What is CBF?CBF is a fellowship of Baptist Christians and churches who share a passion for the Great

Commission of Jesus Christ and a commitment to

Baptist principles of faith and practice.

Made up of individuals and more than 1,800 partner churches, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is an

organization that serves a larger renewal movement among Baptists. Partnering with 15 theological

schools, 18 autonomous state and regional organizations and more than 150 ministry

organizations worldwide, CBF has an annual budget of $16 million.

Vision and MissionOur Vision

Being the presence of Christ in the world

Our MissionServing Christians and

churches as they discover and fulfill their God-given

mission

The Fellowship has a paid staff of about 60 employees in addition to more than 150

Global Missions field personnel.

The Fellowship considers the Atlanta Resource Center to be its home office. The Fellowship also partners with 18 state and regional CBF organizations with combined

budgets of more than $3 million.

Fellowship PartnersThe Fellowship partners with 15 theology schools and seminaries with a combined enrollment of

about 2,000 students.

More than 600 chaplains and pastoral counselors are

endorsed by the Fellowship. These ministers serve in a wide variety of specialized settings.

Some of the 150 ministry organizations CBF partners with include:

• Habitat for Humanity • KidsHope USA• Mid American Indian Fellowships/CBF Missouri• International Ministry of South Carolina • Samaritan Ministry• European Baptist Federation• Micah Challenge• Passport, Inc.• Thailand Baptist Missionary Fellowship• Rebuilding Together, Inc.• Wycliffe Bible Translators

Some independent agencies supported by CBF include

Associated Baptist Press, the Baptist Center for Ethics, Baptist

Joint Committee on Religious Liberty and the Baptist World

Alliance.

The Fellowship partners with churches and organizations around the world in carrying out its goal to work among the most neglected.

What are the Core Values of the Fellowship?

• Baptist Principles• Biblically-based Global Missions• Resource Model• Justice and Reconciliation• Lifelong Learning and Ministry• Trustworthiness• Effectiveness

CBF is about Global Missions

Ministering among the most neglected

The focus of Global Missions

The goal of Global Missions is to

empower the most neglected: the people

who are unevangelized and

marginalized, those with the greatest

needs and the fewest resources.

Holistic missions and ministries

In as many ways as there are cultures and contexts within which we work, we…• Present the Good News and hope for change in

individual lives and communities

• Demonstrate integrity in our daily ministry

• Recognize the dignity of and show respect for

the people with whom we work

• Are faithful stewards of all personnel, material,

physical, and spiritual resources

• Facilitate reproducing church-planting

movements

CBF is about Congregational

Formation

Resourcing congregational leaders and members for the

journey toward Christlikeness.

Faith FormationThe Missional Church – When

sharing in evangelism and outreach opportunities, the individual Christian seeks ways to share his/her passion on purpose in being the presence of Christ.

Spiritual Formation – As we respond to the need of each individual, we encourage the on-going development of the core of who we are as individual believers.

Building CommunityCBF Congregational Formation

seeks to build community through focusing on the following areas:

• Congregational Health • Baptist Identity and

Relationships• Ecumenical and Interfaith

Dialogue and Reconciliation and Justice

• Marriage and Family

Connecting CBF and Churches

Congregational Formation also works to assist

churches through the following initiatives and

programs:

New Church StartsThe Hispanic Initiative

Providing Church Resources

Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling

CBF endorses chaplains and pastoral counselors to

hospital and military service, and provides

endorsements for membership in various

professional organizations, such as

the Association of Professional Chaplains,

American Association of Pastoral Counselors and

the Association for Clinical Pastoral

Education.

Initiative for Ministerial Excellence

The Initiative for Ministerial Excellence provides

resources for new and established ministers

through their:

• Sabbatical Program• Peer Learning Groups• Ministerial Residencies

and Teaching Congregations

ConnectingIndividuals

and churches can connect

with

CBF

by:

There are many ways you can connect with CBF

• Serving through one of CBF’s many projects, such as disaster relief, new church starts or international short term projects.

• Giving as an individual donor, or by designating gifts through your church.

• Praying for Global Missions field personnel.

• Telling others about the work of CBF. • Subscribe to the CBF magazine or an

e-newsletter

• Connect though CBF’s social networks, available at www.thefellowship.info

Get involved in

a

CBF

NetworkGet connected

online

at:

www.thefellowship.info

Here are some ways you can get involved:

• Communities of Missional Practice - Join a group of Christians and/or churches who have a passion for a particular ministry or mission area.

• Current - Young leaders network• Ethnic Networks - Hispanic and

Korean networks• HIV/AIDS Ministry Network • Peer Learning Groups - Ministers

participating in the Initiative for Ministerial Excellence

www.thefellowship.info