Social Media Practices and Tips for Ministry
The Social Media Practices and Tips for Ministry is a resource created by the CBF College & Young Adult Ministry network. It is written for…
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This resource is provided by our team as a practical overview of key considerations for churches considering or executing changes in denominational affiliation. Download the…
Health Insurance Options for Ministers & Churches
A continuing reality facing many churches and pastors is the need for reliable and affordable health coverage. CBFNC’s Legal Resource Partner, Jason Cogdill, has provided…
Sabbatical Leave Policy
Are you developing a sabbatical leave policy for your staff or wanting to update your current policy? These documents will provide you with important points to…
SBC Congregational Discernment Guide
As part of church preparation for addressing the recent actions by the Southern Baptist Convention, we offer this template/outline for congregations provided by CBFNC’s ministry…
Church Tax-Exempt Status & Incorporation
As part of our mission to equip and assist churches, we track issues common to congregations around the state. The most significant current legal topic…
3 Church Financial Tips for the New Year
In this webinar, CBFNC and CBF Foundation leaders discuss three items that may benefit your church’s financial health in 2023. You will hear practical details…
Growing Generous Followers
Stewardship is a spiritual discipline. Just as we grow believers who read Scripture, pray, worship and serve, we are called to develop Christ followers who…
Sacred Spaces, Innovative Places
This resource, created by CBF Global, tells the story of seven CBF partner churches and the creative ways they are using their facilities and property.…
Search Team Resources
Job Posting 101 (here) Does Our Church Need an Interim Minister? (here) Recruiting an Interim Minister (here) Communication Planning (here) Basics of Clergy Pay (here)
Sexual Abuse Awareness Training
Many believe that child sexual abuse can’t happen in their church, or that no one they know could be an abuser. This misconception can be…
Mapping Your Future: Financial Wellness Strategies for Clergy
Making decisions for your financial future is easier with a little help. That’s why CBF Church Benefits offers incentives through the Financial Wellness Initiative to…
Coaching: A Tool to Recalculate the Journey in Post-Pandemic Times
This webinar, led by Daniel Sostaita, is designed to incorporate coaching tools into our ministries for the purpose of being relevant in the communities we…
Social Media as Ministry, Not Marketing
Do you feel like you’re spinning your wheels when it comes to social media? Are you questioning its place as part of your communications efforts?…
So You Have a Volunteer Problem?
No matter where you are, the size of your church, or the context of your congregation, volunteers are the lifeblood of any ministry. Without them…
Congregational Lifecycles and Trajectories
Congregations typically grow and develop in similar ways, but at different speeds. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted this cycle for many congregations. This webinar, led…
5 Best Practices For Your Personnel Committee in 2022
Many aspects of church life have changed in recent years, but certain elements remain crucial to effective governance. For example, an important role within a…
Safeguard from Abuse
Have the volunteers that work with your children and youth been through a sexual abuse prevention training? While background checks are helpful they do not…
Background Checks for Church Volunteers
Have you run background checks on all your church volunteers, especially those who work with your children and youth? A recommended site for this is…
Pastor Advisory Team Tip Sheet
This tip sheet will help you think through how to set up an advisory team for pastors. It includes recommendations from CBFNC partner churches who…
Pastor-Church Liaison Committee
These guidelines from Benson Baptist Church are helpful in forming and facilitating a Pastor-Church Liaison Committee. Click HERE to access the resource.
Featured Resources: Laity Engagement
Our fellowship is filled with amazing ministry experience and resources. We have tapped into this and asked our CBFNC Ministry Teams to create resource lists…
Ministerial Transitions: Challenges and Opportunities
A change in ministerial leadership, whether it be your pastor or other ministerial position, is a crucial moment in the life of a church. Anticipating…
Increasing Congregational Health
In recent years, many resources have been spent on helping clergy thrive. While this is still much needed, congregations need more than healthy pastors in…
Storytelling as Digital Marketing Strategy for Churches
Many churches think expanding their reach online and increasing engagement will require more content, more marketing, more communication. That’s not the case. Instead, effective communication…
Reimagining Financial Wellness: Lessons from the New Normal
As you navigate the new normal in life and ministry, the CBF Church Benefits Board (CBB) is here to help. Led by Rob Fox and…
Sexual Abuse Awareness
Realization of the child sexual abuse epidemic needs to change how churches care for children. Church Ministry Leaders need to recognize their responsibility to be vigilant in taking every safety…
Employee Benefits for Churches: Health Insurance & Tax Options
Presented by CBFNC Legal Resources Partner Jason Cogdill, this presentation will provide updates on ACA, taxation laws and the options churches have in providing benefits…
PPP Round 2: An Update for Churches
The most recent COVID-19 relief bill includes a new round of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds for small business, including churches and other nonprofits. Qualifying…
PPP Loan Forgiveness Webinar
Did your church or ministry receive a PPP loan from a local bank backed by the Small Business Administration? If so, learn about the latest…
Ministerial Job Review
Presenter: Larry Glover-Wetherington 2016 Gathering March 18, 2016 Hayes Barton, Raleigh This PowerPoint prepared by Larry Glover-Wetherington with Transform Your Ministry supplies churches with a…
Guide to Funeral Preparation for Individuals
A guide, prepared by Forest Hills Baptist Church in Raleigh and given to congregants, is an example of how churches can minister to their members…
Cultivating Congregational Stewardship
This two-part presentation by Lake Institute on Faith & Giving will help your congregation cultivate a generous attitude toward stewardship. PDF of accompanying PowerPoint presentation…
Overtime Pay Rules and the Church
New overtime pay rules, effective January 2020, mean changes for your church payroll. These FAQs will provide you answers for what those changes look like. …
Baptists and Ordination
In this article from The Gathering magazine, Larry Hovis reflects on the meaning and importance of ordination in the Baptist tradition. Document: To the…
Church Wedding Policies
An example of wedding policies from Zebulon Baptist Church in Zebulon, NC. You will find policies related to building use, music, catering, photography and associated…
Preventing Crime in Church
This is a PowerPoint presentation of American Crime Prevention’s Church Crime Prevention. You will find common threats and risks congregations face along with tips to…
Ministerial Transitions for Churches and Ministers
Presenter: Seth Hix This webinar presented by Seth Hix, CBFNC associate coordinator, helps churches and clergy move through times of ministerial transitions in healthy ways. …
Where is Church Going From Here?
Presenter: Eddie Hammett This webinar presented by Eddie Hammett, Church & Clergy Coach, challenges congregations to think about how to do spiritual formation beyond institutional…
The Pastoral Leader & Money
Presenter: Bo Prosser This webinar, presented by Catalytic Coach & Consultant Bo Prosser, provides ministers the needed tools to recognize how their personal financial situation…
Clergy Taxes: What You Need to Know
Presenter: Gary Skeen This webinar presented by Gary Skeen, President Emeritus of CBF Church Benefits Board, presents the important information clergy need to effectively prepare…
Clergy Spouse Well-Being
Presenter: Scottie Stamper Being married to a person in the profession of ministry is complicated. The expectations of clergy by congregations, community members, and the…
Working Through Congregational Conflict
Presenter: Dr. Andrew Wakefield This webinar, presented by Andrew Wakefield, Dean of Campbell University Divinity School, delves into what leads to congregational conflict and provides…
How to Have Hard Conversations in Your Church
Presenter: Chris Gambill and Beth Kennett This webinar ,presented by Chris Gambill and Beth Kennett from the Center for Congregational Health, provides processes and principles…
Healthy Small Groups Matter
Presenter: Bill Wilson This webinar presented by Bill Wilson, director of Center for Healthy Churches, addresses the need for the small groups that make up…
Guide to Minister Compensation
Presenter: Jim Morrison This webinar, presented by Jim Morrison, COO for Church Pension Group, addresses the components of a well-rounded clergy compensation and benefits plan. …
Caring for Homebound Members: A New Model
This is a PowerPoint presentation from Forest Hills Baptist Church in Raleigh outlining their lay-led ministry with homebound members. You will also find supporting documents…
Sexual Harassment in the Baptist World
Presenter: Dr. Pam Durso, the Executive Director of Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM). Dr. Durso co-chairs the BWIM-CBF Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force. This webinar,…
Church Security
This webinar, presented by Paul Raybon, associate pastor at Hominy Baptist Church in Candler, outlines the necessity for congregations to think through its safety and…
Change, Growth & Renewal in the Church
2017 CBFNC Annual Gathering March 31, 2017 First Baptist Church in Hickory, NC This outline prepared by Martha Kearse, associate minister at St. John’s Baptist…
Ways to Celebrate Lay Ministry
In this document Eddie Hammett, church & clergy coach, suggests 10 ways churches can celebrate their laity and the incarnational ministry they lead both in…
Pastor Installation Orders of Worship
These are sample orders of worship various CBFNC partner congregations used in their pastor installation worship services. Dr. Lee Canipe at Providence Baptist Church…
Ordination Service Orders of Worship
These are sample orders of worship various CBFNC partner congregations used in their ordination worship services. This resource is particularly helpful for persons interested…
Funeral Policies and Procedures
These are sample policies and procedures various CBFNC partner congregations use for funerals. Documents: Funeral Policies and Procedures Sample 1 Funeral Policies and Procedures…
How Can I and my Church Transition to Bi-vocational Ministry?
2016 Small Church conference April 19, 2016 Mount Piscah Baptist Church, Fayetteville This article, by Mickie & Rob Norman, co-pastors of North Brunswick Fellowship Church…
Coaching for the Minister
Presenter: Larry Glover-Wetherington 2016 Gathering March 18, 2016 Hayes Barton, Raleigh This PowerPoint prepared by Larry Glover-Wetherington with Transform Your Ministry outlines the value of…
Telling Your Church’s Story
Presenter: DuPre Sanders, Senior Minister, Roxboro Baptist Church This document, prepared by DuPre Sanders, senior minister of Roxboro Baptist, provides the steps a congregation can…
Protection Policy for Children & Youth
These documents, from CBFNC partner congregations, provide an example of church protection policies to ensure the safety of children and youth while participating in church activities.…
Maternity/Parental Leave Policies
These are sample maternity/parental policies used by various CBF partner congregations. Links to articles from BWIM: Maternity Leave for Women Ministers by Amy Shorner-Johnson…
Ordination Council Guidelines
This document, written by Dave Stratton, outlines the process for an ordination council Baptist churches may modify to suit their needs. It is designed to…
Permission Forms for Church Activities
These are sample forms used by various CBFNC partner congregations and organizations for children and youth participating in the ministry and events of their church. …