Category: CBAC News

He may be well into his retirement, but that doesn’t mean his heart for people and the gospel has slowed down. Rev. Dr. John Bartol continues to find ways to engage his neighbours and share God’s unconditional love. Ordained in 1955, he served several churches… Read More »

Since October 2018, we have been looking for an individual to join our CBAC ministry team and family of churches as Associate Director of Youth and Family. To this end a Search Committee prayerfully advertised, networked, read resumes and conducted interviews. It is with great… Read More »

Many will recall the conversation around the Canada Summer Jobs Grant this time last year. Fortunately, some necessary changes have been made for 2019. Many of you are probably aware of the changes by now. If you’re not, there are some changes you need to… Read More »

The Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada (CBAC) is pleased to welcome Ron Scott as Communications Specialist effective April 1, 2019. Ron grew up in our CBAC family, graduated from Crandall University with a BA in Communication Studies and then worked at Crandall for a couple years… Read More »

The annual Julian Gwyn Essay Prize in Baptist and Anabaptist History and Thought, in the amount of $250 (CDN), will be awarded for the best article approved for publication.

In June 2016, I traveled to Lebanon for 2 weeks with others from across Canada. In addition to attending the annual Middle East Consultation meetings, CBM coordinated for visits with our Baptist ministry partners, churches and other agencies who are working with refugees seeking asylum… Read More »

I am drawn to the idea of prayer as being “with God.” I don’t think we should see prayer as an activity to change the mind of God or, to get what we want. The truth is prayer is more like a deep relationship with… Read More »

We’re continuing our series of baptism updates. You can read previous stories here: https://baptist-atlantic.ca/news/baptism-stories; https://baptist-atlantic.ca/news/baptisms-its-in-our-name. The total reported at that time was 118 baptisms from 34 churches that reported. Here are more stories we recently received: The Point Church (Rev. Kevin Matthews): Baptized = 19…. Read More »

It’s fall again and that means another LINK retreat for our Clergy Teens and this year we were back at Camp Wildwood in Bouctouche, just outside Moncton, New Brunswick. It is always good to be at Camp Wildwood, because Geoff and his staff look after… Read More »