Children, Youth and Families and Young Leaders

Baptist Churches have a long and varied history of engaging with children, young people and families (CYF). Recently a Round Table of representatives from Baptist Churches, Baptist Colleges and Baptist Together Regional Ministers has been formed, with a national mandate to reflect, inform, inspire and raise the profile of CYF ministry across Baptists Together and beyond.

The newly emerging CYF Network in the CBA is coming together to help support and encourage those involved in any kind of children, youth or family ministries within the CBA, whilst also aiming to engage with the Round Table process connecting our regional conversations with the national big picture.

The CYF Round Table rep for CBA is Simon Cragg.

See also the Internship Best Practice 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.