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There are many resources in Baptist life with helpful information for churches and individuals with questions about Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Here are links to PDF documents and Web sites with historical perspectives on the issues of the day in Baptist life. Some of these sites are produced by other Baptist organizations and scholars and are not the work of CBF.

  • An Address to the Public
    The reasons for the creation of the Fellowship in 1991 are outlined in this downloadable PDF.

  • Baptist Faith & Message 1963 & 2000
    A side-by-side comparison of the Baptist Faith & Message from 1963 and the revised version in 2000

  • Baptists Now Defined by Policies
    Baptist Center for Ethics Web site article by Gary Burton

  • CBF and the Baptist Faith & Message
    Download and print this PDF file on the way the Fellowship approaches the revised Baptist Faith & Message. CBF Coordinator Daniel Vestal Q&A.

  • CBF and the Bible
    Download and print this PDF file on the way the Fellowship approaches the Bible. CBF Coordinator Daniel Vestal Q&A.

  • CBF organizational policy on homosexuality
    While CBF does not make position statements on issues, the Fellowship does have an organizational policy on homosexuality

  • CBF organizational statement on partner schools
    Download and print this PDF file on the way the Fellowship approaches its funding of partner schools.

  • CBF's Constitution and Bylaws
    Download and print this PDF file of the CBF Constitution and Bylaws

  • CBF's Response to the Baptist World Alliance
    Download and print this PDF file on the ways CBF is separate and distinct from the Southern Baptist Convention.

  • Differences between CBF and the SBC
    Download and print this PDF file on key differences between the Fellowship and the Convention. CBF Coordinator Daniel Vestal Q&A.

  • Fundamental vs. Fundamentalist
    Baptist Center for Ethics Web site article by Jess Smith

  • Mainstream Baptists
    Historical and educational information on issues in Baptist life

  • MissouriBaptists.org
    Information on Baptist life in Missouri

  • SBC Presidents Before 1979: Liberal?
    Baptist Center for Ethics Web site article by John Finley

  • What's All the Fuss About?
    An analysis of the 'Baptist Faith & Message' statement and what it could mean for you and your church

  • Why I am Baptist
    A personal perspective by Daniel Vestal

  • Who We Are
    A downloadable brochure that explains the Fellowship's identity, vision, mission, core values and strategic initiatives. 

    • Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

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