One Priority Briefing for Congregational Leaders from George Bullard – Wednesday, January 26, 2022
A Family of Baptist Congregations in the Midlands of South Carolina Our One Priority: Starting and Strengthening Churches to Serve as Vital and Vibrant Missional Communities. One Priority Briefing, 01.26.22 Download Launching 2022 with Columbia Metro:Mission Local Our Lord’s Great Commission calls for us to make disciples locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. It is a […]
VLC Member Spotlight – Moderator Craig Bailey
Craig Bailey, pastor of First Baptist Winnsboro, serves CMBA as the Moderator of the association for 2022. In this role he also serves on the Visionary Leadership Community (VLC) which meets almost monthly to conduct CMBA business and share ministry updates from our Family of Church across the Midlands. This is the first of monthly […]
One Priority Briefing for Congregational Leaders from George Bullard – Wednesday, January 12, 2022
A Family of Baptist Congregations in the Midlands of South Carolina Our One Priority: Starting and Strengthening Churches to Serve as Vital and Vibrant Missional Communities. One Priority Briefing, 01.12.22 Download CANCELED: King Day Worship Celebration,Monday, January 17th Due to COVID-19 pandemic factors, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day worship celebration for Monday, January 17th is […]
It’s a Minefield Out There! — Church Pandemic Response
A few days ago, CMBA sent out inquiries to a group of churches of all sizes and locations to see how they are responding to the current spike in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations as schools open and the seasonal programming begins. It is obvious responding now is more difficult than responding 18 months ago when […]
Citing Covid Concerns, VLC Conducts Virtual Meeting
The CMBA Visionary Leadership Community (VLC) conducted business and shared ministry updates virtually on Tuesday, August 17. This was the group’s first meeting since the announcement that all CMBA-related gatherings will be held virtually until at least mid-September, at which time current Covid data will be reevaluated. During the meeting VLC members heard Team Huddle […]
What is Your Congregation’s Plan for the Care of Your Pastor and Staff?
What is Your Congregation’s Plan for the Care of Your Pastor and Staff? Download It has been almost 15 months since congregations abruptly shut down due to the pandemic. The immediate and radical changes impacted everyone. Congregational participants scattered, sheltered in their homes, and connected remotely with their churches on Sundays and at other times. […]
One Priority Briefing for Congregational Leaders from George Bullard – Monday, March 15, 2021
A Family of Baptist Congregations in the Midlands of South Carolina Our One Priority: Starting and Strengthening Churches to Serve as Vital and Vibrant Missional Communities. One Priority Briefing, 03.15.21 Download Three Upcoming Opportunitiesfor CMBA Pastors and Staff! Join Us for Lunch at Noon Tuesday, March 16th at North Trenholm Baptist Church Meet and […]
OPP 053: Making an Impact in the Midst of the Pandemic
This week, we sat down with Craig Bailey, Pastor at First Baptist Church of Winnsboro, to hear how they are building bridges in their community despite the struggles of the pandemic.
One Priority Briefing for Congregational Leaders from George Bullard – Monday, March 8, 2021
A Family of Baptist Congregations in the Midlands of South Carolina Our One Priority: Starting and Strengthening Churches to Serve as Vital and Vibrant Missional Communities. One Priority Briefing, 03.08.21 Download Our Priority Briefing Live! for Tuesday, March 9th at 2:00 p.m. How to Utilize Giving Data to Disciple Your Church (A Dialogue with […]
One Priority Podcast Short Stories – Craig Tuck
This week, Chris Reinolds and Julia Bell, have a candid conversation with Columbia Metro Baptist Association Executive Director, George Bullard, to discuss the Congregational Grants that the CMBA is offering for our family churches in their journey of missional ministry.