Columbia Metro: Mission Local — The Concept
CMBA desires to raise awareness of the need for missional deployment within our local context by our family of congregations in the Midlands of South Carolina. This does not suggest missional deployment beyond the Midlands is unimportant. It is very important. It is essential to fulfill the Great Commission in the spirit of the Great […]
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 […]
The Annual Church Profile is Not a Report. It is a Planning Tool.
Several years ago before my doctor’s office went totally digital, I arrived for an appointment, and they handed me a clipboard with four pages of forms to complete. I asked why I had to do these again. I filled them out last year. They told me to fill them out every year because the information […]
Concise Coronavirus Guide for Churches
Our friends at www.ChristianityToday.com have provided us with this helpful guide.
The National Study of Congregations’ Economic Practices
The Lake Institute on Faith & Giving has published a National Study of Congregations’ Economic Practices. Above is a link to a two-page executive summary that highlights the ways congregations receive, manage, and spend financial resources: For the full 36-page report, go to www.NSCEP.org. Feel free to share this with the leaders of your […]
Empowering Congregations is the Key Service to Churches
Our One Priority in CMBA is Starting and Strengthening Congregations to Serve as Vital and Vibrant Missional Communities. To fulfill Our One Priority a team of mobilizers is available to our family of congregations in the Midlands of South Carolina. The overarching strategy is called Empowering Congregations. It includes strategies for Starting Congregations, Strengthening Congregations, […]
South Carolina State Fair Ministry — October 7th – 20th
For more information contact Cathy Locklear at 803.622.0303 or CathyLocklear@ColumbiaMetro.org Each year the churches of the Columbia Metro and Lexington Baptist Associations partner to facilitate this ministry. The focus of the ministry is meeting the needs of the fair workers. There are many ways to be involved. Before the workers arrive, Monday the 7th, we […]
Giving Strength to Churches Through Relationships – Columbia Metro Connection – Episode #023
SUBSCRIBE: iTunes| RSS | Stitcher | TuneIn Radio | Google Play The Columbia Metro Connection is sponsored and supported by the Columbia Metro Baptist Association and the almost 100 family churches that support the ministry of the CMBA. Hosts for this week’s episode are George Bullard, the Director of Missions, Strategic Leadership Coach and Lead Missiologist at Columbia Metro Baptist Association. I’m Chris Reinolds, Certified Church Consultant & […]
Church Plants Must Serve in the Community, Connect with People, and Be Involved with Other Churches
In 2001, Erik Estep was serving Fellowship Baptist Church in Lexington, had never thought about church planting, and on this particular day was at the YMCA to watch his oldest son play soccer. “Like so many pastors, I was spending a lot of time in the church office,” Erik says. “Then, I started going to […]
Midtown Fellowship: Two Notch—A Church Plant in the Inner City to Reach into Poverty
Midtown Fellowship’s downtown Columbia church plant began in 2007 with a Sunday worship gathering and intentional Life Groups to primarily express its vision to share Jesus with 100,000 people within a 5-mile radius of the South Carolina state capital. Though a believer since middle school, one of those drawn to Midtown’s vision was Antony “Ant” […]