Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

🙌 You did it! You exceeded the goal in the matching challenge showing your desire to say “Yes” to Christ’s holy ambition for our Fellowship. Your investment in this campaign makes possible this new chapter in our lives as agents of God’s transformation.

We’re now 60% of the way toward our $3.5 million goal at nearly $2.1 million. 🙌

Join your fellow Cooperative Baptists in giving at www.cbf.net/holyambition.

📣 We’re just $8,000 away from reaching our $200,000 Match Challenge goal!

With giving ending tomorrow, this is the final opportunity for every gift to be doubled.

We’re so close to the finish line. Help us close the gap and give today before the deadline! 📣

https://cbf.net/holy-ambition/

👏 The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has named Adrienne Osborne, ministry intern at First Baptist Bristol Tennessee and Jerry Walker, lead pastor at Fellowship Baptist Church of Oak Cliff Dallas, Texas, as the 2026 Vestal Scholars.

The honor recognizes their academic excellence, deep commitment to the local church and leadership shaped by CBF’s values of theological education and faithful ministry development. 🙌

Learn more about our scholars below!
https://cbf.net/cbf-names-adrienne-osborne-and-jerry-walker-2026-vestal-scholars/

New York Times- bestselling author Michelle Icard knows a lot about helping parents navigate teenage years — and many of those same skills shape healthy leadership too: communication, self-awareness and paying attention well.

Listen to the conversation between CBF Coordinator of Congregational Ministries Brian Foreman and Michelle that shares advice that can help anyone. ➡️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1831160/episodes/19016908

You can meet Michelle at the Leadership Conversation during 2026 General Assembly, The Bold Type, in Jacksonville! Register now so you don't miss the Interactive Leadership Conversation on June 17.➡️
https://events.cbf.net/assembly