Alabama CBF Enews
March 4, 2019
“Alabama CBF is heartbroken to hear of the loss of life and the damage to property caused by yesterday’s tornadoes. We are reaching out to friends and colleagues in the Lee County area to evaluate how we can help.”
Alabama CBF Retreat for Ministers: Wandering
Alabama CBF invites all ministers to join us for two days of fellowship, sabbath, and reflection at the beautiful lakeside Alabama 4-H Retreat Center.
Alabama CBF Retreat for Ministers: Wandering
April 4th and 5th, 2019
Thursday afternoon through Friday lunch
Alabama 4H Center,
892 4-H Road, Columbiana, Alabama
Special Guest:
Dr. Greg DeLoach ~ author, speaker, interim dean, McAfee School of Theology
Latest book: Wanderings: A Pilgrim's Walk on This Good Earth
Casual dress, shoes for trail walking.
Cost: $89 per person-includes hotel-style room and 3 meals. Spouses are welcome.
Every retreat participant will receive a copy of Wandering!
For more information email Terri Byrd (Terri@alabamacbf.org) or visit our website (http://www.alabamacbf.org/ministers-retreat/)
Disaster Response Opportunity
Mission Madness In The Panhandle
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: CBF of Alabama, CBF of Florida, CBF of Georgia, Chipola Family Ministries
Cost: $50 per person (plus lodging) ♦Deposit of $25 per person due by April 01, 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 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 a series of multi-day bicycle rides that 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.
News From Around Our Fellowship
Dr. Dennis Anderson to retire after 34 years in Alabama!
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.
Collaborating in Care: Ministry and Mental Health Training Day
For more information or to register follow this link.
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!
Animate 2019
Interested in Animate, Samford's summer program in worship leadership?
But why? Great question! Our goal for Animate is to provide teenagers with spiritual formation, vocational exploration, group instruction and individual mentoring in all avenues of worship and the arts. Animate is open to any student who has completed 7th through 12th grade and is interested in becoming a better worshiper or exploring a vocation in a worship and arts related field. Animate is also open to adults, who will be led by Eric Mathis.
Learn more about Animate by visiting on our website, emailing us, or calling our office. Visit our website by clicking on the Animate image.
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
Minister to Youth & Their Families
Brookwood Baptist Church is a missional, intergenerational family church located in Mountain Brook, in the metro Birmingham, Alabama area. Brookwood is affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Southern Baptist Convention. Candidates should: hold or be pursuing a Master of Divinity degree, have at least three years of experience in student ministry, model a mature Christian faith, enjoy building relationships with students in grades 7-12, possess organizational skills necessary to lead international mission teams, exhibit great communication with parents, and embrace a team mentality by working alongside youth leaders, the youth committee, and other staff.
Those interested in knowing more about us can visit www.brookwood.org or find us on Facebook. Resumes with references will be received via email at blaked@brookwood.org until March 31, 2019. Please use subject line “Minister to Youth Position”.
Contact Us
205-835-8117
Lucas Dorion, Associate Coordinator
205-718-9443
Website: www.alabamacbf.org