Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
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The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is a moderate Baptist Christian network in the United States that emphasizes missions, social justice, and congregational autonomy as an alternative to more conservative Baptist bodies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cooperative Baptist Fellowship canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baptist Christian organization
ⓘ
religious nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | Baptist churches identifying as moderate or centrist ⓘ |
| coreValue |
biblical authority interpreted in community
ⓘ
church-state separation ⓘ freedom in Christ ⓘ priesthood of all believers ⓘ soul competency ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denominationalFamily | Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Southern Baptist Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasis |
Christian missions
ⓘ
congregational autonomy ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| foundedAs | alternative to more conservative Baptist bodies in the United States ⓘ |
| governancePrinciple | local church autonomy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
decentralized structure
ⓘ
emphasis on cooperation rather than hierarchy ⓘ mission-driven identity ⓘ moderate theological stance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| membershipType | voluntary association of churches ⓘ |
| missionFocus |
domestic missions
ⓘ
global missions ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | network of autonomous congregations ⓘ |
| organizationalType | fellowship ⓘ |
| polity | congregational polity ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
global ⓘ |
| religiousFocus |
church planting
ⓘ
discipleship ⓘ evangelism ⓘ theological education ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Baptist Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDescription | fellowship of Baptist Christians and churches ⓘ |
| socialConcern |
human rights
ⓘ
poverty alleviation ⓘ racial justice ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ |
| supports |
cooperative partnerships among churches
ⓘ
women in ministry ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | moderate Baptist ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.