Who We Are — Concord Baptist Association

To develop an overall strategy for the CBA to be catalytic in equipping, resourcing, and encouraging pastors, leadership, and CBA churches to become healthy multiplying churches for God’s glory and for Kingdom advancement.
To develop and overall strategy for the CBA to be catalytic in effecting church planting in Rutherford County through our CBA churches.
To equip, resource and encourage current planters, future church planters, and established churches of the association to grow the Kingdom of God by facilitating the planting of new churches.
To develop an overall strategy for the CBA to be catalytic in encouraging and effecting mission engagement by our CBA churches; particularly through developing local, regional, national, and international mission partnerships.

collaboration

The CBA supports autonomous, interdependent congregations committed to working in close partnership for greater ministry and mission outcomes, and working together to support, encourage, and pray for one another. (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12), (Ephesians 4:16), (Nehemiah 4:6)

resourcing organization

The CBA exists to add value to the local church by resourcing them to accomplish their mission. (2 Corinthians 8), (Matthew 20:28)

future focused

The CBA recognizes the shifting challenges of reaching succeeding generations with the Gospel. Therefore, the CBA will be a future focused organization assisting its local churches to properly position themselves to evangelize and disciple present and future generations with a multiplication mindset. (Psalm 78:6), (Psalm 22:30), (Isaiah 43:18-10), (1 Corinthians 9:19-23)

Diversity

The CBA recognizes the growing diversity of Rutherford County and the ultimate purpose of God for a people from every nation, tribe, people, and language worshipping together. Therefore, the CBA embraces our responsibility to engage and celebrate our ethnic diversity through existing and new churches. (Matthew 28:18-20), (Revelation 7:9), (Revelation 14:6-7)

kingdom focused

The CBA recognizes that God’s Kingdom agenda takes priority over personal, congregational, associational and denominational agendas. Therefore, the CBA will place kingdom advancement at the forefront of serving our local community in charity while preserving Scriptural and doctrinal truth that moves us forward in the gospel! (Matthew 6:31-33), (Acts 28:23, 30-31)

Strengthening

Starting

Sending

collaboration

resourcing organization

future focused

Diversity

kingdom focused