By , they had formed their own group, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, with former U. President Jimmy Carter as one of their leading voices. Jimmy Carter Baptists. Carter was not in Birmingham this week.
The CBF wraps up its annual meeting tonight with a celebration of Baxley as the new executive. He was elected to the full-time staff position on Jan. Both groups also met in Dallas last year a week apart. Is there some kind of message there? Kyle Reese of Jacksonville, Fla. CBF affirms women pastors. What we have to do is model it in our life together. All CBF churches are autonomous and make their own decisions on hiring pastors. We CBF Baptists have believed for a long time that God calls women as well as men to serve as pastors.
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A few got tiny ones. Today, Lemke said it is difficult to discern the number of students enrolled in CBF seminaries and divinity schools. The CBF claims that the 14 schools it supports provide education to some 2, students. Lemke said the low numbers of students in the CBF-supported schools is something of note. Those students will serve in a variety of ministries, Moore noted. We train counselors and music ministers, hospital chaplains and university professors.
Seminaries, Baptist studies programs and divinity schools supported by the CBF include:.
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