What’s the Big Deal about General Assembly? by Luda Teterina
During the week of June 27, I had the opportunity to travel to Dallas and attend the annual Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, the Baptist organization with which Second Baptist Church is affiliated. It was time well spent, a time of rest, worship, and inspiration. It was also a time of being challenged and reconnecting […]
CBF General Assembly 2022 by Connie McNeill
One of the first major tasks I was assigned in 2005 when I began work for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Atlanta was overseeing the global General Assembly. It is the annual gathering of CBF folks. It is partly a professional meeting for ministers, partly networking for seminary students and recent graduates, and partly a […]
Foundations of Student Ministry: Worship by Charles Smith
Why We Do What We Do: Foundations of Student Ministry Core Value: Worship At 2BC and in our Student Ministry, we believe in five foundations of our faith and five essential Christian life practices. You may have heard us talking about these around church as we’ve studied The Walk by Adam Hamilton. We believe that […]
What Makes Your Heart Sing? by Jason Edwards
What makes your heart sing? This is the first prompt the Lilly Foundation presents to pastors applying for their $50,000 Clergy Renewal Grant. It’s a stirring question, one that filled me with wonder and want. I wonder what life would be like for all of us, for our families, and for our church if our […]
Foundations of Student Ministry: Discipleship & Study by Charles Smith
Why We Do What We Do: Foundations of Student Ministry Core Value: Discipleship & Study At 2BC and in our Student Ministry, we believe in five foundations of our faith, five essential practices of the Christian life. You may have heard us talking about these around church as we’ve studied The Walk by Adam […]
Jason’s Sabbatical Is Finally Almost Here! by Greg Duncan
Our church has long had a sabbatical policy and it has proven beneficial to our ministers and our congregation. Way back in January 2020, the congregation approved a very special sabbatical plan for Jason. It was to begin in April 2021. After two pandemic-related delays, it’s finally happening next month! As you know, this is […]