A celebration from the CMBA Visionary Leadership Community gathering on Tuesday, June 18th Recognized the First Haitian Baptist Church – now hosted by Columbia Crossroads Church – as a Network Church Connection with the association. As they develop as a congregation they will be considered for full membership in the association. The pastor is Adony […]
“A Call to Action”: The best model of congregational multiplication is for churches to start churches rather than church planters to start churches. Why? This seems counterintuitive to the way a lot of church planting is currently done. It is! It was the model most used in denominational systems for many decades. Where it was […]
Download Our Family Story — Eastside Church, 12.14.18 There were tears at Eastside Baptist’s last service held on Dec. 2, but most were tears of joy for how God has woven hope into the last chapter of the church’s story. The 64-year-old church in Forest Acres had dwindled to around 35 members when Pastor Dennis Letts […]
Download Our Family Story — Church Planting – Jeff Shipman, 01.09.19 Jeff Shipman’s goal is not church planting. His goal is gospel saturation throughout the Columbia area. He is passionate about it. He’s also passionate about serving alongside the Columbia Metro Baptist Association, facilitating conversations about gospel saturation within the metropolitan area. “All too often, church […]
Download Our Family Story — Church Planting – George Bullard, 11.18 Church planting can work when church planters start churches. But the deep, rich, exponential Kingdom growth occurs when churches plant churches – and that includes satellite campuses and non-traditional plants like home churches, workplace churches, and even churches meeting over wings at a local restaurant. […]