2012 CBF General Assembly
Special Events

Worship
Join the Fellowship for evening worship, featuring inspiring music, thoughtful reflection and powerful speakers, including Daniel Vestal's final sermon as CBF Executive Coordinator on Friday evening.

Missions Field Personnel Commissioning Service
During the commissioning service, the Fellowship turns its focus to God's mission in the world as lived out through the passions of new CBF field personnel. Come be part of a special commissioning service as the Fellowship blesses and sends these new field personnel to the mission fields of our world.

Mission Communities
Meet with others passionate about joining God’s mission through church starting and faith sharing ministries, economic development ministries, medical ministries, internationals ministries, poverty and transformation ministries, education ministries, justice and peacemaking ministries, and disaster response ministries

Fellowship Events
You'll have dozens of opportunities to mingle with Fellowship Baptists from around the country through auxiliary events, special receptions, dinner and lunch events and more.

Workshops
Ministry workshops enable you to explore issues and topics relevant to your ministry. From previewing a new ministry resource to learning step-by-step directions for starting a new ministry program, these practical ministry workshops offer something for everyone.Innovation and inspiration await you at dozens of workshops, where you can equip for the ministry to which God has called you.

The Gathering Place
Connect with ministry opportunities, new resources, CBF field personnel and more. Visit the missions marketplace, bid at the silent auction, be part of evening receptions.

Business Sessions
Engage with the Fellowship at business sessions. Hear updates about God’s work in the world through Fellowship Baptists and help direct the future of the Fellowship.

Leadership Institute
Fixin' Church:  Finding a Way Forward in Crazy Times
It’s a challenging and confusing time to be a church. Attendance is shrinking , budgets are sinking, and culture is shifting. Are you tired of fixin’ church? How do we move forward? Instead of trying one more “quick fix,” come explore practical ways to live more faithfully and lead your church to a renewed identity in Christ. Register online

Report from 2012 Task Force on CBF’s future
After more than 100 listening sessions with Fellowship Baptists, CBF's 2012 Task Force offers its report about the future of the Fellowship community.

Prayer Retreat – The Questions God Asks
God commissions us to be ambassadors for Christ, and along our life journey God asks some challenging questions.  Come examine and pray through the questions on the way to rest, renewal and fellowship. Designed for clergy and laity, this pre-Assembly retreat will be led by Trevor Hudson and Bo Prosser at Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House just 45 miles northeast of Fort Worth. Learn more and register online

Hispanic Network Event
Baptist University of the Américas, the only evangelical Christian university specifically focused on training Latino ministers, hosts this gathering of Hispanic church leaders for fellowship, leadership training and inspiration.

Carrie Newcomer in Concert
Join the Fellowship Wednesday evening at nearby Broadway Baptist Church for an evening of song and celebration, featuring the music of singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer as well as a celebration of retiring CBF Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal’s leadership. Get a sneak peak of Carrie Newcomer’s music. Free childcare will be available at the church for children ages 3 years and younger, but you must register in advance.

Missions Picnic
Twenty years ago, Project Ruth was born to provide education opportunities to Roma (Gypsy) children who often live in poverty and at the edges of society. Come celebrate the lives that have been changed through Project Ruth and meet CBF field personnel who can connect you and your church with other ways to change lives worldwide. Children 12 and under eat free, and lunch for adults will be available for purchase.

Fort Worth Sessions for College Students
For the fifth year, college students from around the country will come to the Assembly June 18-22 for an action-packed week of hands-on missions, meaningful reflection on global issues, authentic conversations and fun-filled socials. Students also join the Fellowship community by experiencing and participating in the Assembly. Learn more and register online

Preschool Assembly, Children’s Assembly and Youth Assembly
While you’re enjoying the Assembly, your children or teenagers can engage in fun and meaningful activities of their own through Preschool Assembly, Children’s Assembly or Youth Assembly. Learn more and register online