FIRST-PERSON: Our turn
A little more than 100 years ago, Baptist soldiers and volunteers were returning to America from World War I-ravaged Europe, lamenting the physical, emotional and spiritual devastation they were leaving behind. Back home they found many of those same needs in a traumatized America.
Senior adult church ministers to all ages, gives 15% to CP
GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. (BP) – Green Valley Baptist Church is “a family that enjoys doing things together,” says John Guillott, pastor since 2011. The senior adult church invests in its community’s children, youth, “things that come our way,” each other, and Southern Baptist mission causes.
CP totals slightly above last year midway through fiscal year
NASHVILLE (BP) – While National Cooperative Program giving in March was slightly below the monthly budget goal, year-to-date giving through the first half of the fiscal year is still slightly ahead of last year’s mid-point total.
FIRST-PERSON: Impossible alone
“Impossible things are only impossible alone.” Though I was shaving and only halfway paying attention to the radio advertisements that were droning on in the background, that line caught my attention.
Reengagement with CP expands impact, brings churches out of isolation, Kentucky leader says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) — Michael Cabell’s position is heavily tied to helping churches reengage with the Cooperative Program. However, giving through CP isn’t the first thing he preaches to those congregations.
African and Caribbean pastors collaborate to engage diasporas in SBC life
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Ethiopian church planter Fisseha Tesfaye expresses excitement about the newly formed African and Caribbean Church Collective of the Southern Baptist Convention.
3 families start Minnesota church
NEW PRAGUE, Minn. – When three families here decided they wanted to plant a church that would be outward-focused, they turned to Southern Baptists for help.
Monthly CP giving totals the highest in more than two years
NASHVILLE (BP) – Generous giving through the National Cooperative Program significantly cut into this year’s budget deficit. CP giving exceeded the monthly budgeted amount by more than 5 percent.
FIRST-PERSON: A faithful example
If there’s ever been a time in Southern Baptist life when we’ve needed an example of how to move forward in cooperation, it’s now.
CP Allocation Budget total to decrease, auditors say EC financial practices remain viable
NASHVILLE (BP) — Executive Committee members voted Feb. 20 to recommend a 2024-25 Cooperative Program Allocation Budget of $190,250,000 based on current CP receipts and detailed predictive analysis of state convention projected budgets.
