The Gathering of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina
Bringing Baptists of North Carolina Together for Christ-Centered Ministry Volume 12, Issue 7
September 2007
Bible Freedom . . . Bible Responsibility by Larry Hovis, Coordinator
Among the many books on the shelves in my office are twenty-five Bibles. Here are a few of them: My grandmother’s Bible – In the 1970s, when my grandmother was in her latter years of life, she gave me a Bible she had obtained several years earlier. Surprisingly, it isn’t the King James Version, but the Revised Standard Version. I literally wore the cover off of that Bible. The Living Bible – Like most kids of my generation, I had a Living Bible, given to me by my parents on my birthday in 1973. It was important to me, and this book had a huge impact on a generation of young Christians during a time of transition in American and church culture, despite the fact that my New Testament professor in seminary always referred to this paraphrase of the Scriptures as “that green thing.” Oxford Annotated Bible – I first acquired this particular edition of the Revised Standard Version when I took Introduction to the Old Testament as an undergraduate at N.C. State University. It continued to be my primary study Bible throughout college and seminary, in the classroom
and the church. It’s now held together with duct tape! Ordination Bible – On April 26, 1987, on the occasion of my ordination, my home church presented a Holman New American Standard Bible to me as a symbol of their love and support, and as a reminder of the day when the people of God laid hands on me to set me apart for the Gospel Ministry. I am blessed with lots of Bibles and the freedom to read them as much as I want. In reality, only a few of them are regularly opened. I imagine that’s true for a lot of Christians. We have more Bibles than we can, or do, actually read and study. As Baptists, we talk a lot about Bible freedom, and we should. There was a time in history in which average Christians were not free to study the Scriptures for themselves. Either they didn’t have Bibles, or they couldn’t read, or they found themselves in a religious or political system where they were not allowed the freedom to read and study the Scriptures. Today we have the opposite problem. We have so much Bible freedom that we take it for granted. Viktor Frankl, the celebrated neurologist
and psychiatrist, wrote in his best-selling book, Man’s Search for Meaning, that for freedom to endure, liberty must be joined by responsibility. He proposed that the “Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.” Perhaps we need to extend this concept to all of our Baptist rhetoric about the Bible. Rather than remaining stuck in a debate about Biblical inerrancy vs. Biblical freedom, we should invest energy into practicing Biblical responsibility. Continued on page 7.
CBFNC Missions Initiative November 2-4, 2007 Henderson-Littleton Area An opportunity for faith and action to meet For individuals, families, Sunday School classes, youth groups, missions circles and others Work a day of missions on Saturday followed by an evening of fellowship and celebration; spend Sunday in worship and at lunch with one of the four sponsoring churches. See page 5 for more details. Register today - deadline October 1!
September 2007
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phone: 888.822.1944 • phone: 336.759.3456 • fax: 336.759.3459 • cbfnc@cbfnc.org • www.cbfnc.org
Larry Hovis .......... Coordinator LHovis@cbfnc.org Rick Jordan ......... Church Resources Coordinator RJordan@cbfnc.org Linda Jones......... Missions Coordinator LJones@cbfnc.org
Jack Causey .... Ministerial Resources Coordinator JCausey@cbfnc.org Wanda Kidd .... College Ministry Consultant asyougo5@aol.com Nancy Parks.... Office Manager NParks@cbfnc.org
Natalie Aho .... Communications Manager NAho@cbfnc.org Gail McAlister ..... Financial Assistant GMcalister@cbfnc.org Beth McGinley .... Office Assistant BMcginley@cbfnc.org
Coordinating Council Gail Coulter, Hendersonville, Moderator Greg Rogers, Greenville, Moderator-Elect Don Horton, Zebulon, Past Moderator Glenda Currin, Wilmington, Recorder Donna Bissette, Winston-Salem, Treasurer Carolyn Dickens, Raleigh Don Gordon, Durham Kathryn Hamrick, Shelby Steve Little, Marion Glenn Phillips, Goldsboro Roy Smith, Raleigh Bert Young, Bladenboro Janice Young, Whiteville
Faith Development Ministry Council Blythe Taylor, Charlotte, Chair Elizabeth Edwards, Nashville, Chair-Elect Jennifer Baxley, Henderson Cindy Joy, Oxford Rebecca Husband Maynard, Elkin Kristen Muse, Raleigh Kathy Naish, Hickory Jeff Pethel, Rolesville Tony Spencer, Forest City Allen Winters, Hillsborough
Missions Ministry Council Bill Jones, Newland, Chair Shirley Kool, Sylva, Chair-Elect Seth Asbill, Raleigh Cecelia Beck, Forest City Kenny Davis, Wise Jim Everette, Wilmington Carolyn Hopkins, Cary Christopher Ingram, Smithfield Judy LeCroy, Lexington Jack Watson, Apex
Leadership Development Ministry Council Steve Zimmerman, Mebane, Chair Burke Holland, Belhaven, Chair-Elect Mark Ashworth, Kernersville Kheresa Harmon, Erwin Terry Honeycutt, Rutherfordton Scott Hovey, Durham Mike Jamison, Charlotte Jerry Richards, Apex Sheila Russ, Winston-Salem
CBF National Council Members from NC Sheri Adams, Boiling Springs Buddy Corbin, Asheville Scott Hagaman, Marion Don Horton, Zebulon Bill Ireland, Winston-Salem Crystal Leathers, Hickory Mickie Norman, Leland
Endowment Management Board A. G. Bullard, Raleigh Joe Harris, Mocksville Scott Hudgins, Winston-Salem Drag Kimrey, Laurinburg Tom Smith, Greensboro
Financial Report:
July 2007 Contributions
Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant January 30 - February 1, 2008 Atlanta, Georgia Speakers and presenters will address historic Baptist commitments and explore other opportunities to work together as Christian partners. For more information, visit www.newbaptistcovenant.org.
CBFNC Budget - $69,041; Other - $92,814 2007-2008 Monthly Budget Goal: $76,255
Destinations: Annual Church Planning What should our church be planning for the coming year? What will contribute to our faith development, to evangelism, to community building? What events/ experiences do we want our people to have in the coming months? Church staff and lay leaders can explore these questions together using the new tool from CBF National, Destinations. It helps churches decide as a community their destination, discern their direction
CBFNC Youth Ski Retreats
January 25-27 or February 1-3, 2008 Winterplace, WV Cost before upgrades is $149 p/p. Details at www.cbfnc.org. Contact CTI to register at 800-285-7273. 2 • The Gathering – September 2007
together and map out ways to reach it. Web aides, resource suggestions, ideas for ministry events and discussion guides are all part of its planning process. Church staff and lay leaders are invited to attend a Destinations workshop at one of four different locations across the state in October from 1-4 p.m. These workshops will provide direction and an opportunity to begin making specific plans for your church for the coming year. Asheville Durham Winston-Salem Greenville
October 1 October 11 October 18 October 25
More details regarding registration, fees and specific locations are available on our website at www.cbfnc.org.
Fifth Annual CBFNC Fall Fellowship Gathering November 13, 2007
First Baptist Church, Greensboro Seminar - 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. Dinner - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Worship - 7:15 - 8:30 p.m., gathering music at 7:00 p.m. Church staff members and lay persons are encouraged to attend an afternoon seminar led by musician and speaker Kyle Matthews entitled Ending the Worship Wars. Read more below.
Kyle Matthews
Following our traditional fellowship dinner, we will worship together in the FBC sanctuary, led by Kyle Matthews and Emmanual McCall, Atlanta pastor and past moderator of CBF National.
There will be no charge for the seminar or worship; however, registration is requested. Cost is $10 per person for dinner only. Paid reservations are necessary as space is limited. Register online at www.cbfnc.org by Thursday, November 1. Ending the Worship Wars No internal struggle has done more to divide and damage local churches in recent years than the debate over style preferences in worship. After years of study and consulting with local churches, Kyle has developed a process that can lead churches toward healing by gently raising the level of discourse from that of mere style preference to the level of those biblical concepts that matter to us all the most. This seminar comes complete with methods for worship planning that will ensure that the style-level debate doesn’t come back to haunt the church after the seminar is over. Emmanual McCall
Join a Regional Fellowship Group of North Carolina! Regional Fellowship Groups meet all around our state once a month for food and fellowship. Each group is autonomous and locally led, though all share values and principles common across the CBF movement. If there is not a regional fellowship in your area, contact the CBFNC office for help in starting one. Visit our website, www.cbfnc.org, for more information on each group. Asheville/ Western North Carolina Baptist Network First Monday, 11:30 a.m., Ryan’s Restaurant, Patton Ave, Asheville. Conveners - Fred Werhan (fwerhan@ juno.com) or Joe Babb (jrb301029@ charter.net). (In case of a holiday, the meeting is the second Monday.) Catawba Valley CBF Fellowship Second Monday, 11 a.m., Golden Corral, Lenior-Rhyne Blvd, Hickory. Conveners - Layne Smith (laynesvbc@earthlink.net) or Bill Leathers (leathers@fbc.cc).
Southwest Regional CBFNC Fellowship Please email for confirmation of day, 11:30 a.m., Ryan’s Steakhouse, Shelby (Hwy 74). Convener - Kent Cranford (cranford.kent@gmail.com). Triad Baptist Network of North Carolina Third Thursday, 11:30 a.m., Golden Corral, Winston-Salem (Hanes Mall). Convener - Nathan Parrish (phbcws@bellsouth.net). (November/ December combined meeting on the fifth Thursday of November.)
North Central Region of CBFNC Second Thursday, 11:30 a.m., Golden Corral, Durham (15-501 B in front of Target). Convener - Dennis Hill (dennishill@nc.rr.com). Raleigh Area CBF Fellowship Third Thursday, 12 p.m., Golden Corral (Cary Crossroads shopping center). Convener - Richard Wynne (pastor@stjohnsbaptist.com). Northeastern CBFNC Regional Fellowship Fourth Tuesday, 11:30 a.m., Western Sizzlin’, Henderson. Convener - Paul Baxley (paulbaxley@ncol.net). The Gathering – September 2007 • 3
Mission Updates - Read More at www.cbfnc.org! Belize Update Scott Hagaman, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Marion We literally hit the ground running when the plane landed in Belize. We began our work as quickly as possible, checking on construction projects, passing out flyers for the upcoming medical clinics, buying groceries, sorting pharmaceuticals, making salvation bracelets, and preparing dental equipment. At the end of the week, our major goals, thanks to God’s goodness and provision, were achieved through construction on four church buildings, medical service to about 1,500 people, and dental service to 101 patients. All this was achieved by God through a very diverse team of individuals. Most of the team members were Baptists active in our church while 5 others were Baptists from other congregations. The remaining five included an Episcopalian, a Lutheran (from Idaho!), and three Methodists. In this sense, the team had remarkable theological diversity, yet worked in harmony and unity throughout the effort. Also, the team was diverse in age, from senior adult retirees to a junior high school student. And also, they were diverse in their gifts, skills and experiences. Amongst us, we had doctors, nurses, dentists, an architect, a master builder, a corporate manager, an insurance salesman, teachers and on and on. God had purpose in putting this team together as it was. He created us and gifted us to perform as we did. I believe this team is a perfect example of what we as Christians are to be in service to our Lord. Read more about Belize missions at our website, www.cbfnc.org.
Village of Hope Update Sharon Harrington, Ardmore Baptist Church, Winston-Salem “Progress is not limited to the economy but to the lives of seven small children that are residing at the Village of Hope, Ukraine. These children, but for the grace of God, would not be alive and prospering today. Even with all the horrors they have faced, Katya sings as she is walking around the campus and it is a happy tune. The volunteers come to help the children, but the children help the volunteers by their smiles and hugs. It is an experience of a lifetime.” Harvey Michael, summer site coordinator, Wingate Baptist Church “I will cherish the memory of Vlad puckering up to kiss the air as he rode past us one last time on his beloved bike; of Tonya insisting on wire brushing the statues like the American women were doing...Sasha, Mischa, Tata -- all of them: children playing, happy...no longer discarded.” Karen Brewer, Greystone Baptist Church, Raleigh “In 2006, when the first 4 • The Gathering – September 2007
four children came, they were shy and hesitant to interact with us. However, the children from last year have shown remarkable changes, sparkling eyes now replace fearful ones and healthy glowing smiles now replace shy expressions. Let us pray that those of us here at home in our churches will continue to support this project with our offerings, our prayers, and by participating in these mission trips.” Read more about Village of Hope missions and the rest of the reports from teams at www.cbfnc.org.
Iglesia Cristiana Emanuel Linda Jones, CBFNC Missions Coordinator The English as a Second Language and GED classes sponsored by Iglesia Cristiana Emanuel are a vital ministry in the Hispanic community of Wallace, NC and surrounding area. This is the only Hispanic church in Wallace offering GED and ESL classes. There are 75 ESL students and 30 GED students. Rev. Pablo Juarez shared that many of the students come directly from work to the classes. Some have difficulty finding childcare for their children. Despite their hardships, they find a way to come. Several are now starting to attend Iglesia Cristiana Emanuel. These classes are making a difference in their lives! Consider joining our Hispanic Ministry Initiative, part of our 2007 CBFNC Strategic Plan. Read more about the CBFNC Hispanic Ministry Initiative and other initiatives at www.cbfnc.org.
NC Missions Initiative - Family-Friendly Mission Weekend!
November 2-4, 2007
Poverty in Our Own Backyard Henderson-Littleton Area This weekend is for individuals, families, Sunday School classes, youth groups, missions circles and others to share the riches of Christ’s love, presence and compassion in one such area of need. Friday Travel day Plan to make your own lodging reservations. Options for lodging, meals and recreation are available on the CBFNC website, www.cbfnc.org.
Saturday Day of missions and ministry throughout the community
Sunday Worship and lunch at one of our sponsoring churches
Lunch is included. The evening will include dinner and a time for shared reflection, fellowship and celebration.
Sponsoring churches: FBC, Henderson, Littleton BC, Warrenton BC, and Wise BC, all with CBFNC.
Some possible mission opportunities include: light construction, demolition work, Kid’s Carnival (Littleton only), yard work, cleaning up trash or debris, and feeding the hungry. Cost is $25 per person ($65 max for families). Families with children in 5th grade or younger should participate in the Kid’s Carnival in Littleton (one parent must accompany the children). Youth in 6th grade or older are welcome to work in all ministry areas with an adult sponsor. Register at www.cbfnc.org as an individual (as part of a group or alone), as a family (or couple), or as a youth group by October 1. We need your registration as early as possible in order to prepare our mission sites. Watch and order the promotional video at www.cbfnc.org, and then share it with your church, missions group, family and friends. Share the excitement for this weekend of service!
11-on-11 Day of Service 11-on-11 is a simultaneous missions project in over 11 states in remembrance of September 11, 2001, hosted by Current, a group of young Baptist ministers, leaders and divinity students who seek to connect young Baptists through CBF. This event is an exciting and energizing opportunity for groups of seminary students, college and single’s ministries, and church-wide fellowships to engage in missions in a very intentional way. Current would love to have you as part of the national 2007 project on September 15, 2007. Each year this event grows in size and impact, and it is a great way to serve God and your local community with the support of Baptists all across the country. If you are interested in this community building opportunity, please contact Shannon Rutherford at shannon@ubc-br.org or 255-766-9475.
Share Your Missions Stories CBFNC would like to publish stories from partner churches’ 2007 missions experiences in our October newsletter and on our website. • To submit your story, go to www.cbfnc.org, and complete the form by September 14. • Pictures are desired and can be emailed to Natalie Aho at NAho@cbfnc.org. Please provide your church name and city in the body of the email. • Contact Natalie Aho or Linda Jones with questions (NAho@ cbfnc.org, LJones@cbfnc.org or 888-822-1944). Thank you for sharing the impact of missions on your church with the greater CBFNC Fellowship! The Gathering – September 2007 • 5
Children Change Life by Rick Jordan, Church Resources Coordinator When I am not on the road speaking at another church, I co-teach a Sunday School class at my home church. When we began, the class was Rick Jordan made of the youngest married adults, all without children. In the last year and a half, however, someone slipped something into the refreshment bowl, I guess. We now have seven babies and another three on the way! Children change life. There are quantifiable changes: less sleep, a redistribution of funds, more diaper changes. There are also changes in the quality of life. The focus of time, energy and even casual discussion moves from my life to my child’s life. Suddenly, topics that were once theoretical are practical and consuming, like where will the baby sleep, how often will we visit the grandparents, how will we demonstrate and model love, discipline, and generosity? Recently, a group of children’s ministers met with me to discuss CBFNC’s responsibility to children. Over the years, we’ve had some really great events for children and children’s leaders due to our strength of volunteer service. CBFNC is an organization that will thrive as long as persons are willing to serve the Lord outside of their local church, to serve through the larger community of faith. However, CBFNC will wilt if we hope to do all we’d love to do and depend only on paid staff. We have had great events in the past because of the unpaid laborers who have donated their efforts to make something happen that serves the larger movement. However, volunteers come and go. We have matured now to the point that we want more consistency in our philosophy and in our calendaring. So, a group of us met to celebrate what has been accomplished thus far and to ponder the path from here. We did not come up with all of the answers, or maybe even all of the questions, in our four hour meeting. But 6 • The Gathering – September 2007
families may participate in together. We are we did define some areas of ministry we interested to see what we learn from this feel are important. weekend, as we would like for there to be 1. Children’s retreats. These have many other such future opportunities. We been very well done and have had strong will also explore with CBF missionaries, participation in the past. We want to plan areas that families may minister together two children’s events for November 18, at the missionaries’ sites. 2008. This is a year from now, which will 4. Professional retreat. All ministers give us time to develop planning teams and need to get away determine exactly what for refreshment and we want to accomplish at “CBFNC will wilt these events. The theme if we hope to do all renewal, even children’s ministers! We will will likely have to do we’d love to do explore options for a with missions. 2. Literature/ laity and depend only on C B F N C - s p o n s o r e d getaway. training. No one has paid staff.” The leaders of yet published the perfect tomorrow are in our churches today, literature for children’s spiritual formation. squirming, giggling and acting We need more help in discovering what appropriately immature. The question is materials are available, and we need how we will help them in their maturity as training in how to adapt those materials Christians and Christian leaders. The good for our unique situations. news is, there are ministers from around 3. Missions. This November, CBFNC our state working on this! is sponsoring a missions weekend that
Leaving a Legacy that Matters: The CBFNC Endowment Trust Most Christians are familiar with the idea that financial giving is an aspect of Christian discipleship. We are reminded from the pulpit and other avenues that Jesus talked more about money and possessions than about heaven and hell. When it comes to this topic, we usually focus on giving a portion of our income to the church and other religious and charitable causes. Christian giving doesn’t end with our death, however. Most of us have the capacity to give financial gifts that will continue to support God’s mission long after we breathe our last breath. The CBFNC Endowment Trust was created to provide persons with the opportunity to engage in this kind of eternal financial stewardship. When contributions are made to the endowment trust, they are invested in such a way as to produce a return in perpetuity. In other words, these kinds of gifts really are gifts that never stop giving.
by Larry Hovis, Coordinator
Currently, the CBFNC Endowment Trust has three funds: • General Fund – The proceeds from this fund are not restricted and can be used at the discretion of the Coordinating Council for a variety of ministry needs. • New Church Starts Fund – The proceeds from this fund will be used for planting new congregations. • Theological Education Fund – The proceeds from this fund will be used to support theological education, a significant portion of which will provide scholarships for theological students. In 2008, we will launch a major campaign to promote this fund, which will include naming the fund for a leading North Carolina theological educator. For more information about the CBFNC Endowment Trust, please contact CBFNC Coordinator, Larry Hovis at 888-822-1944 or LHovis@cbfnc.org.
The Second Annual College Ministry Discussion by Wanda Kidd, College Ministry Consultant Twenty-eight people gathered on August 4 at Greystone Baptist Church in Raleigh to talk about their interest and concerns regarding how their churches can reach the college population, and on a broader scale, how CBFNC is going to reach this age group. Wanda Kidd The event kicked off with a panel presentation made up of people who are actively involved in looking at campus ministry in their local ministries. The participants were Don Gordon, pastor of Yates BC in Durham, Spencer Joyner, a NC State student who is a member of Greystone BC, Tommy Justus, pastor of Mars Hill BC, Jennifer Helms Jarrell, Associate Campus Minister at UNCC and Campus Minister at a new start at Queens College, and Todd Boling, Campus Chaplain at Mars Hill College. Each participant has a perspective on working with collegiate ministry that engaged those attending. As participants dialogued with the panelists, several themes emerged, including: the importance of a church’s assertive hospitality toward college students; the goal of training students for Christian leadership; the local church as a ministry outlet; and the networking of those that minister with college students. After lunch, we broke into small groups to talk about mission trip planning, how churches can overcome their fear of collegiate ministry, how to help students in crisis, and some tangible plans that we can make to promote campus ministry in conjunction with CBFNC. By the day’s end, several goals surfaced: forming a college ministry advisory council; forming a ministry council made of students; choosing a common, uniting name; developing a list of churches that have ministry to college students; and holding a third annual college ministry discussion. There was a passion and interest in reaching out to young adults by those who were attending. This is a critical concern as churches look to the future. As we left, one participant said, “I feel like we have been part of something historical today. I hope it continues, and I hope that others will join us.” Contact Wanda Kidd at asyougo5@aol.com.
Bible Freedom...Bible Responsibility Continued from Page 1.
Here are four practical ways to begin Bible responsibility: • Read the Bible – This seems simple, yet if we’re honest, we’ve got to admit that very little Bible reading takes place in the lives of individual Christians, in Sunday School classes Larry Hovis (which are supposed to be devoted to Bible study), or in much Christian worship. • Teach young people the Bible – Though I agree that the ultimate goal of Christian education and discipleship development is not the imparting of theological information but spiritual formation, I can’t see how effective formation can occur without a solid foundation of Biblical understanding. In our well-meaning efforts, especially with children and youth, to be “Early Christians... relevant and applicationwere not allowed focused, I fear that we the freedom to are raising a generation read and study of Christians that are the Scriptures. biblically illiterate and have no basis on which to Today we have the make sound theological opposite problem. judgments. We have so much • Hold your ministers Bible freedom...we accountable for time take it for granted.” spent in Bible study and research – Ministers often perceive so much pressure to attend to programmatic and organizational issues in the church, they feel that have little time for study and preparation. Congregations should not only support their efforts to study the Scriptures, but they should hold them just as accountable for this practice as they do for visiting in the hospital and attending committee meetings! • Support the work of Biblical scholars – If we agree with the hymn writer that “God hath yet more light and truth to break forth from the Word,” we need the work of faithful, dedicated Biblical scholars to help us see that light. Without the assistance of those who have both the tools and the time to dig deeply into the Scriptures, our individual and group study can sometimes devolve into pooling our ignorance. Our Bibles not only tell the story about God and God’s work in the world through the people of God, but they also tell personal stories about our individual journeys of faith. If your Bible told the story about your interaction with it and it’s impact on your life, what would it say? You’ve got Bible freedom, but what about Bible responsibility?
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In This September 2007 Edition ~ Page 1 Bible Freedom... Bible Responsibility by Larry Hovis, Coordinator
Page 3 CBFNC Fall Fellowship Gathering Information Page 3 Regional Fellowship Groups Information Page 4 Mission Updates from Belize; Village of Hope; Iglesia Cristiana Emanuel Page 5 NC Missions Initiative Information
Page 5 11-on-11 Day of Service Page 6 Children Change Life by Rick Jordan, Church Resources Coordinator
Page 6 Leaving a Legacy that Matters: CBFNC Endowment Trust by Larry Hovis, Coordinator
Page 7 College Ministry Discussion by Wanda Kidd, College Ministry Consultant
The Gathering is published ten times a year; mailed by the 5th of the month. All questions may be directed to Natalie Aho, 888-822-1944 or naho@cbfnc.org.
Upcoming Events ~ September 7-9 or 21-23, 2007 Youth Fall Retreats Sea Palms Motel Myrtle Beach, SC September 13, 2007 CBFNC Wake County Church Planting Gathering Ridge Road Baptist Church Raleigh, NC 10:30 am - lunch. Email Nancy Parks at NParks@cbfnc.org or call 888-822-1944 by September 10 to register. There will be no charge for lunch. October 2007 Destinations: Staff and Church Planning Workshops Asheville, October 1, 1-4 p.m. Durham, October 11, 1-4 p.m. Winston-Salem, October 18, 1-4 p.m. Greenville, October 25, 1-4 p.m. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.
November 2-4, 2007 NC Missions Initiative Henderson/Littleton Area, NC $25 per person due October 1; max. of $65 per family. See page 5 for more. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.
February 16, 2008 Children’s Choir Festival First Baptist Church Winston-Salem, NC Repertoire is now available. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.
November 13, 2007 Fall Fellowship Gathering First Baptist Church Greensboro, NC See page 3 for more information. Visit www.cbfnc.org for more details or to register.
February 25-28, 2008 Youth Ministers’ Retreat North Myrtle Beach, SC More information and registration coming soon.
January 25-27 or February 1-3, 2008 Youth Ski Retreat Winterplace, WV Cost before upgrades is $149 per person. Visit www.cbfnc.org for more information. To register, call CTI at 800-285-7273 or email Tim Wilson at twilson@skicti.com.
March 14-15, 2008 Youth Choir Festival First Baptist Church Greensboro, NC Repertoire is now available. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.