Frequently
Asked Questions
What
does CBF of Missouri do?
The Fellowship functions as one way for an individual Christian or for
a church to find resourcing for its own needs and to connect with a larger
Christian community. For a growing number of Baptists, the Fellowship is a “denomination-like home” for a post-denominational
age. For others it is the best of a Southern Baptist heritage ready for
the 21st Century. CBF of Missouri has a clear set of core values, a strategic
plan, and a structure that can be useful to churches and individuals seeking
to discover and fulfill their God-given purpose.
How can I get involved in CBF of Missouri?
There are a variety of ways an individual can participate in the Fellowship.
One way is to LEARN more. We will be glad to provide you with a complimentary
subscription to the Connect newsletter. Visit this website for updates
or the CBF website. Each month
we provide a supplemental newsletter in Word
& Way for their subscribers.
Consider how you can GO through CBF and CBF of Missouri. There is an array
of opportunities for short-term and longer term missions service. It may
be as part of a Project Visit to China or a week in one of the 20 poorest
counties in America. For students, we encourage spending one summer working
alongside CBF field personnel through the Student.Go program.
To GIVE is a third component of participating in the Fellowship. Our staff
presence is an encouragement to pastors and laypersons throughout Missouri.
One of the great gifts of the Fellowship is our capacity to network individuals
and churches.
Our hope is that your involvement with the Fellowship will strengthen
your ability and boldness to be the presence of Christ in your own community.
How can my church cooperate with CBF of
Missouri?
Churches cooperate with the Fellowship at their level of need and interests.
Churches in transition or crisis may call on CBFMO as a resource for strategic
planning or placement help. It may be a desire to personalize the church's
response to global missions. It may be resourcing and networking with
education and worship plans. It may be to find a network of kindred Baptists
who share common values and goals. What are the burning desires and
important needs of your own church?
One of the best aspects of partnering with the Fellowship is that there
is no requirement or expectation that you hinder your relationships
with other ministry partners. We believe your church can best decide who
can help it as it discovers and fulfills its God-given mission.
We can provide a compelling array of entry points into a larger Christian
community. It would be an honor for us to partner with you.
What does CBF of Missouri believe in?
The core theological beliefs of Fellowship members can be found within
this statement approved by Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in 1994.
All of us are called to be co-laborers in the task of fulfilling our Lord’s
Great Commission. We believe the Bible teaches that …
- God
is the one triune God, Creator of all people in God’s own image
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All people are separated from God by sin.
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Christ is the Savior and Redeemer for all peoples.
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The Holy Spirit convicts and converts all who believe in Christ, teaches
the church in the voice of the Living Christ, and empowers the church
and all believers for the mission of Christ in the world.
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Christ calls us to minister redemptively to the spiritual, physical,
and social needs of individuals and communities.
Every believer and every church is responsible for sharing the Gospel
with all people.
We want to enable believers and churches to work cooperatively with other
Great Commission Christians to activate this global missions calling in
their communities and throughout the world.
Our core values, lived out by the things we do and the way we relate to
one another, are these:
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Biblical literacy
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Global missions
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Baptist freedoms
- Empowered
leadership
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Hospitable dialogue
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Contextual ministry
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Compassionate justice
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Strategic partnerships
How is CBF of Missouri related to CBF?
CBF of Missouri is one of 18 state and regional organizations that relate
to the Fellowship nationally. Each state/region entity is autonomous (as is the national
CBF) and makes its own decisions about leadership and strategic plans.
The goal is for the Fellowship to become a seamless movement of God's
people because of our shared commitments to local churches and individual
Christians.
How can I find a
CBF
partnering church near me?
We have a listing of some of the churches that partner with CBF of Missouri.
In addition there are churches that allow individual members to contribute
to the Fellowship through the church. And, there are many churches throughout
the state that have members who contribute to CBF of Missouri directly.
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