Alabama CBF Enews
August, 13, 2019
2019-2020 Humphrey Scholars Recipients Announced
The Administrative Team of the Alabama CBF Coordinating Council would like to congratulate and announce our 2019-20 Fisher and Caroline Humphreys Ministerial Scholars! We are delighted to celebrate their calling into ministry and their pursuit of theological education.
We are proud to announce that this is our largest year of ministerial scholarship recipients. Here are the names of our recipients, along with their church affiliation, and the seminary they are attending:
Amanda Clark
First Baptist Church of Huntsville, George W. Truett Theological Seminary
Debra Haralson
Summer Hyche Harrell
Anna Beth Mann
Kaya Prasad
William Scruggs
Amber Simpson
Christopher "Scotti" Simpson
Early Bird Registration Ends August 15!
Mercer University Preaching Consultation 2019
October 6-8, 2019
The Chattanoogan, Chattanooga, TN
"The Old Testament is Dying"
Featuring:
Brent A Strawn, PhD
Professor of Old Testament
Duke Divinity School
For more information or to register click this link: Mercer Preaching Consultation
Civil Rides Coming to Alabama
Civil Rides 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 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.
For Healthy Churches and Ministers
Now is the time to apply for the Ministerial Excellence Initiative (MEI) grant, designed to help pastoral and congregational leaders identify and respond to financial stressors causing anxiety in their personal and professional lives. The MEI grant provides direct financial support and direct retirement support totaling $10,000. Additionally, grant recipients receive coaching, financial literacy training and financial advisement! Learn more about the MEI program and eligibility and apply today at www.cbf.net/mei.
From Our Partners
Upcoming Step Trainings
That is why we have spent the last two years designing an alternative way of thinking about transition ministry.
STEP rests on a research-based foundation laid by Russ Crabtree, author of Transition Apparitions: Why Much of What We Know about Pastoral Transitions in Wrong. The data exposes many of the “myths” commonly held about church transition. Many of our assumptions about interim ministry still remain even though much has so obviously changed in today’s church.
To learn more about upcoming opportunities to participate in STEP Training follow this link.
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.
Opportunties To Serve
Minister to Children
First Baptist Church, Dalton, GA, is seeking candidates for a full-time Minister to Children and their Families. The Minister to Children is responsible to minister to the needs of all children and their families in the Church. Opportunities for growth in a secondary focus will be explored with the candidates based on their interests, gifts, and passions.
With an average attendance of 400, First Baptist Church Dalton is committed to our vision of being "Together in Christ, Sharing His Love.” More information, including our Core Values, can be found at www.fbcdalton.org.
Submit resumes to fbcdchildrensministersearch@gmail.com.
Contact Us
205-835-8117
Lucas Dorion, Associate Coordinator
205-718-9443
Website: www.alabamacbf.org