CBF Virginia

"Maycember is a full month—end-of-year school parties, dance recitals, field trips, awards banquets, graduations from preschool through graduate school, and everything in between. We spend a lot of time celebrating endings, a metaphorical sunset if you will. Yet every ending also brings a new beginning, a dawning.

This month, we celebrate with several Virginians who graduated from our partner seminaries: John Ng’ang’a, Jon Bishop, Victoria Fitzgerald, and Sarah Kokkiligadda (Baptist House of Studies at Union Presbyterian Seminary); Dorian Medeiros and Becky Owen (BSK); and many others who graduated from schools all along the East Coast. Congratulations, graduates!"

Read more on our blog: https://cbfva.org/blog/theological-education-and-ordination/

We are grateful for the many women and men who have faithfully answered God's call to ministry. We are also thankful for the opportunity to support and encourage women in ministry alongside our partners at Virginia Baptist Women in Ministry, Baptist Women in Ministry, and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

As you consider ways to support those who may be discerning a call to ministry, we invite you to explore these helpful call resources: https://cbfva.org/call-resources/

“God equally calls women and men to all places of leadership in the church, including preaching, pastoral leadership and as senior pastor.”

As we prepare to gather for 2026 General Assembly next week in Jacksonville, CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley reaffirms our commitment to the Fellowship since its beginning 35 years ago: God calls and gifts women and men alike for ministry leadership.

Read Baxley’s full statement ➡️
https://cbf.net/cbfs-baxley-god-equally-calls-women-and-men-to-all-places-of-leadership-in-the-church-including-preaching-pastoral-leadership-and-as-senior-pastor/

And revisit his “An Invitation to Baptist Christians" from June, 2023 ➡️ https://cbf.net/an-invitation-to-baptist-christians/