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to volunteer for one of the teams at the CBF General
Assembly. |
 Click
Here
to read Daniel Vestal on
“Being Missional &
Being Baptist.” |
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| Jimmie Carter of Second Baptist Little Rock meets
President Jimmy Carter at the New Baptist Covenant. Also
pictured are Rosalynn Carter and Dale Carter. |
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15,000 Baptists from 30 Baptist conventions and
organizations, all affiliated with the North American
Baptist Fellowship, met for two days in Atlanta to apply
Jesus’ Nazareth Manifesto (Luke 4:18-19) to everyday life
and to reverse the 163 year old divide that occurred among
Baptists a decade before the Civil War. Two former U.S.
presidents (Jimmy Carter & Bill Clinton), a former Vice
President (Al Gore), and a popular novelist (John Grisham),
all progressive Baptists, made presentations to the
gathering. Click here for stories and photos. (link it to:
http://www.newbaptistcelebration.org/). |
Jimmy Carter welcomes participants to the New
Baptist Covenant.
Wendell Griffen, Baptist minister and judge,
Arkansas Court of Appeals, serves as a panelist in a
workshop on criminal justice.
Click Here
to read an article featuring Wendell Griffen
Click Here
to read Wendell Griffen's Presentation.
Click
Here
for observations about the NBC experience.
A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE NEW BAPTIST COVENANT MEETING IN
ATLANTA, GA
By Mike Overall
Editor’s Note: Mike Overall is a member of Magnolia Road
Baptist Church in Jonesboro, where he teaches a Sunday
School class. Dr. Emil Williams is Mike’s pastor and
longtime friend. Mike spent his entire professional career
at the independent, award-winning, family-owned Jonesboro
Sun newspaper, as a reporter and then associate editor. Mike
is also a jazz musician and part-time employee at the public
library, where he presides over a monthly book club.
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2008 Helena
(For church groups, families &
individuals)
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Helena-TFH dates 2008
June 9-12—TFH-Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Basketball Camp
June 16-18—CBF College Experience (100 college students
ministering in Helena and Memphis and learning about
global missions before the General Assembly)
July 12-18—All Church Challenge (which includes Swimming
Camp)
July 19-25—All Church Challenge (which includes Swimming
Camp)
Contact Ben & Leonora Newell (bnewell@thefellowship.info)or
(bnewell22@gmail.com)if you
are interested in participating or have questions
Click Here |
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CBF of Arkansas
1504 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202
501.223.8586, office phone
501.223.9474, fax
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CBFAR
Spring Conference 2008 |
Dr. Fitz Hill, president of Arkansas Baptist College,
speaks about his vision for ABC and partnership with CBF
of AR.
 Dr.
Diana Garland, dean and professor of social work at
Baylor University, preaches from Acts 6 & 7 that
authentic ministry leaders pray, preach and put their
time and resources into serving people and their needs.
Calvary Baptist Church, Little Rock, hosted the
conference.
Mark Groves and the First Baptist Jonesboro worship team
led worship for the conference.
Dr. Kevin Heifner (left) serves as CBFAR Moderator,
along with Charlie Cole Chaffin (right) who serves as
past moderator, and Ray Higgins CBFAR Coordinator.
The Arkansas Baptist College Community Choir, under the
direction of Rev. Henry Parker, gave a special musical
presentation.
Participants observed communion during the Friday night
worship.
Charlie Cole Chaffin and Ray Higgins welcome Dr. Chester
Thompson, pastor of Zion Hill Baptist Church, Camden, as
the new Moderator-elect of CBF of Arkansas.
Charles Ray, CBF’s National Disaster Response
Coordinator and CBFAR’s Special Projects Coordinator,
presents a report at the business session of CBF’s
response to disaster around the country and in Arkansas. |
Building A Church in Helena |
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| You and your church can help build
this new 2-story worship and education facility. Workdays
are some weekdays and Saturdays. Call Russell Miller for
details (501.454.4844) if you want to help or have
questions. |
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