CBF Should Become a Denomination, Former Leader Says in Book

The former head of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship says in a forthcoming book he wishes the group had long ago formed a new denomination, because the Southern Baptist Convention he once identified with no longer exists. Cecil Sherman, the first paid coordinator of...

Radical, We Are Not

The cost of discipleship as Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Baptists is a call to a radical lifestyle, full of uncomfortable places. This is not a message that today’s American church is following. Oh yes, there are a very few people who sacrifice their careers,...

North Carolina Church Escrows Funds for State Convention

Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary, N.C., voted Sunday to escrow contributions to the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina after two church members were denied nomination to convention boards of trustees. A nominating committee reportedly rejected Pastor...

I Knew I Was an American Baptist

Southern Baptist Conventions were part of my summer schedule for years, until they were no longer home. I then found community in participating in General Assemblies of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Five years ago, I admittedly grieved my formal departure from...