Winston-Salem Lawrence Powers, Greenville Doug Hammack, Raleigh Amy McClure, Winston-Salem Hymn No. 383 – We Are God’s People (v. 4) Don Gordon, Winston-Salem
opening session: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Join us for our opening session as the beloved community called the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina kicks off the day by worshiping and sharing our stories together. If you’ve ever wondered what CBFNC really looks like, then get ready to see the faces and hear the voices of our community from all over the state. The 2016 Gathering needs your presence as we start our day together!
Responsive Prayer of Identity, Community and Mission God, you are our Creator Jesus, you are our Lord Spirit, you are in our midst. We bow before You, Three in One. We praise you for calling us together, we believer-priests, we free churches, we Baptists. We praise you for calling us to go into the world, to share Christ’s love, to make disciples, to do justice and mercy. You call us into community that unites our churches in your name. You call each of us for the sake of your mission, not our maintenance. You call us to collaborate as partners pursuing a common mission. You call forth leaders who serve your churches, men and women, young and old, all ordained by baptism for your mission. Help us to be flexible to respond quickly to new needs and opportunities. Transform our spiritual selves with the time-honored disciplines of prayer. Educate and disciple us throughout our lives, through all your teachers, from teachers in our church nurseries to professors in our theological schools. So that we may be fully equipped for your kingdom mission, So that we may bring Baptists in North Carolina together, So that your kingdom will come, and your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Going Forth to Build Community............. Kathy Driver
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Baptist Identity
A New Vision for Mission Rm C-101 Ryan Clark, Church Engagement Manager, CBF Global, Decatur, GA; Sam Harrell, Associate Coordinator of Global Missions, CBF Global, Decatur, GA Gain an insider’s look at CBF Missions Council’s strategic planning process to discern a vision for our mission future. We will focus this conversation around building a sustainable-funding model in this new missionary situation. Community of Freedom: Baptist Identity in Action Rm 204 Bruce Gourley, Executive Director, Baptist History and Heritage Society, Macon, GA Baptists’ historical understanding of community is anchored in freedom and principles. What does it mean in a fear-filled 21st century for Baptists to be a people committed to freedom?
Bible Study Modeling Divine-Human Relationships Rm C-204 Cal Robertson, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Gardner-Webb University Divinity School, Boiling Springs Beginning with Jeremiah 18:1-12, we will consider how the image of the potter and the clay models a divine-human relationship, with an interactive exercise included.
session one: 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
workshops - session one
Congregational Leadership Building a Church while Rebuilding Church Rm FLC - 205 Shane Nixon, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Mocksville First, Mocksville, was like most any county seat church with declining attendance and giving. The church is now thriving in new space and learning to live into its new call. Hear more about this transformation. Leadership: Moving from Frustration to Focus and Fulfillment Rm C-104 Eddie Hammett, Church and Clergy Coach, CBFNC Leaders are overwhelmed with information, tasks, and ministry expectations. Many are frustrated and drifting. Let’s review five practical ways proven to move leaders to recover focus and fulfillment in ministry as clergy and laity. When it Comes to Congregational Vision, May You Be With the Source Rm FLC-201 George Bullard, Strategic Leadership Coach, The Columbia Partnership, Columbia, SC Every congregation needs to be captivated by God’s vision. What is vision and how do we get it? Receive copy of 101 Congregational Vision Insights. Working with Words Rm C-206 Dan Day, Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Raleigh In a video culture, preachers are still obliged to work with words. How might we do it better?
Hospitality and Evangelism Hospitality: The Gift that Goes Both Ways Rm 206 Mary Ann Sibley, Owner, EmA Consulting; Xtend Volunteers, Raleigh Many times, churches take the roles of greeting, parking, and ushering for granted. Learn how God uses these ministries to reach people far from God ... but to also inspire, grow, and develop the very volunteers serving.
Individual Interests The Practice of Fixed-Hour Prayer Rm C-205 Derek Hogan, Assistant Dean, Campbell University Divinity School, Buies Creek This workshop will introduce the basic history and practice of fixed-hour prayer variously referred to as the liturgy of the hours, the divine hours, or the daily office.
Local Church 10 Most Asked Administrative Questions from Small Churches Rm 207 Jim Hylton, Business Administration Coordinator, CBFNC Many questions from small churches are addressed by the Business Administration Coordinator at the CBFNC office. We will discuss the 10 most frequently asked questions and attempt to answer them. New Consecration Sunday: An Effective Way to Develop Disciples and Fund your Church’s Ministries Rm 111 Larry Hovis, Executive Coordinator, CBFNC; Mark Mofield, Pastor, and Bruce Knott, Stewardship Leader, Temple Baptist Church, Durham New Consecration Sunday is an annual stewardship program that has been used in thousands of congregations and teaches stewardship from a biblical perspective. Learn about the program and its recent success at Temple, Durham. page 13
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Teaching for Transformation Rm 106 Rick Jordan, Church Resources Coordinator, CBFNC Maybe we should kill Sunday School. Or, maybe we could transform it into a meaningful, relevant experience. A workshop for those who teach in small groups or Wednesday night Bible studies or retreats.
Missions Business as Mission: Job Creation Strategies and Economic Development in Chronically Poor Communities Rm 25 Ben Newell, Coordinator, Business as Mission, San Antonio, TX We offer resources that provide churches and communities hope by helping to start and/or grow Kingdom businesses in the poorest places in America. Educators in Missions Rm 100 Robert Lamb, Executive Director, Fellowship of Baptist Educators, Shelby A discussion of opportunities of ways for educators to be involved in missions around the world.
session one: 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Online Video Streaming and Archive Broadcast booth in the Sanctuary balcony Danny Musten, Broadcast Director, Hayes Barton, Raleigh; Brandon McLamb, Broadcast Assistant, Hayes Barton, Raleigh Learn how to provide worship service content online, live and for free! Open your virtual Sanctuary doors to people around the world. (limit: 25 persons)
English Language Missions in Your Church Rm 122 Glenda Reece, International Ministry Team Leader, Forest Hills Baptist Church, Raleigh Providing ESL training/ministries to internationals opens the relationship door for changing hearts. This session contains highlights on ESL/Bible classes. Faith Positive in a Negative World: Marketplace Ministry Rm 29 Joey Faucette, Lead Servant, Faith Positive, Danville, VA Learn how to disciple Christian business professionals to increase their faith with greater joy at work so they love God and others more. Rethinking Local Missions Rm 200 Dorothy Clark, Student, Duke University Divinity School, Durham Does missions differ from outreach? How is your church advocating for local missions? Tour of Welcome House Raleigh Refugee Reception Home (during Sessions 1 and 2) Meet in lobby outside gym Marc and Kim Wyatt, CBF Global Missions Field Personnel, Research Triangle Come see the temporary housing initiative for newly arrived refugees. It is a partnership between CBFNC and the refugee resettlement agency USCRI. Shuttle transportation is available.
Social Justice
See page 9 for information about sharing your Beloved: Be Loved stories.
De-Criminalizing Homelessness: Representing the Underserved Rm 11 Christopher Allen, Attorney, Raleigh Explore homelessness and especially the myriad legal issues faced by chronically homeless people. Discover the efforts by the Raleigh Rescue Mission to address these legal issues, thereby restoring dignity and hope for the unemployed. Engaging Your Church For Diversity & Inclusion Rm FLC-204 Daynette Snead, Community Outreach Pastor, First Chin Baptist Church, New Bern Discover a fresh, new approach to create and plan for ethnic, gender, and generational diversity and inclusion within your Body of Christ. Finding Community Through Food Rm 123 Maggie Kane, Executive Director, A Place at the Table, Raleigh What do we all have in common? We eat and we desire to be in community. A Place at the Table provides community and healthy food for all, regardless of means. Savoring Places; Saving Graces: Worship and Ecology Rm 30 Jill Crainshaw, Blackburn Professor of Worship and Liturgical Theology, Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Winston-Salem Explore intersections between sustainability and congregational worship. Participants will gain resources for planning worship that integrates elements of sustainability, creation care, and ecology.
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God is doing a great work in Central Appalachia through the hands and feet of more than 16,000 volunteers from across the nation. Appalachia Service Project volunteers represent more than 15 separate denominations and religions who serve in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia every year to make the homes of families who are in need of critical home repair warmer, safer and drier. Appalachia Service Project (ASP) is a Christian ministry, open to all people, that inspires hope and service through volunteer home repair in Central Appalachia. Our vision is to see substandard housing in Central Appalachia eradicated and everyone who comes in contact with ASP transformed. To learn more about ASP’s year-round service opportunities, visit us at www.ASPhome.org or call our Volunteer Department (800) 289-4254. “Almost 17,000 volunteers from across the nation, representing several different denominations, come to Central Appalachia every year to make the homes of lowincome families warmer, safer and drier. Being Baptists who understand the need for ecumenical cooperation in missions, CBF churches will find ASP the perfect place to join the greater body of Christ as we minister to those in dire need.” – Walter Crouch, President/CEO
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Baptist Identity
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Beloved Community: Then and Now Rm C-101 Bill Leonard, Dunn Professor of Baptist Studies and Church History, School of Divinity, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem; Rev. Darryl Aaron, Pastor, Providence Baptist Church, Greensboro A discussion of MLK’s idea and practice of the Beloved Community. What might that mean in today’s church? Pilgrim Community: Ecumenism, Baptist-Style Rm 25 Steve Harmon, Visiting Associate Prof. of Historical Theology; Gardner-Webb Univ. School of Divinity, Boiling Springs Drawing on his new book Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future, Steve Harmon applies the Baptist vision of a church on pilgrimage toward a community fully under the rule of Christ to the quest for Christian unity. What’s Really Going on in CBFNC Churches? Rm FLC-201 Seth Hix, Wake Forest University Divinity Student and CBFNC Intern A presentation on his findings from interviews of 91 CBFNC church leaders (clergy and laity). What themes emerged? What ministries energize congregations? What challenges confront our churches? Q & A will follow.
Bible Study
session two: 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
workshops - session two
Psalming the Blues Rm C-204 Tony Cartledge, Professor of Old Testament, Campbell University Divinity School, Buies Creek, and Nurturing Faith The book of Psalms reflects the broad spectrum of human experience. While we celebrate its joyful tunes, we may also resonate with psalmists who sang the blues. Discover what happens at the intersection of pain and praise.
Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors
Emerging Roles and Contexts in Chaplaincy: A Front-Line Panel Reflects (Sessions 2-3) Rm C-205 Mark Jensen, Teaching Professor of Pastoral Care and Pastoral Theology, WFU School of Divinity, Winston-Salem A panel of chaplains reflect on emerging challenges and opportunities in chaplaincy ministries
Congregational Leadership
Mission Planning Review Rm FLC - 204 Larry Glover-Wetherington, Director, Consultation Ministries, Durham Explore new ways to make a minister’s job performance review into a life-giving process focused on the mission/ ministry of the church and her ministers, clarifying mission and covenant in the process. The Challenge of Pastoral Care Among Hispanics/Latinos Rm 29 Santiago Reales, Associate Pastor for Latino/Hispanic Families, Piney Grove, Mount Airy Reflect on the challenges pastors and ministers face when providing pastor care into the Hispanic/Latino community. This workshop will be conducted in Spanish. The Five Essential Practices of Healthy Congregations Rm 30 Christopher Gambill, Director, Center for Congregational Health, Winston Salem Being a healthy, missional congregation requires more than passion. Research has identified five practices that either support or undermine a church’s ministry.
Hospitality and Evangelism
How do we love our Muslim (and other) neighbors? Rm 204 Chris Towles, Baptist Campus Minister, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem A collaborative conversation about how we have been and/or would like to be better neighbors to Muslims. As Baptists, we start with a sense of Religious Freedom, but how do we relate to people of other religious traditions? Starting New Churches Rm 200 Andy Hale, Pastor/Church Starts Specialist, Mosaic, Clayton, and CBF Have you ever considered that worship, discipleship, community, and ministry could look very different than what you practice and still be considered the church? Some of the most innovative expressions are coming from new church starts. Why Church Matters (and doesn’t) to Millennials Rm 111 Corinne Causby, Student, Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Winston-Salem Listen to a panel discussion featuring four millennial ministers/seminary students to discover what matters to millennials.
Individual Interests
How to Have a Family Meeting Before the Crisis Hits Rm FLC-205 George Fuller, Founder and CEO, Silver Compassion, Raleigh Come learn three models for having family meetings that can help you become current with one another, make plans, and stay ready to manage the transitions of the loved ones we want to support through life and death. page 17
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5 Ways to Use Social Media Better at Your Church Rm C-206 Brian Foreman, President, b4man Consulting, Raleigh More and more churches are using social media to connect. Learn 5 ways to focus it well, and 5 pitfalls to avoid at all cost. The Church’s Response to Mental Illness Rm 206 Ron Glover, Co-Minister of Children and Adults, Minister of Music, Wingate Baptist Church, Wingate Examine the prevalence of mental illness within congregations and explore ways churches can minister to those affected by this disease.
Missions A Passport and a Tank of Gas Rm 207 Lee Canipe, Pastor, Mufreesboro Baptist Church, Murfreesboro Small churches with limited resources can feel international missions partnerships are beyond their reach. Explore how small churches can develop friendships with Christians in other countries, and why it’s important for your small church. Pivot Rm 106 Ryan Clark, Church Engagement Manager, CBF Global, Decatur, GA Based on the Normans’ Mission Learning Lab, Pivot is a resource for leaders and groups seeking to learn how to shift their mission theology and practice. Groups are propelled to engagement in their own community.
session two: 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Local Church
When Helping Hurts: Equipping the Church to Love The Poor Effectively Rm C-104 Mike Womble, Assoc. Pastor for Spiritual Formation, Missions, and Single Adults, Winter Park Baptist Church, Wilmington; Jeremy Hardy, Executive Director, Vigilant Hope God’s calling and purpose for individuals extends beyond social status. We will explore ways of equipping churches and individuals to distinguish between crisis and chronic situations, and appropriate ways of responding in love.
Social Justice
See page 9 for information about sharing your Beloved: Be Loved stories.
Understanding Homelessness: What Your Church Needs to Know Rm 11 Hugh Hollowell, Pastor and Director, Love Wins Ministries, Raleigh A framework for understanding the trauma of homelessness, and how faith communities can best address homelessness and housing vulnerability.
Baptist Identity
CBF 101: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About CBF But Were Afraid to Ask Rm 30 Larry Hovis, Executive Coordinator, CBFNC, Winston Salem Many people don’t understand CBF beliefs, ministries, finances, or organization. This is an opportunity to hear a basic overview of CBF (NC and Global) as well as ask questions about matters you don’t understand. No question is off limits! CBFNC Budget Rm 100 Jim Hylton, Business Administration Coordinator, CBFNC, Winston Salem Do you have questions about the CBF budget? Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome here.
Bible Study
Freedom in Christ: Paul’s View of Freedom in Galatians Rm 204 Jim McConnell, Assistant Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity, Boiling Springs Analyze the concept of Christian freedom as Paul explains it in Galatians. We will also explore the role our freedom plays in Christian discipleship. Lost Treasure: Resources for Cherishing and Teaching the Old Testament Rm C-104 Barry Jones, Professor of Old Testament, Campbell University Divinity School, Buies Creek Contemporary society has nearly forgotten the Old Testament, and the church is following closely behind. This workshop surveys recent books that address ways to renew understanding and reading of the Old Testament in the church.
session three: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
workshops - session three
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Be transformed by the renewing of your minds. Romans 12:2
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cdavis@div.duke.edu or (919) 660-3599 divinity.duke.edu/ formation/houses-of-study/baptist-house Celebrating another year as a CBF Global and CBF North Carolina Partner School!
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Coaching for Congregations, Clergy & Church Leadership Rm FLC - 204 Larry Glover-Wetherington, Ministry Coach, Transform Your Ministry, Durham Learn what coaching is and its value for ministry. Leading with a Progressive Voice Rm 29 Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director, North Carolina Council of Churches, Raleigh Christian vocabulary is foreign to many of those in our communities because the words have been given negative connotations. Explore ways Christians can reclaim the integrity of our vocabulary and offer to a world filled with hurt and fear. Pastoral Care Suggestions for Laypersons Caring for the Congregation and Staff Rm C-101 Stan Yancey, Pastoral Psychotherapist and Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor, WakeMed Hospital, Raleigh It is both deeply meaningful and at times stressful providing pastoral care. Sometimes it is a challenge to know what to say or to do. Let’s look at some ways of approaching pastoral care. What Is Your Church’s Story? Rm 25 DuPre Sanders, Senior Minister, Roxboro Baptist Church, Roxboro Learn to tell and listen to stories that are important to your church’s history. It is important for congregations to know their stories and be able to communicate them effectively while embodying the stories that are told.
session three: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Congregational Leadership
Hospitality and Evangelism Engage with Understanding Rm 204 Lisa Grissom, Visiting Scholar, World Religions and Global Cultures Center, Buies Creek Increasingly, the Church is engaging people of other faiths. We need to be able to engage with understanding and insight.
Individual Interests Faith and Film Rm C-206 Michael Parnell, Senior Pastor, Temple Baptist Church, Raleigh Learn how to watch secular movies and find spiritual themes in them. There will be clips shown from popular movies to show how spirituality rises out of the movies. What are Teens Thinking Rm 123 Brian Foreman, President, b4man Consulting, Raleigh Have you ever wondered what teens wish you knew as parent or adult leader? This workshop will provide some ways to listen and learn.
Local Church Emerging Paradigm Shifts and the Church Rm 206 Andy Hale, Pastor/Church Starts Specialist, Mosaic Church of Clayton & CBF The world is continually shifting, adapting, and evolving. These complexities challenge the church to consider who it is and how it effectively engages the larger community. Rethinking The Church’s Role in Collegiate Ministry Rm 122 Wanda Kidd, College Ministry Coordinator, CBFNC; Heather Folliard, Associate Pastor, HillSong Baptist Church, Chapel Hill Every church is a college ministry church. That is true whether it is near a residential campus, open to ministry with a community college in its county, or has students in its congregations who need support. Let’s talk about the possibilities. Sanctuary: Balancing Security and Hospitality Rm 111 Paul Raybon, Associate Pastor, Hominy Baptist Church, Candler A theological and practical discussion of how we can balance keeping our members and guests safe from harm, and welcoming the stranger. Strengthening Sunday School Teaching Through Media and Variety Rm 106 Daniel Glaze, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Ahoskie Using a variety of teaching styles (conversation, media, etc.), Daniel will discuss how he approaches Bible Study to reach people with multiple learning styles. VBS Reimagined Rm FLC - 205 Allison Benfield, Minister for Children and Their Families, St. John’s Baptist Church, Charlotte By using the artistic gifts found within our faith community (and the faith community of our VBS partner church, St. Martin’s Episcopal), we have developed our own art-centered VBS as a way of learning about God’s story together. page 21
at Campbell University Connecting students to God and to each other through
Christ-centered worship, spiritual growth and servant leadership. Connect with us www.campbell.edu/life/campus-ministry
2016
Elevating Preaching
October 3, 2016 Campbell University Divinity School Elevating Preaching 2016 will focus on Empowering Laity for Missional Living with a theme of “As You Go!” “Therefore, as you go, disciple people in all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19 (ISV) For more information (June 2016), visit www.cbfnc.org.
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Elevating Preaching is a conference that began years ago with a challenge from Walter B. “Buddy” Shurden to “elevate preaching.” CBFNC accepted the challenge and responded with two preaching conferences connected to the annual CBFNC General Assembly. Continuing to seek opportunities to model good preaching and nurture leadership, CBFNC partnered with Campbell Divinity School (2011), Gardner-Webb School of Divinity (2012), Wake Forest School of Divinity (2013) and Duke Baptist House of Studies (2014) to co-sponsor the annual event. On Monday, October 3, 2016, the Elevating Preaching Conference resumes with Campbell University Divinity School as host and co-sponsor with CBFNC. Walter Brueggemann, who is considered to be one of the most influential Old Testament scholars of the last several decades, is the featured preacher/speaker. Joining Brueggemann for the one day conference in Buies Creek are John Kinney who is Dean of the School of Theology at Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA, and Dorisanne Cooper who is the Senior Pastor at Watts Street Baptist Church in Durham.
Community Development as Mission, At Home and Beyond Rm 200 Mollie Palmer, Director, Together for Hope Arkansas, Helena, AR; Stacy Henderson, TFHAR Learn more about TFHAR’s work in the Delta and how you can apply the principles of asset-based community development to facilitate healthy missional engagement in your own community and beyond.
Social Justice
See page 9 for information about sharing your Beloved: Be Loved stories.
Church Benevolence: Beyond the Basics Rm FLC-201 Christopher Ingram, Senior Pastor, Yates Baptist Church, Durham Every congregation is faced with frequent requests for financial care in times of crisis. This workshop will tell stories of various ways congregations are creatively deploying resources for benevolent care in the communities they serve. Disrupting Homelessness Rm 11 Carolyn McClendon, Assistant Director, Support Circle Program for Homeless Families, Raleigh What is the significance and potential of Faith-based Support Circles in successfully disrupting homelessness through community and relationship? Preaching the Peace of the City Rm 207 Mack Dennis, Adjunct Professor of Homiletics, Duke Divinity School, Durham This presentation traces how pastors participated in the establishment of the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and highlights their leadership through preaching a gospel of reconciliation.
The Exhibit Hall will be open 9:00am - 7:15pm. It will be closed during worship, and then will reopen for the Fellowship Reception, 9:00-10:00pm.
Partners and Friends:
exhibitor list
Exhibitors
session three: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Missions
Schools: Baptist House of Studies, Duke Divinity School Campbell University Divinity School Chowan University Mars Hill University McAfee School of Theology School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University Wake Forest University School of Divinity
Fellowship of Baptist Educators The Gideons International Love Wins Murdock Music Supply & Sanders Church Furnishings North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry North Carolina Baptist Men North Carolina Council of Churches Resort Area ministries Silver Compassion Smyth & Helwys Publishing Transforming Center Vigilant Hope Volunteers for China WMU NC
Appalachia Service Project AmericanChurch Inc Baptist Children’s Homes Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America Baptist News Global Baptist History and Heritage Society Baptist Retirement Homes of NC, Inc. Baptists Today Barnabas Partnership BAM – Business As Mission BWIM, NC – Baptist Women In Ministry, NC CBF Young Baptists Christian Women’s Job Corps of NC ENC Stop Human Trafficking Faith Health Division of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
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worship: 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Worship Receiving God’s Presence Call to Worship.................................................................................................................................................. David Hailey Greeting: Response:
God has called us. We are gathered to hear God.
Choral Call to Worship............................................................................................. Baptist Children’s Homes of NC Choir Instrumental Praise God of Grace Congregational Hymn
Paul Manz HBBC Brass Ensemble
Holy, Holy Holy (#1, Celebrating Grace Hymnal) NICAEA
Celebrating the Community as a Gift from God Embracing Community and Prayer........................................................................................Larry Hovis and Doug Murray Bond of Love
Praising God Together
Words: Otis Skillings Music: SKILLINGS Copyright 1971. Used with permission. CCLI License # 535093.
We are one in the bond of love; We are one in the bond of love. We have joined our spirits with the Spirit of God; We are one in the bond of love.
Being Grateful for God’s Grace Old Testament Scripture Psalm 133 Scott Hudgins and Pablo Ernesto Hernandez Responsive Prayer and Assurance of Forgiveness...........................................................................................Sophia Steibel Leader: My creation has become corrupted. Response: Life is full of loneliness and loss. Leader: Come to me and I will give you rest. Response: We are afraid. We are not worthy. Leader: I call you into relationship with me and each other. Response: Your call is hard. What you are asking is counter to our culture. Can we love you as much as you love us? Can we love them? Can they love us? Leader: When you love me, you can love them and they will love you. Response: Can we forgive them? Can we be at peace with them? Can we embrace them? Leader: You cannot in your own strength, but because my love permeates each of you, you will be bound together in one body. Response: Your love draws us with unfailing compassion. We love you. Leader: If you love me, love my sheep. Response: Because you love us with abundant love, we will love our neighbors as ourselves. All: Our emotions overflow with gratitude, because you have shown us a new way. You have infused us with your being, therefore we join together to offer ourselves to you and to honor you in the world.
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Campbell Divinity School
Hearing God’s Word New Testament Scripture
Colossians 3:1-14 Life Together
Proclamation
Elizabeth Styron Dan Day
Responding to God’s Word Congregational Hymn
O Praise the Gracious Power (#357, Celebrating Grace Hymnal) MARION
Communion............................................................................................................ Dan Day, Jerry Chiles, Heather Folliard
Majestic Holy One
worship: 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
How Great Thou Art
Men’s Quartet
Chancel Choir
Sharing the Story of Campus Gatherings............................................................................................................Wanda Kidd Through your generosity we can begin funding for Cooperative Baptist Student Fellowship on the campus of NC State University.
Sending Forth ....................................................................................................................................................Wanda Kidd Choral Response
Leading Friday Worship
Go With Us, Lord (#521, Celebrating Grace Hymnal)
Chancel Choir
David Hailey Pastor, Hayes Barton, Raleigh Linda Morgan Director, Baptist Children’s Home of NC Choir Brass Ensemble Hayes Barton, Raleigh Larry Dickens Minister of Music, Hayes Barton, Raleigh Patty Pace Associate Minister of Music and Pastoral Care, Hayes Barton, Raleigh Lisa Moxley Pianist, Hayes Barton, Raleigh Shannon Hall Associate Pastor of Music and Family Ministries, First, Graham Larry Hovis Executive Coordinator, CBFNC, Winston-Salem Doug Murray Pastor, First, Wilson, and CBFNC Moderator-elect Scott Hudgins Assistant Dean, UNC-G Graduate School, Greensboro Pablo Ernesto Hernandez Pastor, Primera Iglesia Bautista, Sanford Sophia Steibel Professor, Christian Ed/Spiritual Formation, Gardner-Webb School of Divinity, Boiling Springs Men’s Quartet Carter Benge, Ian Butts, Calvin Carter, Steven Thomason Elizabeth Styron M.Div. 2017 Candidate, Duke Divinity, Durham Dan Day Pastor Emeritus, First, Raleigh Heather Folliard Associate Pastor, Hillsong, Chapel Hill Jerry Chiles Coach/Consultant, Greystone, Raleigh Wanda Kidd Collegiate Engagement Coordinator, CBFNC, Winston-Salem Chancel Choir Hayes Barton, Raleigh
Please join us for a fellowship reception in the exhibit hall/gym immediately following this worship service. Parents should pick up their children before attending reception. Special thanks to the Alex Rodriguez Praise Band for musical offerings during our fellowship reception.
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CBFNC Leadership 2015-2016 Though the CBFNC staff plays an important role, the most critical leaders of CBFNC are the elected members of our councils and planning teams. We are all grateful for their willingness to lend their leadership in this way.
coordinating council Lisa Rust, Lumberton, Moderator Doug Murray, Wilson, Moderator-Elect Marion Horton, Knightdale, Recorder Ray Ammons, Clinton, Past-Moderator Mike Eddinger, Cary, Treasurer
Nancy Baxley, Winston-Salem Kathy Driver, Raleigh Heather Folliard, Chapel Hill Wayne Hill, Wake Forest
Andy Jung, Albemarle Jeff Mathis, Sylva Mike Queen, Wilmington Beth Thompson, Greenville
faith formation ministry council Barbara Glasgow, Zebulon, Chair Scott Thrailkill, Goldsboro, Chair-Elect Giles Blankenship, Fayetteville
Brian Harrington, Liberty Susan McConnell, Shelby Tyler Roach, Morganton Matt Roberts, Marion
Kay Smith, Hickory Louisa Monroe Ward, Fayetteville
leadership development ministry council Shane Nixon, Mocksville, Chair Kheresa Harmon, Shelby, Chair-Elect Sarah Boberg, Red Springs
Jerry Chiles, Raleigh Buddy Corbin, Asheville Jeanell Cox, Durham John Daniels, Waynesville
Stacey Grimm, Burlington Mark Reece, Mount Airy Leah Reed, Rolesville
missions ministry council Blake Dempsey, Nashville, Chair Paula McCosh, Fayetteville, Chair-Elect Debbie Baughn, Marion Paul Burgess, Benson
Greg Burris, Siler City Kent Cranford, Gastonia Sara Lamkin, Louisburg Mason Smith, Elon
Christa Warise, Winston-Salem Mike Womble, Wilmington Marc and Kim Wyatt, Raleigh, Ex-Officio
endowment management board Andrew Barnhill, Wilmington Ron Cava, Henderson Austin Connors, Raleigh
Scott Hudgins, Winston-Salem Norman Jameson, Winston-Salem
cbfnc staff Larry Hovis, Executive Coordinator Ka’thy Gore Chappell, Leadership Development Coordinator Rick Jordan, Church Resources Coordinator Linda Jones, Missions Coordinator Jim Hylton, Business Administration Coordinator Jack Causey, Ministerial Transitions Coordinator
Wanda Kidd, Collegiate Engagement Coordinator Eddie Hammett, Church and Clergy Coach Javier Benitez, Hispanic Ministry Leader Coach Rebekah Ayers, Programs Manager Sarah Mitchell, Communications Manager Gail McAlister, Financial Manager
2016 gathering planning team Chair: Kathy Driver Worship: Ka’thy Gore Chappell, Heather Folliard, Shannon Hall, Larry Dickens, Jerry Chiles, Patty Pace, Dan Day, Danny Musten Outreach: David Hailey, Ron Cava, Randy Carter, Tom Jackson, Todd Higginson, Tom Jackson Marketing/Publicity: Jim Hylton, Sarah Mitchell, Trey Davis, Ron Cava Workshops: Rick Jordan, JoAnn Stancil, Brent Rector, Keith Vaughn, Tyler Ward, Kristen Muse, Brian Lockamy Local Arrangements: Rebekah Ayers, Debra Barrier, Scott Arbutina, Lisa Anthony Children’s Assembly: Cindy Tuttle, Sarah Mears Opening Session: Amy McClure, Kelly Belcher, Don Gordon, Lee Canipe, Larry Hovis, Kathy Driver Exhibits: Linda Jones
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20 Ge 16 ne CB ra F lA ss e June 20-24, 2016 Sheraton Hotel and Koury Convention Center Greensboro, North Carolina
25 years ago, Christ’s love compelled us to form together as the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. At the 2016 General Assembly, we will kick off this anniversary by celebrating the stories of our shared heritage and our shared future.
Compelled to worship; Compelled to lead; Compelled to impact Together. JOIN US IN GREENSBORO.
Register now at www.cbf.net/assembly
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