December 6, 2011

Weekly newsletter of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship     Editor: Patricia Heys, pheys@thefellowship.info
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Shop the CBF Gift Catalog for life-changing gifts

What better way to celebrate Christmas than by sharing Christ’s presence with someone in need? The CBF Gift Catalog offers more than 100 life-changing gifts ‒ clean water, food, Bibles and more ‒ that can help change the world.

This Christmas, give these life-changing gifts a try? Ask your loved ones to purchase a gift in your name, or avoid a trip to the crowded mall and buy a life-changing gift online. There will be people around the world who thank you.


Give
Give where it’s needed most
God’s mission. Your passion. That’s what the CBF Offering for Global Missions is about — you becoming part of God’s mission by helping the most neglected people. There is more human need now than ever, and field personnel need your help. Give through the CBF Gift Catalog to help those who are most in need.


Learn
ChurchWorks Conference: Feb. 27-March 1, 2012
Brian McLarenWhether you serve in a traditional church setting or create aspects of church in non-traditional settings, ChurchWorks Conference provides opportunities for you to discover new ideas and meet others who are also in vocational ministry. The conference will include time in ministry networks and worship led by author and teacher Brian McLaren and musician Ken Medema.


Serve
Are you interested in being endorsed as a chaplain or pastoral counselor with the Fellowship? The CBF Council on Endorsement will meet in February. Applications are due by January 18. Contact George Pickle at (800) 352-8741 to learn more.


Pray
Read this week’s devotion from Prayers of the People, a free yearlong guide to prayer for CBF missions and ministries, and pray for CBF field personnel, partners, chaplains, pastoral counselors and church starters with birthdays this week.



News and Views

Arlington: A Time to Grieve
Ministry among Karen refugees in Louisville to get 15 seconds of fame on CBS Evening News
Hope in the Process of Fulfillment
Thankful for what God has done
Thanksgiving wishes of hope and gratitude from Church Benefits Board
Praying for peace
Making Room at the Inn: A Globalized Holiday by Nell Green
Follow the Star this Advent


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