Florida Fellowship NewsFlorida Fellowship News

A publication of The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida

Second Quarter Issue - Vol 21 No 2

Fellowship Baptists came to Tampa from as far away as Indonesia to celebrate the 20th

anniversary of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship The Assembly which was held at Tamparsquos Convention Center extended from June 22-25

The festivities officially kicked off on Wednesday evening June 22 with a banquet and celebration in the Tampa Convention Center The eveningrsquos program was highlighted by Molly Marshallrsquos powerful message Marshall the president of Central Baptist Seminary in Shawnee KS reminisced about the Fellowshiprsquos beginnings in 1990 and 1991 She described the fellowship as ldquoa place of healing a new Baptist narrative and a movement of the Spiritrdquo

She challenged Fellowship Baptists to engage questions about their future including how to live the gospel more fully embrace Jesusrsquo inclusive ministry grow mature communities of faith and embrace the idea that God is always creating something new

More than 100 Floridians volunteered during the three days to greet register set up and take down the exhibit hall usher during worship and serve during the observance of the Lordrsquos Supper

Karen Rooks a member of Bayshore Baptist Church in Tampa and John Daugherty pastor of First Baptist Church in Ft Myers served as the co-chairpersons of the Local Arrangements team That team had been meeting for more than a year to plan and enlist the volunteers and leaders for the meeting ldquoWithout Karenrsquos and Johnrsquos leadership the General Assembly could not have been the success it truly wasrdquo commented Ray Johnson CBF Floridarsquos Coordinator He continued ldquoIrsquom so grateful for the work of all of our volunteers They stepped up in a huge way and graced the entire event with sunshine hospitalityrdquo

During sessions on Thursday Christy McMillin-Goodwin challenged attendees during her moderatorrsquos report to continue being the presence of Christ to the ldquoleast of theserdquo McMillin-Goodwin offered that ldquoIf I had more time I could tell you countless stories of how CBF is being the presence of Christ all around the world and even right here in the United Statesrdquo ldquoSo what is your storyrdquo she asked

Later that same evening the Assembly was able see and hear the stories of 14 newly commissioned field personnel In addition several video presentations along with

personal testimonies recounted the twenty year history of CBF missions around the globe including one video on CBFrsquos and CBF Floridarsquos south Florida ministries at Touching

Miami with Love and Open House Ministries

Ken Medema the featured musician for the 20th anniversary celebration capped off the

message by Rob Nash CBFrsquos Global Missions Coordinator with ldquoRunning with the Herdrdquo sung to

(Continued on page 4)

To serve and connect churches and individuals in their calling to be the presence of Christ

2011 Tampa General Assembly

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Molly Marshall president of

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Shawnee Kansas

Ken Medema performs

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Floridians accounted for more than 300 of the 1664 people who registered at the twentieth anniversary celebration of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Tampa according to figures compiled by the national office in Atlanta Many of those 300 plus volunteered hours of time to assist during the historic Assembly

For anyone who attended the General Assembly chances are that a Floridian helped registered them If someone stopped by an information booth they might have spoken to Gary McCall the former Minister of Education at Bayshore Baptist Church who led the hospitality team Floridians also were a large contingent of the ushers during the worship services

Tommy Deal planned along with Robert Dietz (past moderator of CBF Florida) Tuesdayrsquos golf outing at Tamparsquos TPC course Of course a number of Floridians including Tommy and Susan Deal Tom and Mary Lois Sanders and Barry Howard (pastor of First Baptist Church Pensacola) played in the outing

More than a year ago Floridians began meeting with national CBF leadership to ensure the success of this historic General Assembly It had been a decade since the last Assembly was held in the state the 2000 Assembly being held in Orlando Floridarsquos CBF led in planning and preparation of the youth and childrenrsquos assemblies

Also two CBF Florida congregations opened their facilities for auxiliary and special events during the week of the Assembly Bayshore Baptist Church in Tampa hosted CBFrsquos partner ministry Baptist Women in Ministry for its worship service and meeting on Wednesday morning

Across the bay First Baptist Church of St Petersburg hosted the Tampa Sessions the Assemblyrsquos week-long collegiate event that included missions discussion and participation in the Assembly

Floridians also were featured during Thursday and Fridayrsquos worship services On Thursday evening worshipers were treated to a video on south Floridarsquos two ministry centers (On page 1 scan the tag with a smartphone to see the video or go to httpthefellowshipinfotampa)

Prior to the start of Thursdayrsquos service the assembly was treated to pre-service music by the worship team from Iglesia Bautista de Metropoacutelis from Carolina Puerto Rico a CBF Florida congregation Led by Freddie Diaz the group also performed during Friday nightrsquos celebration

On Friday evening Kyle Reese was the speaker at the evenings worship service Susan Rogers (one of CBF Floridarsquos two strategic church planters) and Doran McCarty (Florida CBFrsquos Assistant to the Coordinator) led the assembly in celebrating the Lordrsquos Supper at the service

College students from Stetson Universityrsquos Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship (CCF) led by Ben Collins volunteered to help with the Lordrsquos Supper on Friday evening

Workshops also utilized Floridians Sam Hestorff (pastor of Logos Dei in Tampa) Susan Rogers and Ben Collins led a panel discussion of church planting during one of Thursdayrsquos workshops

In all Floridarsquos Cooperative Baptist Fellowship provided much-needed support and added to the joyful celebration of CBFrsquos 20th anniversary

Floridians at the General Assembly

1

3 2

4

5

6

7

1 Tommy Deal Susan Deal and John Cothran 2 Tommy Deal shakes hands with Barry Howard 3 Tom and Mary Lois Sanders 4 Robert Dietz 5 Freddie Diaz 6 Elisabet Rivera 7 Deb Alexander (left) and Gloria Scarle (right)

7

Page 2 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

Floridians gathered in force for their state meeting during the General Assembly During the hour long meeting participants heard from two missionaries from Florida churches learned about new services that CBF Florida is able to provide churches honored the 2011 winner of the Edge Leadership Award for Christian Education and three people won Kindlereg ebook readers

Mike and Brenda Harwood members of North Stuart Baptist Church related their work in Haiti where they are currently serving as CBF field personnel In the early spring of 2010 Mike had just returned from a week-long mission trip to Haiti He was invited to share his experiences at CBF Floridarsquos Spring Celebration where he heard Rob Nash CBFrsquos Global Missions Coordinator preach Brenda and he began conversations with Nash which eventually led to their appointment The Harwoods shared with the Florida Assembly how they are purchasing goats that are distributed to local families by the church in Grand Goave

Karen Alford a member of Bayshore Baptist Church in Tampa and an affiliate serving in southeast Asia explained to the assembly her new work in Indonesia She noted that one of her most pressing personal needs was for a newer more reliable motorcycle to help her get from village to village

Susan Rogers CBF Floridarsquos strategic church planter in Jacksonville reported on the progress she has made during the past year on planting a church in the Springfield area of Jacksonville Most importantly she shared that her

husband Kevin had at long last found a job in the Jacksonville area

Attendees at the meeting heard reports from Ray Johnson CBF Floridarsquos coordinator on two new resources that CBF Florida is offering to churches First he introduced Michelle Sutter who presented WorkLife HR a human resources and payroll services provider that may save a church considerable finances Sutter awarded the three Kindlesreg from WorkLife

Second Johnson revealed that beginning in September CBF Florida is partnering with The

Columbia Partnership to bring professional coach training and services to local churches and CBF individuals Professional coaches are skilled individuals who work with churches and individuals to move

them forward into the future to which God has called them

Barry Wright was introduced to the gathering as CBF Floridarsquos newest strategic church planter Wright who is a graduate of Duke Divinity School has begun planting a new congregation in Orange Park called Destiny Ministries Island View Baptist Church in Orange Park has blessed

Wright and the new church as its endorsing congregation (For more information on Destiny

Ministries see inside page 5)

Floridians also honored the 2011 Findley and Louvenia Edge Award winner Doran McCarty presented the award to Rev John McIntosh who pastors Mount Hope Baptist Church on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas McIntosh was honored for his work with the Abaco Theological

Institute a CBF Florida mission project In addition McIntosh has been instrumental in the formation of the Cooperative Baptist

Fellowship of the Bahamas which celebrates its formation this September (See inside page 5 for more information)

As the meeting concluded the nearly 170 Floridians who attended the meeting (some coming from as far away as

California) contributed nearly $1400 to the work of Floridarsquos CBF

Floridarsquos State Meeting at the GA

1

2

3

4

5

6

6

Florida Fellowship News wwwfloridacbforg Page 3

1 June and Randy Jones 2 Gail and Haywood Day 3 Caitlin Schall 4 Shaun King 5 Susan Rogers and Doran

McCarty 6 Susan Rogers and Ben Collins

the tune of Bringing in the Sheaves

ldquoHow do we ensure that our energies and passions are utilized in Godrsquos kingdom to the greatest benefit of humanityrdquo Nash

asked ldquoThis is the question for our generation ‒ the opportunities and possibilities are as endless as the challenges What is God

saying to us in such a day about how we work together to enable the kingdoms of this world to become the kingdom of our Lordrdquo

In response to the challenge confronting them attendees gave more than $29000 to the Offering for

Global Missions over the course of the Assembly

Several people were recognized during the General Assembly and in auxiliary and special events Babs

Baugh a board member of the Baptist Center for Ethics was honored as the 2010 Baptist of the Year at

the BCErsquos luncheon James Dunn was presented the JM Dawson Religious Liberty Award at Fridayrsquos

luncheon of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty The Whitsitt Baptist Heritage Society

awarded its 2011 Courage Award to Daniel Vestal CBFrsquos executive coordinator The award is given

annually to an individual who has made a lasting contribution to Baptist life particularly in the face of

strong opposition

Christy McMillin-Goodwin the moderator for the 2011 General Assembly handed the gavel off to the

new moderator Colleen Burroughs the executive vice-president of PASSPORT Before business was

completed on Friday the Assembly had elected Keith Herron pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in

Kansas City MO to be moderator-elect

In the final sermon of the Assembly Kyle Reese pastor of Hendricks Baptist Church in Jacksonville Fla told the gathering that

the heart of the gospel was ldquohow we treat the leastrdquo as recorded in Matthew 25 ldquoMaybe this text is a suggestion to us that when

we take a risk we will find friends that we never knew we had and we will find the power of God at work in usrdquo Reese said ldquoThatrsquos

not just the story of the gospel that is the story of CBF I am convinced that we will be at our best when we are willing to risk and

be part of the grace-filled mission of Godrdquo

Following worship on Friday evening participants attended the anniversary celebration in the Exhibit Hall Fellowship Baptists

visited with one another listened to the music of the Worship Team of Iglesia Bautista de Metropolis from Carolina Puerto Rico (a

CBF Florida church) and consumed 500 cupcakes What a Fellowship

Jim Smith (far left) and Rob Nash (far right) commissioned 14 field personnel Photo by JV McKinney

At the CBF Advocates breakfast Jeanne Walker a member of College Park Baptist Church received the first-ever CBF Advocate of the Year Award for her role in helping her church to give more than $74000 to the CBF Offering for Global Missions this year Walker received a framed oil-on-canvas painting by Liberian artist John William-Diggs

ldquoI am overwhelmedrdquo Walker said ldquoI am just thrilled at all the energy and conversation around the tables today I didnrsquot even know there was such an award Thank you so much for thisrdquo

Shaun King pastor of College Park spoke to the General Assembly during Thursday morningrsquos business session He shared how the church by adopting the ldquoAdvent Conspiracyrdquo and by focusing on CBF field per-sonnel during Advent was inspired to ldquoworship fully spend less give more and love allrdquo

For more information on the Advent Conspiracy go to wwwAdventConspiracyorg To see Shaun Kingrsquos presentation before the Assembly either go CBFrsquos website wwwthefellowshipinfo or scan the tag to the left with your smartphone

Photo by Carla Wynn Davis

Walker named Advocate of the Year

Kyle Reese proclaims Friday eveningrsquos message

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Page 4 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

2011 Tampa General Assembly (cont from page 1)

Destiny Ministries CBF Floridarsquos Newest Church Start

Meet Barry Wright Barry is a 1997 graduate of Duke Divinity School Wright and his wife Angela came to Florida last summer from South Carolina

Last summer after moving to Orange Park Wright discovered a stunning fact As he looked at the southwest portion of Greater Jacksonville he found tens of thousands of African Americans living within ten miles of his home Yet Wright had to drive ten miles to find the nearest church ministering to fellow African Americans

Wright decided then to explore the possibility of starting a new congregation He began to build relationships in his neighborhood by striking up conversations with neighbors and with strangers while he visited the local Panerarsquos or while in line at the grocery store

Once Wright had built up a core of twelve to fifteen interested and committed partners he contacted Ray Johnson to discuss the possibility of partnering to plant a new church Johnson met several times with the embryonic group He put Wright in touch with Kevin Collison the pastor of Island View Baptist Church in Orange Park Island View agreed to covenant with Wright and the new congregation which was being called Destiny Ministries

Easter Sunday 2011 Wright decided it was time to offer a ldquopracticerdquo worship service With help from Floridarsquos Fellowship Baptists he was able to purchase sound equipment a keyboard and a drum kit Worship on Easter Sunday exceeded everyonersquos dreams with more than 75 people showing up at the Junior High School auditorium Since that time Destiny church has averaged more than 60 people each Sunday for the practice worship services

When asked whatrsquos next Wright is quick to share his vision ldquoWersquore working for our official launch in the first or second week of October On Veteranrsquos Day Irsquove invited a retired one-star general to be our guest speaker In a year I believe that God will bless with as many as 300 in worshiprdquo Itrsquos amazing what God can accomplish over a cup of coffee

Sylvia Byrd (left) Angela and Barry Wright (center) and Ray Johnson sign a covenant agreement following the CBF Florida meeting at the General Assembly Destiny Ministries is CBF Floridarsquos second strategic church start

McIntosh named Edge Award winner

2011 Florida State Meeting

Florida Fellowship News wwwfloridacbforg Page 5

Rev John McIntosh pastor of Mount Hope Baptist Church on the island of Abaco was presented the 2011 Dr Findley and Mrs Louvenia Edge Christian Education Leadership award during Floridarsquos meeting at the Tampa General Assembly

In presenting the award Doran McCarty CBF Floridarsquos assistant to the coordinator read from the nomination letter that ldquoRev McIntosh saw there was no theological institution Abacorsquos+ ministers could attend and being bivocational they could not leave Abaco to attend a school off the island Realizing the need Rev McIntosh organized the Abaco Bible Institute and

recruited Baptist ministers from Florida to teach week long classes in Abacordquo Abaco is one of the outlying family islands of the Bahamas Various pastors

and clergy from Floridarsquos CBF travel to the island three times a year for one week in order to teach courses to the islandrsquos pastors and church leaders Beginning in 2011 the Institute was expanded to include the island of Grand

Bahama which is home to Freeport a common tourist destination The next week of classes is scheduled for the second week in October

McIntosh joins a distinguished list of five other Christian educators who have received the award The Edge award is named after Findley and Louvenia Edge former members of College Park Baptist Church in Orlando Dr Edge was the Basil Manly Jr professor of Christian education at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he taught from 1947-1987

Edge Award winner Rev John McIntosh (left) with Doran McCarty (center) and Ray Johnson

Photo by Tommy Deal

Photo by Tommy Deal

Thank You

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida has received a gift from Kay Searcy in memory of her friend of many years Jane Dorris

Just around one year ago you made a commitment to maintain a Baptist ministry to college students at Stetson University THANK YOU Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship(CCF) under the leadership of Director Ben Collins is ready for its second year Ben and some of the students actively participated recently in the CBF General Assembly in Tampa

One dream of the formative Steering Committee a year ago was that perhaps one day this new way of doing Baptist ministry on college campuses (supported and funded by friends and alumni) would be a model that would take hold elsewhere Well guess what It will It has Already in less than one year after its inception

With a strong commitment from Central Baptist Church in Daytona Beach Ben Collins will begin to replicate this Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship (CCF) model in Daytona Beach CCF will have a presence not only at Stetson University in DeLand but at Daytona State College Embry-Riddle University and Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach

As Ben Collins put it ldquoWe dare not look back on this year thinking that weve merely lsquomade it throughrsquo the transitions in directors sponsoring organizations infrastructure and less-than-secure funding A little over a year and a half ago we were faced with the question rsquoCan Baptist Ministry at Stetson surviversquordquo

Collins continued ldquoIt is with great joy and an equal measure

of the burden of sustaining momentum that I report to you that not only is the historic Baptist Ministry at Stetson lsquosurvivingrsquo it is THRIVINGrdquo

Would you like to know more about CCF at Stetson and Daytona Beach and how you can support the ministry Contact Ben Collins bccollinstetsonedu (386) 822-8940 or Tommy Deal tdealfloridacbforg (863) 682-6802 You can also find Stetson CCF on Facebook

Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship Expands Ministry By Tommy Deal

Page 6 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

Ben Collins (far left) along with several CCF students from Stetson University at the General Assembly

CBF of Florida Welcomes

Dr Chris Cadenhead as pastor at Bayshore Bap-tist Church in Tampa Chris and his wife Heather and daughters Ashlyn and Addison moved to Tampa in June

North Stuart Baptist Church welcomed Dr Bob Searl as pastor in July Bob is joined by his wife Debbie

CBF Florida Income Summary CBF Florida Receipts (Thru 2nd Quarter)

Floridians accounted for more than 300 of the 1664 people who registered at the twentieth anniversary celebration of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Tampa according to figures compiled by the national office in Atlanta Many of those 300 plus volunteered hours of time to assist during the historic Assembly

For anyone who attended the General Assembly chances are that a Floridian helped registered them If someone stopped by an information booth they might have spoken to Gary McCall the former Minister of Education at Bayshore Baptist Church who led the hospitality team Floridians also were a large contingent of the ushers during the worship services

Tommy Deal planned along with Robert Dietz (past moderator of CBF Florida) Tuesdayrsquos golf outing at Tamparsquos TPC course Of course a number of Floridians including Tommy and Susan Deal Tom and Mary Lois Sanders and Barry Howard (pastor of First Baptist Church Pensacola) played in the outing

More than a year ago Floridians began meeting with national CBF leadership to ensure the success of this historic General Assembly It had been a decade since the last Assembly was held in the state the 2000 Assembly being held in Orlando Floridarsquos CBF led in planning and preparation of the youth and childrenrsquos assemblies

Also two CBF Florida congregations opened their facilities for auxiliary and special events during the week of the Assembly Bayshore Baptist Church in Tampa hosted CBFrsquos partner ministry Baptist Women in Ministry for its worship service and meeting on Wednesday morning

Across the bay First Baptist Church of St Petersburg hosted the Tampa Sessions the Assemblyrsquos week-long collegiate event that included missions discussion and participation in the Assembly

Floridians also were featured during Thursday and Fridayrsquos worship services On Thursday evening worshipers were treated to a video on south Floridarsquos two ministry centers (On page 1 scan the tag with a smartphone to see the video or go to httpthefellowshipinfotampa)

Prior to the start of Thursdayrsquos service the assembly was treated to pre-service music by the worship team from Iglesia Bautista de Metropoacutelis from Carolina Puerto Rico a CBF Florida congregation Led by Freddie Diaz the group also performed during Friday nightrsquos celebration

On Friday evening Kyle Reese was the speaker at the evenings worship service Susan Rogers (one of CBF Floridarsquos two strategic church planters) and Doran McCarty (Florida CBFrsquos Assistant to the Coordinator) led the assembly in celebrating the Lordrsquos Supper at the service

College students from Stetson Universityrsquos Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship (CCF) led by Ben Collins volunteered to help with the Lordrsquos Supper on Friday evening

Workshops also utilized Floridians Sam Hestorff (pastor of Logos Dei in Tampa) Susan Rogers and Ben Collins led a panel discussion of church planting during one of Thursdayrsquos workshops

In all Floridarsquos Cooperative Baptist Fellowship provided much-needed support and added to the joyful celebration of CBFrsquos 20th anniversary

Floridians at the General Assembly

1

3 2

4

5

6

7

1 Tommy Deal Susan Deal and John Cothran 2 Tommy Deal shakes hands with Barry Howard 3 Tom and Mary Lois Sanders 4 Robert Dietz 5 Freddie Diaz 6 Elisabet Rivera 7 Deb Alexander (left) and Gloria Scarle (right)

7

Page 2 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

Floridians gathered in force for their state meeting during the General Assembly During the hour long meeting participants heard from two missionaries from Florida churches learned about new services that CBF Florida is able to provide churches honored the 2011 winner of the Edge Leadership Award for Christian Education and three people won Kindlereg ebook readers

Mike and Brenda Harwood members of North Stuart Baptist Church related their work in Haiti where they are currently serving as CBF field personnel In the early spring of 2010 Mike had just returned from a week-long mission trip to Haiti He was invited to share his experiences at CBF Floridarsquos Spring Celebration where he heard Rob Nash CBFrsquos Global Missions Coordinator preach Brenda and he began conversations with Nash which eventually led to their appointment The Harwoods shared with the Florida Assembly how they are purchasing goats that are distributed to local families by the church in Grand Goave

Karen Alford a member of Bayshore Baptist Church in Tampa and an affiliate serving in southeast Asia explained to the assembly her new work in Indonesia She noted that one of her most pressing personal needs was for a newer more reliable motorcycle to help her get from village to village

Susan Rogers CBF Floridarsquos strategic church planter in Jacksonville reported on the progress she has made during the past year on planting a church in the Springfield area of Jacksonville Most importantly she shared that her

husband Kevin had at long last found a job in the Jacksonville area

Attendees at the meeting heard reports from Ray Johnson CBF Floridarsquos coordinator on two new resources that CBF Florida is offering to churches First he introduced Michelle Sutter who presented WorkLife HR a human resources and payroll services provider that may save a church considerable finances Sutter awarded the three Kindlesreg from WorkLife

Second Johnson revealed that beginning in September CBF Florida is partnering with The

Columbia Partnership to bring professional coach training and services to local churches and CBF individuals Professional coaches are skilled individuals who work with churches and individuals to move

them forward into the future to which God has called them

Barry Wright was introduced to the gathering as CBF Floridarsquos newest strategic church planter Wright who is a graduate of Duke Divinity School has begun planting a new congregation in Orange Park called Destiny Ministries Island View Baptist Church in Orange Park has blessed

Wright and the new church as its endorsing congregation (For more information on Destiny

Ministries see inside page 5)

Floridians also honored the 2011 Findley and Louvenia Edge Award winner Doran McCarty presented the award to Rev John McIntosh who pastors Mount Hope Baptist Church on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas McIntosh was honored for his work with the Abaco Theological

Institute a CBF Florida mission project In addition McIntosh has been instrumental in the formation of the Cooperative Baptist

Fellowship of the Bahamas which celebrates its formation this September (See inside page 5 for more information)

As the meeting concluded the nearly 170 Floridians who attended the meeting (some coming from as far away as

California) contributed nearly $1400 to the work of Floridarsquos CBF

Floridarsquos State Meeting at the GA

1

2

3

4

5

6

6

Florida Fellowship News wwwfloridacbforg Page 3

1 June and Randy Jones 2 Gail and Haywood Day 3 Caitlin Schall 4 Shaun King 5 Susan Rogers and Doran

McCarty 6 Susan Rogers and Ben Collins

the tune of Bringing in the Sheaves

ldquoHow do we ensure that our energies and passions are utilized in Godrsquos kingdom to the greatest benefit of humanityrdquo Nash

asked ldquoThis is the question for our generation ‒ the opportunities and possibilities are as endless as the challenges What is God

saying to us in such a day about how we work together to enable the kingdoms of this world to become the kingdom of our Lordrdquo

In response to the challenge confronting them attendees gave more than $29000 to the Offering for

Global Missions over the course of the Assembly

Several people were recognized during the General Assembly and in auxiliary and special events Babs

Baugh a board member of the Baptist Center for Ethics was honored as the 2010 Baptist of the Year at

the BCErsquos luncheon James Dunn was presented the JM Dawson Religious Liberty Award at Fridayrsquos

luncheon of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty The Whitsitt Baptist Heritage Society

awarded its 2011 Courage Award to Daniel Vestal CBFrsquos executive coordinator The award is given

annually to an individual who has made a lasting contribution to Baptist life particularly in the face of

strong opposition

Christy McMillin-Goodwin the moderator for the 2011 General Assembly handed the gavel off to the

new moderator Colleen Burroughs the executive vice-president of PASSPORT Before business was

completed on Friday the Assembly had elected Keith Herron pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in

Kansas City MO to be moderator-elect

In the final sermon of the Assembly Kyle Reese pastor of Hendricks Baptist Church in Jacksonville Fla told the gathering that

the heart of the gospel was ldquohow we treat the leastrdquo as recorded in Matthew 25 ldquoMaybe this text is a suggestion to us that when

we take a risk we will find friends that we never knew we had and we will find the power of God at work in usrdquo Reese said ldquoThatrsquos

not just the story of the gospel that is the story of CBF I am convinced that we will be at our best when we are willing to risk and

be part of the grace-filled mission of Godrdquo

Following worship on Friday evening participants attended the anniversary celebration in the Exhibit Hall Fellowship Baptists

visited with one another listened to the music of the Worship Team of Iglesia Bautista de Metropolis from Carolina Puerto Rico (a

CBF Florida church) and consumed 500 cupcakes What a Fellowship

Jim Smith (far left) and Rob Nash (far right) commissioned 14 field personnel Photo by JV McKinney

At the CBF Advocates breakfast Jeanne Walker a member of College Park Baptist Church received the first-ever CBF Advocate of the Year Award for her role in helping her church to give more than $74000 to the CBF Offering for Global Missions this year Walker received a framed oil-on-canvas painting by Liberian artist John William-Diggs

ldquoI am overwhelmedrdquo Walker said ldquoI am just thrilled at all the energy and conversation around the tables today I didnrsquot even know there was such an award Thank you so much for thisrdquo

Shaun King pastor of College Park spoke to the General Assembly during Thursday morningrsquos business session He shared how the church by adopting the ldquoAdvent Conspiracyrdquo and by focusing on CBF field per-sonnel during Advent was inspired to ldquoworship fully spend less give more and love allrdquo

For more information on the Advent Conspiracy go to wwwAdventConspiracyorg To see Shaun Kingrsquos presentation before the Assembly either go CBFrsquos website wwwthefellowshipinfo or scan the tag to the left with your smartphone

Photo by Carla Wynn Davis

Walker named Advocate of the Year

Kyle Reese proclaims Friday eveningrsquos message

Ph

oto

by JV

McK

inn

ey

Page 4 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

2011 Tampa General Assembly (cont from page 1)

Destiny Ministries CBF Floridarsquos Newest Church Start

Meet Barry Wright Barry is a 1997 graduate of Duke Divinity School Wright and his wife Angela came to Florida last summer from South Carolina

Last summer after moving to Orange Park Wright discovered a stunning fact As he looked at the southwest portion of Greater Jacksonville he found tens of thousands of African Americans living within ten miles of his home Yet Wright had to drive ten miles to find the nearest church ministering to fellow African Americans

Wright decided then to explore the possibility of starting a new congregation He began to build relationships in his neighborhood by striking up conversations with neighbors and with strangers while he visited the local Panerarsquos or while in line at the grocery store

Once Wright had built up a core of twelve to fifteen interested and committed partners he contacted Ray Johnson to discuss the possibility of partnering to plant a new church Johnson met several times with the embryonic group He put Wright in touch with Kevin Collison the pastor of Island View Baptist Church in Orange Park Island View agreed to covenant with Wright and the new congregation which was being called Destiny Ministries

Easter Sunday 2011 Wright decided it was time to offer a ldquopracticerdquo worship service With help from Floridarsquos Fellowship Baptists he was able to purchase sound equipment a keyboard and a drum kit Worship on Easter Sunday exceeded everyonersquos dreams with more than 75 people showing up at the Junior High School auditorium Since that time Destiny church has averaged more than 60 people each Sunday for the practice worship services

When asked whatrsquos next Wright is quick to share his vision ldquoWersquore working for our official launch in the first or second week of October On Veteranrsquos Day Irsquove invited a retired one-star general to be our guest speaker In a year I believe that God will bless with as many as 300 in worshiprdquo Itrsquos amazing what God can accomplish over a cup of coffee

Sylvia Byrd (left) Angela and Barry Wright (center) and Ray Johnson sign a covenant agreement following the CBF Florida meeting at the General Assembly Destiny Ministries is CBF Floridarsquos second strategic church start

McIntosh named Edge Award winner

2011 Florida State Meeting

Florida Fellowship News wwwfloridacbforg Page 5

Rev John McIntosh pastor of Mount Hope Baptist Church on the island of Abaco was presented the 2011 Dr Findley and Mrs Louvenia Edge Christian Education Leadership award during Floridarsquos meeting at the Tampa General Assembly

In presenting the award Doran McCarty CBF Floridarsquos assistant to the coordinator read from the nomination letter that ldquoRev McIntosh saw there was no theological institution Abacorsquos+ ministers could attend and being bivocational they could not leave Abaco to attend a school off the island Realizing the need Rev McIntosh organized the Abaco Bible Institute and

recruited Baptist ministers from Florida to teach week long classes in Abacordquo Abaco is one of the outlying family islands of the Bahamas Various pastors

and clergy from Floridarsquos CBF travel to the island three times a year for one week in order to teach courses to the islandrsquos pastors and church leaders Beginning in 2011 the Institute was expanded to include the island of Grand

Bahama which is home to Freeport a common tourist destination The next week of classes is scheduled for the second week in October

McIntosh joins a distinguished list of five other Christian educators who have received the award The Edge award is named after Findley and Louvenia Edge former members of College Park Baptist Church in Orlando Dr Edge was the Basil Manly Jr professor of Christian education at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he taught from 1947-1987

Edge Award winner Rev John McIntosh (left) with Doran McCarty (center) and Ray Johnson

Photo by Tommy Deal

Photo by Tommy Deal

Thank You

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida has received a gift from Kay Searcy in memory of her friend of many years Jane Dorris

Just around one year ago you made a commitment to maintain a Baptist ministry to college students at Stetson University THANK YOU Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship(CCF) under the leadership of Director Ben Collins is ready for its second year Ben and some of the students actively participated recently in the CBF General Assembly in Tampa

One dream of the formative Steering Committee a year ago was that perhaps one day this new way of doing Baptist ministry on college campuses (supported and funded by friends and alumni) would be a model that would take hold elsewhere Well guess what It will It has Already in less than one year after its inception

With a strong commitment from Central Baptist Church in Daytona Beach Ben Collins will begin to replicate this Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship (CCF) model in Daytona Beach CCF will have a presence not only at Stetson University in DeLand but at Daytona State College Embry-Riddle University and Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach

As Ben Collins put it ldquoWe dare not look back on this year thinking that weve merely lsquomade it throughrsquo the transitions in directors sponsoring organizations infrastructure and less-than-secure funding A little over a year and a half ago we were faced with the question rsquoCan Baptist Ministry at Stetson surviversquordquo

Collins continued ldquoIt is with great joy and an equal measure

of the burden of sustaining momentum that I report to you that not only is the historic Baptist Ministry at Stetson lsquosurvivingrsquo it is THRIVINGrdquo

Would you like to know more about CCF at Stetson and Daytona Beach and how you can support the ministry Contact Ben Collins bccollinstetsonedu (386) 822-8940 or Tommy Deal tdealfloridacbforg (863) 682-6802 You can also find Stetson CCF on Facebook

Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship Expands Ministry By Tommy Deal

Page 6 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

Ben Collins (far left) along with several CCF students from Stetson University at the General Assembly

CBF of Florida Welcomes

Dr Chris Cadenhead as pastor at Bayshore Bap-tist Church in Tampa Chris and his wife Heather and daughters Ashlyn and Addison moved to Tampa in June

North Stuart Baptist Church welcomed Dr Bob Searl as pastor in July Bob is joined by his wife Debbie

CBF Florida Income Summary CBF Florida Receipts (Thru 2nd Quarter)

Floridians gathered in force for their state meeting during the General Assembly During the hour long meeting participants heard from two missionaries from Florida churches learned about new services that CBF Florida is able to provide churches honored the 2011 winner of the Edge Leadership Award for Christian Education and three people won Kindlereg ebook readers

Mike and Brenda Harwood members of North Stuart Baptist Church related their work in Haiti where they are currently serving as CBF field personnel In the early spring of 2010 Mike had just returned from a week-long mission trip to Haiti He was invited to share his experiences at CBF Floridarsquos Spring Celebration where he heard Rob Nash CBFrsquos Global Missions Coordinator preach Brenda and he began conversations with Nash which eventually led to their appointment The Harwoods shared with the Florida Assembly how they are purchasing goats that are distributed to local families by the church in Grand Goave

Karen Alford a member of Bayshore Baptist Church in Tampa and an affiliate serving in southeast Asia explained to the assembly her new work in Indonesia She noted that one of her most pressing personal needs was for a newer more reliable motorcycle to help her get from village to village

Susan Rogers CBF Floridarsquos strategic church planter in Jacksonville reported on the progress she has made during the past year on planting a church in the Springfield area of Jacksonville Most importantly she shared that her

husband Kevin had at long last found a job in the Jacksonville area

Attendees at the meeting heard reports from Ray Johnson CBF Floridarsquos coordinator on two new resources that CBF Florida is offering to churches First he introduced Michelle Sutter who presented WorkLife HR a human resources and payroll services provider that may save a church considerable finances Sutter awarded the three Kindlesreg from WorkLife

Second Johnson revealed that beginning in September CBF Florida is partnering with The

Columbia Partnership to bring professional coach training and services to local churches and CBF individuals Professional coaches are skilled individuals who work with churches and individuals to move

them forward into the future to which God has called them

Barry Wright was introduced to the gathering as CBF Floridarsquos newest strategic church planter Wright who is a graduate of Duke Divinity School has begun planting a new congregation in Orange Park called Destiny Ministries Island View Baptist Church in Orange Park has blessed

Wright and the new church as its endorsing congregation (For more information on Destiny

Ministries see inside page 5)

Floridians also honored the 2011 Findley and Louvenia Edge Award winner Doran McCarty presented the award to Rev John McIntosh who pastors Mount Hope Baptist Church on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas McIntosh was honored for his work with the Abaco Theological

Institute a CBF Florida mission project In addition McIntosh has been instrumental in the formation of the Cooperative Baptist

Fellowship of the Bahamas which celebrates its formation this September (See inside page 5 for more information)

As the meeting concluded the nearly 170 Floridians who attended the meeting (some coming from as far away as

California) contributed nearly $1400 to the work of Floridarsquos CBF

Floridarsquos State Meeting at the GA

1

2

3

4

5

6

6

Florida Fellowship News wwwfloridacbforg Page 3

1 June and Randy Jones 2 Gail and Haywood Day 3 Caitlin Schall 4 Shaun King 5 Susan Rogers and Doran

McCarty 6 Susan Rogers and Ben Collins

the tune of Bringing in the Sheaves

ldquoHow do we ensure that our energies and passions are utilized in Godrsquos kingdom to the greatest benefit of humanityrdquo Nash

asked ldquoThis is the question for our generation ‒ the opportunities and possibilities are as endless as the challenges What is God

saying to us in such a day about how we work together to enable the kingdoms of this world to become the kingdom of our Lordrdquo

In response to the challenge confronting them attendees gave more than $29000 to the Offering for

Global Missions over the course of the Assembly

Several people were recognized during the General Assembly and in auxiliary and special events Babs

Baugh a board member of the Baptist Center for Ethics was honored as the 2010 Baptist of the Year at

the BCErsquos luncheon James Dunn was presented the JM Dawson Religious Liberty Award at Fridayrsquos

luncheon of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty The Whitsitt Baptist Heritage Society

awarded its 2011 Courage Award to Daniel Vestal CBFrsquos executive coordinator The award is given

annually to an individual who has made a lasting contribution to Baptist life particularly in the face of

strong opposition

Christy McMillin-Goodwin the moderator for the 2011 General Assembly handed the gavel off to the

new moderator Colleen Burroughs the executive vice-president of PASSPORT Before business was

completed on Friday the Assembly had elected Keith Herron pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in

Kansas City MO to be moderator-elect

In the final sermon of the Assembly Kyle Reese pastor of Hendricks Baptist Church in Jacksonville Fla told the gathering that

the heart of the gospel was ldquohow we treat the leastrdquo as recorded in Matthew 25 ldquoMaybe this text is a suggestion to us that when

we take a risk we will find friends that we never knew we had and we will find the power of God at work in usrdquo Reese said ldquoThatrsquos

not just the story of the gospel that is the story of CBF I am convinced that we will be at our best when we are willing to risk and

be part of the grace-filled mission of Godrdquo

Following worship on Friday evening participants attended the anniversary celebration in the Exhibit Hall Fellowship Baptists

visited with one another listened to the music of the Worship Team of Iglesia Bautista de Metropolis from Carolina Puerto Rico (a

CBF Florida church) and consumed 500 cupcakes What a Fellowship

Jim Smith (far left) and Rob Nash (far right) commissioned 14 field personnel Photo by JV McKinney

At the CBF Advocates breakfast Jeanne Walker a member of College Park Baptist Church received the first-ever CBF Advocate of the Year Award for her role in helping her church to give more than $74000 to the CBF Offering for Global Missions this year Walker received a framed oil-on-canvas painting by Liberian artist John William-Diggs

ldquoI am overwhelmedrdquo Walker said ldquoI am just thrilled at all the energy and conversation around the tables today I didnrsquot even know there was such an award Thank you so much for thisrdquo

Shaun King pastor of College Park spoke to the General Assembly during Thursday morningrsquos business session He shared how the church by adopting the ldquoAdvent Conspiracyrdquo and by focusing on CBF field per-sonnel during Advent was inspired to ldquoworship fully spend less give more and love allrdquo

For more information on the Advent Conspiracy go to wwwAdventConspiracyorg To see Shaun Kingrsquos presentation before the Assembly either go CBFrsquos website wwwthefellowshipinfo or scan the tag to the left with your smartphone

Photo by Carla Wynn Davis

Walker named Advocate of the Year

Kyle Reese proclaims Friday eveningrsquos message

Ph

oto

by JV

McK

inn

ey

Page 4 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

2011 Tampa General Assembly (cont from page 1)

Destiny Ministries CBF Floridarsquos Newest Church Start

Meet Barry Wright Barry is a 1997 graduate of Duke Divinity School Wright and his wife Angela came to Florida last summer from South Carolina

Last summer after moving to Orange Park Wright discovered a stunning fact As he looked at the southwest portion of Greater Jacksonville he found tens of thousands of African Americans living within ten miles of his home Yet Wright had to drive ten miles to find the nearest church ministering to fellow African Americans

Wright decided then to explore the possibility of starting a new congregation He began to build relationships in his neighborhood by striking up conversations with neighbors and with strangers while he visited the local Panerarsquos or while in line at the grocery store

Once Wright had built up a core of twelve to fifteen interested and committed partners he contacted Ray Johnson to discuss the possibility of partnering to plant a new church Johnson met several times with the embryonic group He put Wright in touch with Kevin Collison the pastor of Island View Baptist Church in Orange Park Island View agreed to covenant with Wright and the new congregation which was being called Destiny Ministries

Easter Sunday 2011 Wright decided it was time to offer a ldquopracticerdquo worship service With help from Floridarsquos Fellowship Baptists he was able to purchase sound equipment a keyboard and a drum kit Worship on Easter Sunday exceeded everyonersquos dreams with more than 75 people showing up at the Junior High School auditorium Since that time Destiny church has averaged more than 60 people each Sunday for the practice worship services

When asked whatrsquos next Wright is quick to share his vision ldquoWersquore working for our official launch in the first or second week of October On Veteranrsquos Day Irsquove invited a retired one-star general to be our guest speaker In a year I believe that God will bless with as many as 300 in worshiprdquo Itrsquos amazing what God can accomplish over a cup of coffee

Sylvia Byrd (left) Angela and Barry Wright (center) and Ray Johnson sign a covenant agreement following the CBF Florida meeting at the General Assembly Destiny Ministries is CBF Floridarsquos second strategic church start

McIntosh named Edge Award winner

2011 Florida State Meeting

Florida Fellowship News wwwfloridacbforg Page 5

Rev John McIntosh pastor of Mount Hope Baptist Church on the island of Abaco was presented the 2011 Dr Findley and Mrs Louvenia Edge Christian Education Leadership award during Floridarsquos meeting at the Tampa General Assembly

In presenting the award Doran McCarty CBF Floridarsquos assistant to the coordinator read from the nomination letter that ldquoRev McIntosh saw there was no theological institution Abacorsquos+ ministers could attend and being bivocational they could not leave Abaco to attend a school off the island Realizing the need Rev McIntosh organized the Abaco Bible Institute and

recruited Baptist ministers from Florida to teach week long classes in Abacordquo Abaco is one of the outlying family islands of the Bahamas Various pastors

and clergy from Floridarsquos CBF travel to the island three times a year for one week in order to teach courses to the islandrsquos pastors and church leaders Beginning in 2011 the Institute was expanded to include the island of Grand

Bahama which is home to Freeport a common tourist destination The next week of classes is scheduled for the second week in October

McIntosh joins a distinguished list of five other Christian educators who have received the award The Edge award is named after Findley and Louvenia Edge former members of College Park Baptist Church in Orlando Dr Edge was the Basil Manly Jr professor of Christian education at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he taught from 1947-1987

Edge Award winner Rev John McIntosh (left) with Doran McCarty (center) and Ray Johnson

Photo by Tommy Deal

Photo by Tommy Deal

Thank You

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida has received a gift from Kay Searcy in memory of her friend of many years Jane Dorris

Just around one year ago you made a commitment to maintain a Baptist ministry to college students at Stetson University THANK YOU Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship(CCF) under the leadership of Director Ben Collins is ready for its second year Ben and some of the students actively participated recently in the CBF General Assembly in Tampa

One dream of the formative Steering Committee a year ago was that perhaps one day this new way of doing Baptist ministry on college campuses (supported and funded by friends and alumni) would be a model that would take hold elsewhere Well guess what It will It has Already in less than one year after its inception

With a strong commitment from Central Baptist Church in Daytona Beach Ben Collins will begin to replicate this Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship (CCF) model in Daytona Beach CCF will have a presence not only at Stetson University in DeLand but at Daytona State College Embry-Riddle University and Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach

As Ben Collins put it ldquoWe dare not look back on this year thinking that weve merely lsquomade it throughrsquo the transitions in directors sponsoring organizations infrastructure and less-than-secure funding A little over a year and a half ago we were faced with the question rsquoCan Baptist Ministry at Stetson surviversquordquo

Collins continued ldquoIt is with great joy and an equal measure

of the burden of sustaining momentum that I report to you that not only is the historic Baptist Ministry at Stetson lsquosurvivingrsquo it is THRIVINGrdquo

Would you like to know more about CCF at Stetson and Daytona Beach and how you can support the ministry Contact Ben Collins bccollinstetsonedu (386) 822-8940 or Tommy Deal tdealfloridacbforg (863) 682-6802 You can also find Stetson CCF on Facebook

Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship Expands Ministry By Tommy Deal

Page 6 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

Ben Collins (far left) along with several CCF students from Stetson University at the General Assembly

CBF of Florida Welcomes

Dr Chris Cadenhead as pastor at Bayshore Bap-tist Church in Tampa Chris and his wife Heather and daughters Ashlyn and Addison moved to Tampa in June

North Stuart Baptist Church welcomed Dr Bob Searl as pastor in July Bob is joined by his wife Debbie

CBF Florida Income Summary CBF Florida Receipts (Thru 2nd Quarter)

the tune of Bringing in the Sheaves

ldquoHow do we ensure that our energies and passions are utilized in Godrsquos kingdom to the greatest benefit of humanityrdquo Nash

asked ldquoThis is the question for our generation ‒ the opportunities and possibilities are as endless as the challenges What is God

saying to us in such a day about how we work together to enable the kingdoms of this world to become the kingdom of our Lordrdquo

In response to the challenge confronting them attendees gave more than $29000 to the Offering for

Global Missions over the course of the Assembly

Several people were recognized during the General Assembly and in auxiliary and special events Babs

Baugh a board member of the Baptist Center for Ethics was honored as the 2010 Baptist of the Year at

the BCErsquos luncheon James Dunn was presented the JM Dawson Religious Liberty Award at Fridayrsquos

luncheon of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty The Whitsitt Baptist Heritage Society

awarded its 2011 Courage Award to Daniel Vestal CBFrsquos executive coordinator The award is given

annually to an individual who has made a lasting contribution to Baptist life particularly in the face of

strong opposition

Christy McMillin-Goodwin the moderator for the 2011 General Assembly handed the gavel off to the

new moderator Colleen Burroughs the executive vice-president of PASSPORT Before business was

completed on Friday the Assembly had elected Keith Herron pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in

Kansas City MO to be moderator-elect

In the final sermon of the Assembly Kyle Reese pastor of Hendricks Baptist Church in Jacksonville Fla told the gathering that

the heart of the gospel was ldquohow we treat the leastrdquo as recorded in Matthew 25 ldquoMaybe this text is a suggestion to us that when

we take a risk we will find friends that we never knew we had and we will find the power of God at work in usrdquo Reese said ldquoThatrsquos

not just the story of the gospel that is the story of CBF I am convinced that we will be at our best when we are willing to risk and

be part of the grace-filled mission of Godrdquo

Following worship on Friday evening participants attended the anniversary celebration in the Exhibit Hall Fellowship Baptists

visited with one another listened to the music of the Worship Team of Iglesia Bautista de Metropolis from Carolina Puerto Rico (a

CBF Florida church) and consumed 500 cupcakes What a Fellowship

Jim Smith (far left) and Rob Nash (far right) commissioned 14 field personnel Photo by JV McKinney

At the CBF Advocates breakfast Jeanne Walker a member of College Park Baptist Church received the first-ever CBF Advocate of the Year Award for her role in helping her church to give more than $74000 to the CBF Offering for Global Missions this year Walker received a framed oil-on-canvas painting by Liberian artist John William-Diggs

ldquoI am overwhelmedrdquo Walker said ldquoI am just thrilled at all the energy and conversation around the tables today I didnrsquot even know there was such an award Thank you so much for thisrdquo

Shaun King pastor of College Park spoke to the General Assembly during Thursday morningrsquos business session He shared how the church by adopting the ldquoAdvent Conspiracyrdquo and by focusing on CBF field per-sonnel during Advent was inspired to ldquoworship fully spend less give more and love allrdquo

For more information on the Advent Conspiracy go to wwwAdventConspiracyorg To see Shaun Kingrsquos presentation before the Assembly either go CBFrsquos website wwwthefellowshipinfo or scan the tag to the left with your smartphone

Photo by Carla Wynn Davis

Walker named Advocate of the Year

Kyle Reese proclaims Friday eveningrsquos message

Ph

oto

by JV

McK

inn

ey

Page 4 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

2011 Tampa General Assembly (cont from page 1)

Destiny Ministries CBF Floridarsquos Newest Church Start

Meet Barry Wright Barry is a 1997 graduate of Duke Divinity School Wright and his wife Angela came to Florida last summer from South Carolina

Last summer after moving to Orange Park Wright discovered a stunning fact As he looked at the southwest portion of Greater Jacksonville he found tens of thousands of African Americans living within ten miles of his home Yet Wright had to drive ten miles to find the nearest church ministering to fellow African Americans

Wright decided then to explore the possibility of starting a new congregation He began to build relationships in his neighborhood by striking up conversations with neighbors and with strangers while he visited the local Panerarsquos or while in line at the grocery store

Once Wright had built up a core of twelve to fifteen interested and committed partners he contacted Ray Johnson to discuss the possibility of partnering to plant a new church Johnson met several times with the embryonic group He put Wright in touch with Kevin Collison the pastor of Island View Baptist Church in Orange Park Island View agreed to covenant with Wright and the new congregation which was being called Destiny Ministries

Easter Sunday 2011 Wright decided it was time to offer a ldquopracticerdquo worship service With help from Floridarsquos Fellowship Baptists he was able to purchase sound equipment a keyboard and a drum kit Worship on Easter Sunday exceeded everyonersquos dreams with more than 75 people showing up at the Junior High School auditorium Since that time Destiny church has averaged more than 60 people each Sunday for the practice worship services

When asked whatrsquos next Wright is quick to share his vision ldquoWersquore working for our official launch in the first or second week of October On Veteranrsquos Day Irsquove invited a retired one-star general to be our guest speaker In a year I believe that God will bless with as many as 300 in worshiprdquo Itrsquos amazing what God can accomplish over a cup of coffee

Sylvia Byrd (left) Angela and Barry Wright (center) and Ray Johnson sign a covenant agreement following the CBF Florida meeting at the General Assembly Destiny Ministries is CBF Floridarsquos second strategic church start

McIntosh named Edge Award winner

2011 Florida State Meeting

Florida Fellowship News wwwfloridacbforg Page 5

Rev John McIntosh pastor of Mount Hope Baptist Church on the island of Abaco was presented the 2011 Dr Findley and Mrs Louvenia Edge Christian Education Leadership award during Floridarsquos meeting at the Tampa General Assembly

In presenting the award Doran McCarty CBF Floridarsquos assistant to the coordinator read from the nomination letter that ldquoRev McIntosh saw there was no theological institution Abacorsquos+ ministers could attend and being bivocational they could not leave Abaco to attend a school off the island Realizing the need Rev McIntosh organized the Abaco Bible Institute and

recruited Baptist ministers from Florida to teach week long classes in Abacordquo Abaco is one of the outlying family islands of the Bahamas Various pastors

and clergy from Floridarsquos CBF travel to the island three times a year for one week in order to teach courses to the islandrsquos pastors and church leaders Beginning in 2011 the Institute was expanded to include the island of Grand

Bahama which is home to Freeport a common tourist destination The next week of classes is scheduled for the second week in October

McIntosh joins a distinguished list of five other Christian educators who have received the award The Edge award is named after Findley and Louvenia Edge former members of College Park Baptist Church in Orlando Dr Edge was the Basil Manly Jr professor of Christian education at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he taught from 1947-1987

Edge Award winner Rev John McIntosh (left) with Doran McCarty (center) and Ray Johnson

Photo by Tommy Deal

Photo by Tommy Deal

Thank You

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida has received a gift from Kay Searcy in memory of her friend of many years Jane Dorris

Just around one year ago you made a commitment to maintain a Baptist ministry to college students at Stetson University THANK YOU Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship(CCF) under the leadership of Director Ben Collins is ready for its second year Ben and some of the students actively participated recently in the CBF General Assembly in Tampa

One dream of the formative Steering Committee a year ago was that perhaps one day this new way of doing Baptist ministry on college campuses (supported and funded by friends and alumni) would be a model that would take hold elsewhere Well guess what It will It has Already in less than one year after its inception

With a strong commitment from Central Baptist Church in Daytona Beach Ben Collins will begin to replicate this Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship (CCF) model in Daytona Beach CCF will have a presence not only at Stetson University in DeLand but at Daytona State College Embry-Riddle University and Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach

As Ben Collins put it ldquoWe dare not look back on this year thinking that weve merely lsquomade it throughrsquo the transitions in directors sponsoring organizations infrastructure and less-than-secure funding A little over a year and a half ago we were faced with the question rsquoCan Baptist Ministry at Stetson surviversquordquo

Collins continued ldquoIt is with great joy and an equal measure

of the burden of sustaining momentum that I report to you that not only is the historic Baptist Ministry at Stetson lsquosurvivingrsquo it is THRIVINGrdquo

Would you like to know more about CCF at Stetson and Daytona Beach and how you can support the ministry Contact Ben Collins bccollinstetsonedu (386) 822-8940 or Tommy Deal tdealfloridacbforg (863) 682-6802 You can also find Stetson CCF on Facebook

Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship Expands Ministry By Tommy Deal

Page 6 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

Ben Collins (far left) along with several CCF students from Stetson University at the General Assembly

CBF of Florida Welcomes

Dr Chris Cadenhead as pastor at Bayshore Bap-tist Church in Tampa Chris and his wife Heather and daughters Ashlyn and Addison moved to Tampa in June

North Stuart Baptist Church welcomed Dr Bob Searl as pastor in July Bob is joined by his wife Debbie

CBF Florida Income Summary CBF Florida Receipts (Thru 2nd Quarter)

Destiny Ministries CBF Floridarsquos Newest Church Start

Meet Barry Wright Barry is a 1997 graduate of Duke Divinity School Wright and his wife Angela came to Florida last summer from South Carolina

Last summer after moving to Orange Park Wright discovered a stunning fact As he looked at the southwest portion of Greater Jacksonville he found tens of thousands of African Americans living within ten miles of his home Yet Wright had to drive ten miles to find the nearest church ministering to fellow African Americans

Wright decided then to explore the possibility of starting a new congregation He began to build relationships in his neighborhood by striking up conversations with neighbors and with strangers while he visited the local Panerarsquos or while in line at the grocery store

Once Wright had built up a core of twelve to fifteen interested and committed partners he contacted Ray Johnson to discuss the possibility of partnering to plant a new church Johnson met several times with the embryonic group He put Wright in touch with Kevin Collison the pastor of Island View Baptist Church in Orange Park Island View agreed to covenant with Wright and the new congregation which was being called Destiny Ministries

Easter Sunday 2011 Wright decided it was time to offer a ldquopracticerdquo worship service With help from Floridarsquos Fellowship Baptists he was able to purchase sound equipment a keyboard and a drum kit Worship on Easter Sunday exceeded everyonersquos dreams with more than 75 people showing up at the Junior High School auditorium Since that time Destiny church has averaged more than 60 people each Sunday for the practice worship services

When asked whatrsquos next Wright is quick to share his vision ldquoWersquore working for our official launch in the first or second week of October On Veteranrsquos Day Irsquove invited a retired one-star general to be our guest speaker In a year I believe that God will bless with as many as 300 in worshiprdquo Itrsquos amazing what God can accomplish over a cup of coffee

Sylvia Byrd (left) Angela and Barry Wright (center) and Ray Johnson sign a covenant agreement following the CBF Florida meeting at the General Assembly Destiny Ministries is CBF Floridarsquos second strategic church start

McIntosh named Edge Award winner

2011 Florida State Meeting

Florida Fellowship News wwwfloridacbforg Page 5

Rev John McIntosh pastor of Mount Hope Baptist Church on the island of Abaco was presented the 2011 Dr Findley and Mrs Louvenia Edge Christian Education Leadership award during Floridarsquos meeting at the Tampa General Assembly

In presenting the award Doran McCarty CBF Floridarsquos assistant to the coordinator read from the nomination letter that ldquoRev McIntosh saw there was no theological institution Abacorsquos+ ministers could attend and being bivocational they could not leave Abaco to attend a school off the island Realizing the need Rev McIntosh organized the Abaco Bible Institute and

recruited Baptist ministers from Florida to teach week long classes in Abacordquo Abaco is one of the outlying family islands of the Bahamas Various pastors

and clergy from Floridarsquos CBF travel to the island three times a year for one week in order to teach courses to the islandrsquos pastors and church leaders Beginning in 2011 the Institute was expanded to include the island of Grand

Bahama which is home to Freeport a common tourist destination The next week of classes is scheduled for the second week in October

McIntosh joins a distinguished list of five other Christian educators who have received the award The Edge award is named after Findley and Louvenia Edge former members of College Park Baptist Church in Orlando Dr Edge was the Basil Manly Jr professor of Christian education at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he taught from 1947-1987

Edge Award winner Rev John McIntosh (left) with Doran McCarty (center) and Ray Johnson

Photo by Tommy Deal

Photo by Tommy Deal

Thank You

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida has received a gift from Kay Searcy in memory of her friend of many years Jane Dorris

Just around one year ago you made a commitment to maintain a Baptist ministry to college students at Stetson University THANK YOU Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship(CCF) under the leadership of Director Ben Collins is ready for its second year Ben and some of the students actively participated recently in the CBF General Assembly in Tampa

One dream of the formative Steering Committee a year ago was that perhaps one day this new way of doing Baptist ministry on college campuses (supported and funded by friends and alumni) would be a model that would take hold elsewhere Well guess what It will It has Already in less than one year after its inception

With a strong commitment from Central Baptist Church in Daytona Beach Ben Collins will begin to replicate this Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship (CCF) model in Daytona Beach CCF will have a presence not only at Stetson University in DeLand but at Daytona State College Embry-Riddle University and Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach

As Ben Collins put it ldquoWe dare not look back on this year thinking that weve merely lsquomade it throughrsquo the transitions in directors sponsoring organizations infrastructure and less-than-secure funding A little over a year and a half ago we were faced with the question rsquoCan Baptist Ministry at Stetson surviversquordquo

Collins continued ldquoIt is with great joy and an equal measure

of the burden of sustaining momentum that I report to you that not only is the historic Baptist Ministry at Stetson lsquosurvivingrsquo it is THRIVINGrdquo

Would you like to know more about CCF at Stetson and Daytona Beach and how you can support the ministry Contact Ben Collins bccollinstetsonedu (386) 822-8940 or Tommy Deal tdealfloridacbforg (863) 682-6802 You can also find Stetson CCF on Facebook

Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship Expands Ministry By Tommy Deal

Page 6 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

Ben Collins (far left) along with several CCF students from Stetson University at the General Assembly

CBF of Florida Welcomes

Dr Chris Cadenhead as pastor at Bayshore Bap-tist Church in Tampa Chris and his wife Heather and daughters Ashlyn and Addison moved to Tampa in June

North Stuart Baptist Church welcomed Dr Bob Searl as pastor in July Bob is joined by his wife Debbie

CBF Florida Income Summary CBF Florida Receipts (Thru 2nd Quarter)

Thank You

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida has received a gift from Kay Searcy in memory of her friend of many years Jane Dorris

Just around one year ago you made a commitment to maintain a Baptist ministry to college students at Stetson University THANK YOU Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship(CCF) under the leadership of Director Ben Collins is ready for its second year Ben and some of the students actively participated recently in the CBF General Assembly in Tampa

One dream of the formative Steering Committee a year ago was that perhaps one day this new way of doing Baptist ministry on college campuses (supported and funded by friends and alumni) would be a model that would take hold elsewhere Well guess what It will It has Already in less than one year after its inception

With a strong commitment from Central Baptist Church in Daytona Beach Ben Collins will begin to replicate this Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship (CCF) model in Daytona Beach CCF will have a presence not only at Stetson University in DeLand but at Daytona State College Embry-Riddle University and Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach

As Ben Collins put it ldquoWe dare not look back on this year thinking that weve merely lsquomade it throughrsquo the transitions in directors sponsoring organizations infrastructure and less-than-secure funding A little over a year and a half ago we were faced with the question rsquoCan Baptist Ministry at Stetson surviversquordquo

Collins continued ldquoIt is with great joy and an equal measure

of the burden of sustaining momentum that I report to you that not only is the historic Baptist Ministry at Stetson lsquosurvivingrsquo it is THRIVINGrdquo

Would you like to know more about CCF at Stetson and Daytona Beach and how you can support the ministry Contact Ben Collins bccollinstetsonedu (386) 822-8940 or Tommy Deal tdealfloridacbforg (863) 682-6802 You can also find Stetson CCF on Facebook

Cooperative Collegiate Fellowship Expands Ministry By Tommy Deal

Page 6 wwwfloridacbforg Florida Fellowship News

Ben Collins (far left) along with several CCF students from Stetson University at the General Assembly

CBF of Florida Welcomes

Dr Chris Cadenhead as pastor at Bayshore Bap-tist Church in Tampa Chris and his wife Heather and daughters Ashlyn and Addison moved to Tampa in June

North Stuart Baptist Church welcomed Dr Bob Searl as pastor in July Bob is joined by his wife Debbie

CBF Florida Income Summary CBF Florida Receipts (Thru 2nd Quarter)

Florida Fellowship News wwwfloridacbforg Page 7

Opportunities

BULLETIN BOARD

EMPLOYMENT - Compass Community Church seeks part-time Administrative Assistant

Compass Community Church Apopka is seeking candidates for a part-time Administrative Assistant The Position is 8 - 10 hours per week Please send electronic resume to compassresumesgmailcom care of Mark Mattingly

Connect your college students to CBF ministries and churches

If you and your church are concerned to connect your new college students to a good church that will honor the faith and values cultivated among Fellowship Baptists then here is a great way to put CBF college students in touch with CBF churches in college communities even across state lines

Simply have your college-bound students your youth minister or other appropriate person register the student by

completing an online questionnaire at httpwwwsurveymonkeycomsPL9968P The information will be gathered and shared with CBF churches near the student

(If yoursquore reading this electronically highlight and right-click on the web address and select ldquoopen hyperlinkrdquo)

EMPLOYMENT - Temple Baptist Church Wilmington NC seeks Senior Pastor

Temple Baptist Church in Wilmington NC has commenced the search for a Senior Pastor who will administer a staff of 5 Temple is a moderate Baptist congregation with traditional worship that averages about 150 each week Submit resume and references to Pastoral Search Committee Temple Baptist Church 1801 Market Street Wilmington NC 28403 or email to TemplePastor-Searchgmailcom

PROFESSIONAL COACH TRAINING Sign up NOW

CBF Florida along with Eddie Hammett (author of Making Shifts without Making Waves) and The Columbia Partnership have joined together to bring professional coaching to Floridarsquos Fellowship churches

WHO Anyone who is interested in becoming a professional coach (To discover if coach training is for you view the Quick Start Guide at httpgetcoachedeventbritecom)

WHEN Take the Quick Start guide anytime prior to September 9 The first class is September 9 900 ammdash230 pm

WHERE College Park Baptist Church 1914 Edgewater Dr Orlando FL

HOW MUCH The cost for the Quick Start online

tutorial is $1000 The cost for the first class

Sept 9 is $150

Contact the CBF Florida office today at (863) 682-6802 to register

EMPLOYMENT - First Baptist Church Laurens SC seeks Senior Pastor The First Baptist Church of Laurens SC a dually aligned church (CBF and SBC) is seeking a visionary leader to supervise a full-time ministerial staff of three to lead the church in the worship of God and to achieve the purposes to which God is leading the church Send resumes no later than August 31 to FBC Pastor Search Committee 300 West Main St Laurens SC 29360

EMPLOYMENT - North Broad Baptist Church seeks Pastor

North Broad Baptist Church Rome Georgia has commenced the search for a pastor Resumes will be accepted until Tuesday November 15 2011 and should be submitted via email to northbroadbaptisbellsouthnet (note the missing t) or mailed to 1309 North Broad Street Rome Georgia 30161

Global Women 2011 Global Voices Summit Check out the Global Women website for all the details wwwglobalwomengoorg

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Florida Fellowship News is published bi-monthly by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida Ray Johnson Coordinator P O Box 2556 Lakeland FL 33806-2556 Postage paid at Jacksonville Fla Phone (863) 682-6802 Toll free (888) 241-2233 Fax (863) 683-5797 CBF-Floridarsquos e-mail address is contactfloridacbforg Web address is wwwfloridacbforg A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE 1-800-435-

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Summer Issue

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217 Hillcrest Street Lakeland FL 33815

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Email contactfloridacbforg

Staff

Ray Johnson Coordinator

Tommy Deal Associate Coordinator

Marti Edwards Administrative Assistant

Newsletter Editor

Pat Herold Financial Secretary

Serving and connecting churches and individuals in their calling to be the presence of Christ

The Celebration of CBFrsquos

2011 Tampa General Assembly

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Kyle Reese preaches during Tamparsquos General Assembly See inside page 2 for more on Floridians at the General Assembly

Shaun King pastor Col-lege Park Baptist Church Orlando explains phe-nomenal offering See inside pages 3 and 4