Rushton Lecture and Webinar: June 6, 2026
Rushton Lecture (In Person, including Webinar)
Port Williams United Baptist Church, 1031 Hwy 358, Port Williams, NS
Webinar was streamed on-line.
THE WIDENESS OF THE SEA
In a time of dissonance and division Canadian Baptists have an opportunity to continue to model a posture of theological thoughtfulness and generous inclusion and hospitality. In this year’s Rushton Lecture, Dr. Rauser will share themes from his most recent book The Wideness of the Sea and remind us of our ongoing calling to practice our soul liberty as we seek to be a blessing in our churches, community and country.
Randal Rauser is a Canadian theologian and former seminary professor at Taylor Seminary in Edmonton. He is currently Director of Faith-Based Organization Investigations at Veritas Solutions. Randal is the author of numerous books exploring faith, doubt, atheism, and contemporary cultural issues, including his most recent, The Wideness of the Sea: How to be Evangelical and Gay Affirming.
For more detail on the program, please follow this link.
The Webinar was recorded and a link to the recording has now been posted on YouTube https://youtu.be/bP_0-PK0_as.
Special Project to Update the CABF Governance Structure
There has been a rapid expansion of the CABF in recent years, both with respect to the number and geographic distribution of individual members and member churches and the increase in the number of activities, such as the Cross Canada Conferences and contacts with other like-minded organizations within Canada and internationally. The time has come to review the Association's governance structure, including the amended By-Law #2 and the Policy and Procedures Manual, to identify places where these documents can be updated and meet evolving needs.
At its November 13, 2024 meeting, Council unanimously approved the following motion: "That the Constitution and Governance Committee be given a mandate to do a thorough review of the needs of the CABF organization with regard to structure and governance and any necessary changes to the By-Laws, to position us to move forward as a national organization."
This project has made significant progress, including the adoption of a Special Resolution at a Meeting of Members on June 7, 2025 to replace the former By-Law #2 with an updated By-Law #3. For more detail on this project, please go to Canadian Association for Baptist Freedoms - Constitution and Policies and scroll down the page to "Background to the Special Project to Update the CABF Governance Structure, including Development of By-Law #3 and Updating the Council and Committee Structure."
As part of the Special Project to Review the CABF Structure, a number of updates to the Policy and Procedures Manual have been developed by the Special Project Team and approved by CABF Council. The latest Office Consolidation of the Policy and Procedures Manual, which includes changes approved up the Council Meeting on May 13, 2026 is available here.
Ordination Service for Pastor Andrew Taylor
Lawrencetown United Baptist Church celebrated a service of ordination for Pastor Andrew Taylor on Saturday, May 23 at 2:00 pm.
To find out more about our church, follow this link https://lubc.ca/.
Awaken Church, Bowness, Has Found a Lead Pastor
On May 3, 2026, Chris Clark was voted in as the Lead Pastor of Awaken Church in Calgary, AB!
To learn about our church, please visit: Home | Awaken Church.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Saskatoon, Has Found an Associate Pastor
On May 3, 2026, Kari Elliott was voted in as the Associate Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Saskatoon, SK!
To learn about our church, please visit: emmanuelbaptist.ca.
Granview Church, East Vancouver Has Found an Associate Pastor of Youth and Worship
Grandview Church is excited to announce that Justin Sun will be joining them as Associate Pastor, Youth and Worship, beginning August 4, 2026.
To learn more about our church, please visit: https://www.eastvanchurch.ca/.
The Winter 2026 Edition of "The Bulletin" is still available.
A PDF copy of The Bulletin Winter 2026 is still available here.
The most recent Edition - Spring/Summer 2026 is available - here.
Archived editions of The Bulletin dating back to March 1973 are available here (scroll down).
Telling the Story of the CABF
Two videos have been produced to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Association for Baptist Freedoms and its predecessor, the Atlantic Baptist Fellowship. Both videos are now on our CABF YouTube channel - watch and share them today!
CABF Voices - 5Oth Anniversary "Long"
CABF Voices - 50th Anniversary "Short"
Letters to Members and Friends of the CABF
We encourage you to share these letters with those who you feel might be interested and to post them on your Church bulletin board.
If you have not received a copy of these letters in your personal email account and would like to receive future communications as soon as they are posted, just notify us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
--CABF Executive and Council
The July 16, 2026 Letter to Members and Friends,with information about pensions and benefits for pastors, chaplains and church staff is available here.
The September 2025 Letter to Members and Friends, with details of the schedule for CABF's Assembly, with guest speaker, Robert Seymour Wright and the Annual General Meeting to be held at First Baptist Church Amherst NS on October 3 and 4, 2025, is available here.
The May 2025 Letter to Members and Friends is available here.
The January, 2025 Letter to Members and Friends is available here.
50th Anniversary Lapel Pins
Lapel pi
ns to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ABF/CABF are available from the Treasurer at a cost of $10 each and can be obtained by sending an e-Transfer to cabftreasurer at gmail dot com (you know how to write that as an email address) and adding a name and mailing address in the “add a message” section of the e-Transfer or sending your request and a cheque to the Treasurer.
When Dues are Due!
CABF Individual Membership is on a twelve (12) month basis, so annual dues of $20 are due one year following your last payment date. For more information on membership click here.
Donations
You can donate to CABF through CanadaHelps.org - click on the image to the left. You will receive an immediate charitable receipt and your gift will be transferred to CABF.