Perry Brindley, associational mission strategist of Buncombe Baptist Association, Asheville, North Carolina, has been named AMS of the Year by the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders.
John McClendon has spent his adult life helping leaders make disciples. He is executive director of the Disciple Leader’s Network, based in Tennessee, though he plans to retire at the end of the year.
With more and more older adults and even some middle-aged adults receiving a diagnosis of dementia, this ministry is proving to be a welcomed service that the church is able to offer to their community.
SBCAL was started in 1960 as a way to train directors of missions and to provide networking opportunities for leaders of associations. Today, there are 780 members of SBCAL.
George Bullard’s primary advice for associational leaders? Spend the most time and energy with those who want to participate in missional activities.
About 400 Baptist associational leaders met together this year in Indianapolis for the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders, held annually prior to the SBC Annual Meeting.
Associational mission strategists (also called directors of missions) from across several western states met for training and networking with the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders.
