The Southern Baptist Conference for Associational Leaders named Alabama’s Chris Crain AMS of the Year during the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando today (June 7).
Crain is the executive director/associational mission strategist of Birmingham Metro Baptist Association in central Alabama, which is composed of 180 churches.
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Those nominating Crain said they were impressed with his faithful and consistent service to the pastors of the BMBA, saying, “He brings both relational strength and wisdom to every interaction, effectively ministering to pastors of all ages, levels of experience and church sizes and structures.”
The award is made annually by the professional organization which serves association mission strategists and directors of missions in Baptist associations across the nation. Dr. Ray Gentry, president and CEO of the organization said a committee of associational leaders selected Dr. Crain, based on letters of recommendation submitted. Dr. James Risner, AMS of the Greater Dayton (Ohio) Association of Baptists, chaired that committee.
