Reflections on Summer & Looking Ahead to Fall by Connie McNeill
What a wonderful experience this summer has been for us to gather in our ACTS Groups and talk about our experiences of seeing God at work around us and in us. It is safe to assume that Jason is having some of the same experiences while he is on his sabbatical. The Spirit is at […]
1920 Fire Centennial—Part Three by David M. Fulk
This is the third in a series of blog articles discussing the destructive March 21, 1920, fire and the five-year journey to a new building and brighter future. I was shocked to realize it’s been two years since my last blog posting for this series. Ughh. Those first two posts can be found here […]
Why I Love VBS by Teresa Miller
I have a tendency to get what’s called “earworms.” It’s when a song gets randomly stuck in your brain on an “infinite loop.” Sometimes it is a hymn from Sunday’s worship—and on VBS week, it is going to be a VBS song, and I don’t get to pick! On Thursday morning of VBS, my brain […]
Why I Love VBS by Teresa Miller
I have a tendency to get what’s called “earworms.” It’s when a song gets randomly stuck in your brain on an “infinite loop.” Sometimes it is a hymn from Sunday’s worship—and on VBS week, it is going to be a VBS song, and I don’t get to pick! On Thursday morning of VBS, my brain […]
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 […]