Apartment Life Learning Lunch
We wanted to share an opportunity to learn more about current/future opportunities for you or others you may know to live as missionaries here in greater Charleston through Apartment Life. Come learn more about Apartment life while getting to see an example of the type properties you could be serving.
TopGolf for Church Teams
Gather your church staff/leadership team and join us for a few rounds at TOPGOLF on Tuesday, May 7th at 9:30 AM. Brunch will be provided for your team, and you’ll have a chance to meet with other church leaders around our city. There is no cost for this event, but we would ask you to register.
WMU Salad Supper & Spring Meeting
The Salad Supper is back this year! The Charleston WMU is excited to invite you to a Salad Supper & Spring Meeting on Thursday, April 25th hosted at Fort Johnson Baptist Church. There is no cost to attend, but please RSVP for you or your group!
Executive Committee Meeting & Lunch
Our Spring Executive Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd at 11:00 AM at the CBA Office. Pastors and Executive Committee members should plan to attend this important time to hear church updates, CBA initiatives, and financial reports. We will also be providing lunch!
Pastor's Wives Gathering
Pastor's Wives, you are invited to join us for a time to connect with others in our city! You’ll enjoy a meal, a simple candle decorating craft, and a time of reflecting on your spiritual walk with God.
The Cypress Project 2-day Training
Cypress Project 2-Day Workshop for Churches
Hosted by Restoration Community Church
April 16 and 17, 2024
ACTS AND THE MOVEMENTS OF GOD
Date: Monday, March 4th
Time: 8:30AM - 12:30PM
Location: Grace Christian Fellowship - 261 Treeland Drive, Ladson, SC
***Cost: FREE - LUNCH PROVIDED - REGISTER HERE!
Replenish Couples Retreat
How is the pathway of your marriage? Along with blessings and burdens, are you experiencing joy in the journey? Scripture reminds us, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11). Pastor and author, Mark Hallock and his wife Jenna will guide us in a time of discovery through biblical principles and practical wisdom that will be engaging and life giving toward growing and experiencing joy in your relationship.
Contextualizing Kingdom Impact: Church Leader Roundtable with Dhati Lewis
Dhati Lewis is the Lead Pastor of Blueprint Church in Atlanta and the Founder & President of MyBLVD: Leadership resources and community based learning for leading in diverse contexts (geographical, ethnical, economical, etc…)
Discover how to live and lead with your whole-heart and place the value of being who God called you to be (being present over performance).
Disciple Making Lab
Join us for this 11 Month coaching process to create a custom disciple making model within your church context that can help reach every man, woman, and child for Jesus. Jeff Vanderstelt, Executive Director of Saturate will be our primary guide through this experience. Jeff comes from years of expertise as a disciple maker within both the church and marketplace.
Pastors Connect: Lowcountry Boil
Join us on John's Island for a time of connection with other CBA Pastors and an introduction to 2024's pathway of strengthening and serving you as a leader. We will enjoy a Lowcountry favorite feast in an amazing setting and discover ways you can experience retreats to replenish your heart.
The Nations in Your Backyard
The nations are here in greater Charleston. While we continue to cross the ocean to reach the nations, we can also learn how to cross into local neighborhoods to engage the nations the Lord is bringing. If you are longing to discover your next step to engage locally or learn better practice, this time is for you.
This time is perfect for anyone interested in engaging the nations here in Charleston.
Pastors & Spouse Dinner Cruise
Mark your calendar for Monday, November 6 and plan to join in this special time enjoying the beauty of downtown Charleston with a nighttime view from the harbor. We hope that every lead pastor and their spouse is able to join us!
Pastors' Wives Dinner
All pastors’ wives are invited to gather on Thursday, October 19th for dinner and a discussion on mental and emotional health led by Cathy Blalock of FBC Charleston. Dinner will be held at the CBA Office and there is no cost to you! Mark your calendar for this beneficial time together!
Darkness to Light Training
Join us along with other church leaders and ministry volunteers as we learn how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. If you've participated in our Safeguarding the Vulnerable equipping sessions with Attorney Curtis Bostic, this is a great next step for your Children's Ministry leaders and volunteers to receive excellent training in this area. We want you to become confident and competent, knowing how to prevent sexual abuse and react skillfully if it occurs.
Heart4Schools Regional Training
Investing our time, energy, and resources can help South Carolina students live the life God intended for them, and our teachers can be encouraged as they daily invest in the lives of those entrusted to them. We can have an impact on the future of those in our community!
Register HERE
2023 ANNUAL MEETING
NEW MORNING & LUNCH MEETING TIME
Doors open at 9:00 AM for coffee and networking. Meeting begins at 9:30 AM.
Special Guest: Dr. Tony Wolfe, SC Baptist Convention Executive Director
As an association of churches we gather together once a year to celebrate the movement of Kingdom growth in our region and to look ahead for what’s next in strengthening churches, strengthening leaders and planting churches. We will enjoy sitting at tables, sharing a meal (catered by Pastor Jerry Zapata) and experiencing the blessing of being together around a shared mission of making Jesus known and making disciples of every man, woman and child in Greater Charleston.
Replenish Event: Axe Throwing
Pastors and their pastoral teams are invited to join us for a morning of fun at ChuckTown Axe Throwing. This event is meant to provide a morning of replenishment and connecting with other pastors in our city. Lunch will be provided. There is no cost, but please register each member of your team so that we have an accurate number for lunch!
Fall Executive Committee Meeting
A reminder to our Lead Pastors and Executive Committee Members - our Fall Executive Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, September 19 at 11:00 AM at the CBA office. This is an important meeting where we will discuss the proposed 2024 CBA Annual Budget, new Administrative Team members, and new churches seeking CBA affiliation. Please mark your calendar and join us in person or by Zoom!
Disciple-Making Pathway Lunch
We are grateful to have Jeff Vanderstelt joining us for a lunchtime discussion on how we might start thinking toward clear and simple pathways that help your people live out their faith in the everyday things of life. You and any staff team members are invited to join us for this encouraging time on Thursday, August 24th at 11:30AM - Centerpoint Church at Remount (1520 Remount Road, North Charleston). Cost is $5 per person and lunch is provided.
Church Safeguarding Training
Safeguarding the Vulnerable - We are hosting this follow up workshop with Attorney Bostic offering legal counsel, practical protocols and tools to equip leaders.
Boston Vision Trip Interest Meeting (Zoom)
The CBA invites you to learn more about the Boston Vision trip in September of this year. We will host a informational Zoom call about the trip on Thursday, May 18th at 10:00 AM. Our hope is to help you as a local church foster a growing relationship with a SEND City planter while discovering and further developing tools to better reach your geography of Charleston.
Disciple Making Lab Informational Zoom Meeting
You are invited to join us for an online info meeting hosted by Mission Charleston to learn more about a unique 12-month disciple-making process.
WMU Spring Celebration
Come enjoy great fellowship and missional inspiration at our Charleston Baptist Association WMU Spring Missions Celebration at James Island Baptist Fellowship Hall.
Executive Committee Lunch & Safeguarding the Vulnerable Consult
Immediately following our Executive Committee Meeting, lead pastors are strongly encouraged to attend this envisioning gathering. Our association has committed to make this issue a centralized focus for strengthening churches. Attorney Bostic & Pastor Blalock will be speaking to how churches must safeguard their people as well as how to respond when there is abuse.
Free Lunch by Lewis BBQ!
REPLENISH - Team Building Day
The Charleston Baptist Association is excited to create a day for you and your staff to have fun, be encouraged, and make meaningful deposits.
Church Renewal Workshop
Learn about a church renewal movement in Denver, Colorado from a catalytic pastor leader Mark Hallock.
REPLENISH - Pastor Couples Dinner
Every couple in ministry needs a time of refreshment and replenishing.
IMPACT 2023
IMPACT is one day dedicated to creating a vibrant environment for networking and resourcing with nearly 1,000 like-minded pastors, church planters, staff, and church leaders.
Lead Pastor Gathering - January 31st
Lowcountry Boil at the FBC Charleston Folly Beach House
REGISTER HERE