Invitation to the CBF General Assembly
From Rick McClatchy

The CBF General Assembly will be held this summer in Grapevine, Texas at the newly opened Gaylord Texan Resort, which encompasses the convention center, hotel, and restaurants all under one roof. CBF negotiated a great room rate at family prices ($99 per night) for what would normally be resort prices.

The format of the Assembly has been modified to start on Thursday morning, June 30th and end on Friday evening, July 1st. Auxiliary events will be held on Wednesday, June 29th and Saturday, July 2. Also, many organizations will be having meals during the General Assembly, and I hope will make plans to attend the Texas Baptist Committed Breakfast on Friday morning.

Also, Texas partner schools will be having meals and receptions that you will want to attend.

Guest speaker for the event will be Albert Reyes, who is President of the Baptist University of the Americas and is presently serving as the President of the BGCT. Also, Jim Dennison, pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, will be the Bible study teacher.

For those of you who have never attended one of the CBF Assemblies, or you haven’t in a number of years, let me make a special appeal to come see how CBF is evolving. One of the things you will notice immediately is the growing number of new mission partnerships that CBF has with Texas Baptists. Just a few weeks ago CBF expanded it partnership with Buckner, and you will learn more about this at the General Assembly. Other partnerships that are in existence or under development in Texas with CBF include: BGCT (church plants & world hunger), Baptist Child & Family Services, South Texas Children’s Home, Baptist Laity Institute, Baptist University of the Americas, Brite Divinity School, Logsdon Seminary, Truett Seminary, Hispanic Convocation of the Laity, Convencion, Texas Baptist Men, and three Texas associations. The state meeting time at the General Assembly, 3:45– 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, will feature more details about these partnerships.

Another thing that you will notice at the General Assembly is the growing number of young adults that attend. The CBF movement is not just a “one-generation movement.” CBF’s mission focus upon reaching neglected peoples, innovative church growth, and starting new churches is capturing the hearts of a new generation.

If you have never been to CBF meeting, or it been awhile since you did, come and see us, and you might find some new friends.

For more information about the General Assembly, go to www.thefellowship.info.