Alabama CBF Enews
April 9, 2019
Meet the new CBF Executive Coordinator, Paul Baxley
Alabama CBF Coordinator, Terri Byrd, invites you to help her welcome our new CBF Executive Coordinator, Paul Baxley, to Alabama on May 16th.
Join us in Huntsville at 8am for a "Meet Paul Baxley Breakfast" at First Baptist Church, 600 Governors Drive SW. Or come to Birmingham at 12:30pm to our "Meet Paul Baxley Lunch" at Mountain Brook Baptist Church, at 3631 Montevallo Road South.
These events are FREE; but, please RSVP by emailing Terri@alabamacbf.org or calling or texting Terri at 205-835-8117 so we will have the number of people attending. We hope to see you there!
Disaster Response Opportunity
Join Alabama CBF as we partner with CBF congregations from Georgia and Florida in disaster response work from Hurricane Michael. The news coverage from this storm has faded, but the need remains!
We’ll be clearing debris and doing some small repair work. Each night we’ll have a time of reflective worship as well as church group debriefing. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside your group as well as make new relationships with people from other churches and states.
When: June 2-5, 2019
Where: Marianna, FL
Who: Alabama CBF, CBF of Florida, CBF of Georgia, Chipola Family Ministries
Cost: $50 per person (plus lodging) ♦Deposit of $25 per person due by April 15, 2019
(Includes Lunch on Monday, Tuesday; Dinner on Tuesday night; Program Supplies; T-Shirt)
Lodging: Comfort Inn and Suites, 2214 Highway 71, Marianna, FL, 32448, (850) 482-7112
$96.04/night for double queen room or $93.49/night for king bed room. Hot breakfast is included each morning at the hotel. Rooms are blocked off under “CBF of FL”
For more information please follow the link below or contact Lucas Dorion (lucas@alabamacbf.org).
Old Howard 100 Bike Ride
The Old Howard 100 goes through 3 counties in Alabama's historic Black Belt. Riders will enjoy the natural beauty of rolling hills and scenic byways as they cruise through historic Perry, Hale and Greene Counties passing antebellum homes and civil rights landmarks.
The Old Howard 100 is sponsored by and benefits Sowing Seed of Hope. SSOH seeks to enhance the quality of work and life in Perry County through improved educational opportunities, health care, tourism, transportation and economic development.
To learn more or to register for the Old Howard 100, please follow this link or click on the image.
Alabama CBF is ALL IN for the General Assembly 2019!
In addition to attending some or all of General Assembly, there are a variety of ways that you and your church can volunteer. Please visit the General Assembly information page on our website where you can learn more about how you can help us reach our goal of being "ALL IN Alabama CBF."
Join the 2019 Seed Camp Team!
We hope you and your church will consider partnering with Alabama CBF in Perry County this summer. One of the amazing opportunities available to you is Seed Camp!
The dates for Seed Camp are : July 14-18 (Sunday-Thursday).
There is a place for everyone and every skill!
To learn more, visit us at alabamacbf.org or email Lucas Dorion at lucas@alabamacbf.org.
Civil Rides Is Coming to Alabama
Civil Rides is coming to Alabama and will travel through the Cotton Belt which will take riders from Montgomery, through Selma and Perry County to Birmingham on October 18-20.
Civil Rides is raises awareness and money for persistent rural poverty in America and the issues that stem from it. We see poverty as a modern Civil Rights issue in America. Persistent rural poverty has the most basic needs for human existence at its center: food, water, and shelter (housing). We believe that people who live in the United States should not suffer under conditions where they are simply trying to survive. All proceeds from our rides go to Together for Hope, a rural development coalition, and Out Hunger, a hunger initiative. These two organizations exemplify what it means to be agents of transformation in the area of poverty relief and development.
To learn more or register to join the next ride, follow this link or click the civil rides image.
From Our Partners
Bow Tie Youth Ministry Resources
Bow Tie Youth Ministries Resources is produced by Jamie Mackay, youth minister at FBC Huntsville. If you are looking for fresh and easy ways to resource your youth ministry, then you should give Bow Tie a look!
Bow Tie provides theme-based ministry tools that can help in the planning of retreats, weekly youth meetings or semester/yearly focuses. If you want to explore the products offered by Bow Tie, please follow this link or click the image.
PASSPORTkids is coming to Alabama!
WEST BLOCTON, ALABAMA $305
July 6 – 9 • July 10 – 13
Bring your children's ministry to PASSPORTkids camp for 4 days & 3 night of fun faith-building programming! At camp, your children will discover God’s love and practice being followers of Jesus through an active schedule of Bible studies, missions education, recreation and worship. As group leaders & chaperones, you’ll be able to focus on engaging your children as they explore their faith without any of the burden of planning and logistics.
Learn more or register for camp by clicking the Passport image.
Scholarships are available!
Opportunities with CBF Global
Student.Go
Are you a college student wondering how God can use your gifts this summer or semester? Are you looking for a life-changing and transformative experience that also pays the bills?? Student.Go is what you have been looking for, with opportunities to work alongside CBF field personnel and ministry partners around the world!
You receive a stipend for your term of service, and your housing, local transportation and food are covered! As a bonus, you can even get class credit! Learn more, find out where you can serve and apply to use your gifts in ministry for a summer or semester at www.cbf.net/studentdotgo.
Student.Church
CBF Benefits Board
Are you ready for Tax Season?
CBF Church Benefits offers the following tax guides to assist you and your church this tax season.
- Ministers' Taxes Made Easy
- Church Reporting Made Easy
- Ministerial Compensation Webinar hosted by CBFNC and Jim Morrison
Your Benefits are Our Ministry. Please let us know how we can be of help to you this tax season. You can reach us by email or phone: 800-352-8741.
Mission Bites
Mission Bites provide a weekly snapshot of the lives and work of CBF field personnel and partners around the world. Designed to be shared with your congregation through newsletters, bulletins or missions moments, you’ll instantly feel more connected to field personnel and the communities in which they serve.
Check out previous bites and sign up to receive the weekly resource in your inbox at www.cbf.net/mission-bites.
Ministry Openings at CBF Churches
Children's Ministry
Locust Grove Baptist Church is looking for a bi-vocational children's minister. We are located in New Market, AL, just northeast of Huntsville. I'm hoping that you might know of someone in the Huntsville area who might be interested in a bi-vocational ministry position or have somewhere to post ministry positions.
I'm listing my contact information below in case you know of anyone who might be interested.
Linda Hill - Locust Grove Baptist Church
171 County Lake Road
New Market, AL 35761
256-379-2813
Contact Us
205-835-8117
Lucas Dorion, Associate Coordinator
205-718-9443
Website: www.alabamacbf.org