Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD)

The purpose of CMD is to sustain the well-being and capability of ministers.

The outworking of CMD is the practice of five habits:

Learning through reading, training, conferences, blogs, seminars, theology days and so on.
Attentiveness to their own relationship with God and to their physical, emotional and relational well-being.
Accountability through mentoring, pastoral supervision, spiritual direction, coaching, soul friends or learning communities.
Connection to fellow Baptist ministers by meeting together, and to the Baptist family by serving locally, regionally or nationally.
Review by asking others to reflect on their ministry strengths and weaknesses at least every three years.

Find out more from the Baptist Union website.
BU CMD Webpage

Download the CMD Handbook.
CMD HANDBOOK

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A Warm Hello

Welcome to the website of The Central Baptist Association. We look after about 150 Baptist churches across Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, including Milton Keynes. If you are looking to find a specific church near you then please click here.

Who we are

We have a team of four Regional Ministers, led by Lisa Kerry, alongside Mary Moody, Nathan Toseland and Andrew Openshaw. Andrew is also the association secretary. Our moderator is Maureen Hider and our treasurer is Roy Farrant. Jane Day is the course tutor for The Learning Collective.

What we do

We support ministers and churches by 'walking together in ministry and mission'. This includes providing pastoral care for ministers, advice to churches, guiding the settlement process, encouraging churches in their mission, providing training opportunities, encouraging networking, talking ecumenically, and offering small grants.