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Jan 16, 2019 · On Tuesday the CBF Governing Board voted unanimously to hire Baxley, senior minister of First Baptist Church in Athens, Georgia, to succeed Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter, who steps aside after five years at the helm of the Decatur, Georgia-based Fellowship. Baxley will be the first non-Texan to lead the 1,800-church network.
Jun 30, 2022 · News Mark Wingfield | June 30, 2022. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is “crossing over” into a new era of growth and promise, Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley told participants in CBF’s General Assembly June 30.
Jun 30, 2022 · June 30, 2022. By Aaron Weaver. DALLAS — “Our calling is to building a whole new table,” CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley told attendees during his Thursday morning address to the 2022 General Assembly in Dallas. CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley.
News Mark Wingfield | June 25, 2020. Paul Baxley preaches at the virtual General Assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship June 25, 2020. Christians cannot remain silent about racial injustice, the leader of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship declared June 25. Addressing a virtual CBF General Assembly, Paul Baxley, executive coordinator ...
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During his two-terms on the CBF Governing Board, Baxley chaired the personnel committee as well as the global mission structure and staffing committee, an ad hoc body that worked for 18 months to develop a comprehensive plan for CBF Global Missions. Baxley also provided leadership as member of the ad-hoc committee of the Illumination Project, an 18...
Jeff Roberts, chair of the executive coordinator search committee and senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C., reflected on the search process. “As part of this process, I have been able to spend time with very talented individuals who are devoted to following Jesus and committed to our CBF fellowship,” Roberts said. “Our committee...
In accepting the call to serve as CBF executive coordinator, Baxley expressed his optimism for the future of CBF and emphasized the central role of congregations in this future. “I accept the call of the Governing Board and this calling from God, with the opportunities and challenges that I know they both hold,” Baxley said. “I’m aware of all the r...
Dec 20, 2022 · Harlingen, Texas — Recalling the Christmas story as Mary and Joseph fled the terror of King Herod, CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley affirmed the “holy privilege” of serving alongside faithful ministry partners at the U.S.-Mexico border during visits to respite centers along the border on December 12.
Nov 7, 2023 · This week, we are featuring our conversation with: Paul Baxley, CBF Executive Coordinator Brian Foreman, CBF Coordinator of Congregational Ministries Co-Coordinators of the Great Rivers Fellowship, Brittany Caldwell and Shane McNary https://soundcloud.com/user-13081408/general-assembly-1/s-5pfXMBVfYmc?si=044eed5fcf0145a59ff682e42dc807c2&utm_sour...
