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BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC—CSBC Office of Communications staff recently walked away with seven awards from the Baptist Communicators Association annual awards competition. Two, first-place awards, four, second-place awards, and a third-place award were presented to CSBC in a variety of categories during BCA’s 68th annual workshop in mid-April at Ridgecrest Conference Center. Sarah Graham, director of…

As the Director of Disaster Relief and Camping Ministries, I get to go around the state, meeting with DOMs and pastors about disaster relief ministry. In fact, it is an important part of my job. Because all disasters start and end locally (in a community big or small), I talk about how any mission-minded local…

Fresno—A change of pace and programming occurred during CSBC’s April staff week gathering. The meeting began with worship, led by CFO and Business Services Team Leader Marc Tempesta. Ralph Neighbour III, Church Matters Initiative Team Leader, who had announced his plans for retirement a few months prior, gave an unconventional word for his final time…

Volunteering through Disaster Relief has given me the privilege of meeting many extraordinary people doing all kinds of extraordinary things. Shortly after the war in Ukraine began, I traveled to Romania as part of a Disaster Relief team tasked to assist the churches and ministries aiding Ukrainian refugees and to discover avenues for California Southern…

From refugees escaping war in Romania, and hurricanes in the Southern US, to earthquakes, devastating wildfires, and winter storms in our own state, California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Volunteers continue to bring help and hope to those impacted by disasters. This month we will be featuring some of the exciting kingdom work our disaster relief…

Explore the Rim events began over two years ago when the global pandemic forced borders throughout the world to close and prevented our stateside partners from partnering with us here in the Asia Pacific Rim as we have traditionally partnered in the past via short-term mission trips. Although borders were closed, our partners still had…

Interim DOM, Tem Mattox, shares a glimpse of his first experience at the annual Director of Missions Fellowship gathering in Fresno. FRESNO, Ca. – On Sunday, my wife Karen and I checked in to our hotel and lounged for a short while before I received a text from our DOM Fellowship President, John Bohrer, inviting…

FRESNO – CSBC ministry leaders and staff gathered for the first “staff week” meetings of 2023. The office welcomed Dave Peugh, pastor of The Avenue Church in Fresno, to deliver the message at chapel. Focusing on Matthew chapter 11, Peugh gave a special word he said God placed on his heart, including insights gleaned from…

ONTARIO – For those who have previously been involved in SBC missions, Missions College is a well-established training event traditionally hosted in Richmond, Virginia. For those who may not know, Missions College is a hands-on training event for pastors, church leaders, mission trip participants, and church members who are engaged in short-term, mid-term, and long-term…

FRESNO – February 17th marked an evening of long-awaited celebration after two years of postponements for California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief ministry leaders and volunteers. Seven awards were presented to distinguished individuals for contributions made during deployments taking place both nationally and internationally between 2020 to 2022. During the opening of the program, Disaster Relief…