Our Goal:

To connect Children's Ministers across the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to champion, inspire, and equip each other in our roles as ministers with children and their families.

Our Initiatives:

  • To help Children's Ministers network across the Fellowship
  • To support each other during the seasons of ministry
  • To provide resources to Children's Ministers to aid in their ministries for children birth-6th grade
  • To advocate for Children's Ministers

2026 Leadership Team:

Lauren Mills, Co-President

lmills@mariettafbc.org

Minister to Children

First Baptist Church

Marietta, GA


Bridget Kokolis, Co-President

bridget.kokolis@firstbaptistgreenville.com

Minister to Children

First Baptist Church

Greenville, GA


Naomi Brown, Communications Coordinator

Revnaomibrown@westhillsbaptist.org

Executive Pastor/Minister to Children

West Hills Baptist Church

Knoxville, TN


Sara Smith, Membership & Finance Coordinator

sara@knollwood.org

Minister to Children and Families

Knollwood Baptist Church

Winston-Salem, NC


Becky Owen, Resource Coordinator

children@grandincourtbaptist.org

Associate Pastor for Children and Youth

Grandid Court Baptist Church

Roanoke, VA


Anna Kate Stephenson, General Team Member

akstephenson@boulevardbaptist.org

Minister to Children and Community

Boulevard Baptist Church

Anderson, SC


Harrison Litzell, General Team Member

litzell_ha@mercer.edu

Program Coordinator

Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership

Mercer University, Atlanta, GA


Jeff Langford, CBF State/Region Representative

jeff@cbfheartland.org

Coordinator

CBF Heartland



Jay Kieve, CBF Global Representative

jkieve@cbf.net

Director of Ministerial Transitions and Abuse Prevention and Response Advocate

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Decatur, GA



Feel free to contact us at cbfcmnetwork@gmail.com.

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