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​Garry Goodin, Association Missional Strategist
​Garry joined the Mid-State Baptist Association in May 2013. He has served churches of all sizes as Senior Pastor, Church Planter and Associate Pastor. Garry also served as a Director of Baptist Collegiate Ministry and a chaplain with Marketplace Chaplains.

Contact Garry to brainstorm with your church leaders about church health in general or about a specific area like Sunday School, small groups in homes, discipleship, evangelism, missions strategy, ​church planting, conflict resolution, and Search Team training.

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​Tosha Skelton, Storehouse Ministry Director
​​Tosha began her adventure with MBA in June of 2021.  Her favorite things about working for the MBA is seeing people ​come to know Christ and helping families make connections with local churches. 


What is the Mid-State Baptist Association?

We are a group of churches working together to help our community and the world have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Our churches are in Bibb, Jones, Monroe, Peach and Wilkinson counties. The Mid-State Baptist Association seeks to stimulate church health, develop leaders and, as we work together, transform communities.
Mid-State Baptist Association is a network of Baptist churches that work together to help our community be a better place to live. We provide all kinds of opportunities for children, students and adults in learning, making friendships and serving others. Our churches provide disaster relief, a food bank, tutoring, marriage enrichment, financial classes, activities for retired adults, construction projects to help churches, schools and camps and more. Our churches provide worship services and small groups to help people study the Bible and learn more about how God works in a person's life to bring transformation. We give generously to help communities all over the world with schools, hospitals, housing, food, water, and disaster relief.

Click here to find a local community of faith!

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Your programs should take people somewhere. What do you want them to become? Is our programming designed
​to take them there?
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Andy Stanley,
7 Practices of
​Effective Ministry
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I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I'm more afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.

I used to think Jesus motivated us with ultimatums, but now I know he pursues
​us in love.

I used to think I had to be somebody important to accomplish things, but now I know Jesus uses ordinary people more.

Bob Goff
Love Does

Our churches share a ​common purpose. ​What is the purpose ​of a church?

Worship
Psalm 9:1-2 "I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart: I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you: I will sing praise to your name, O Most High."

Fellowship
John 13:34 "A new command I give you:
Love one another. As I have loved you,
so you must love one another."

Growing and Helping Others to Grow
Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, ​goodness, faithfulness, ​gentleness and self-control."

Serving the World
Matthew 25:35 "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, 
I was in prison and you came to visit me."
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Letting People Know There Is Hope In Christ
Romans 5:8 "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: ​While we were still ​sinners, Christ died for us."
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We can become so afraid of death that we never live, so afraid of failure that we never risk, so afraid of pain that we never discover how strong we really are.
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Erwin McManus
​The Last Arrow
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How do we deconvert from churchianity to Christianity?

How do we transform
​our community?

How do we turn members
into missionaries?

How do we develop
​followers of Jesus?

How do we develop leaders for
​the Christian movement?

Reggie McNeal
The Present Future

Board of Directors

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Malcolm Green
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Lee Griffin
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Tommy Freeman
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Kenny Wells
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Garry Goodin
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Jeff Powell
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Reson Holt

The Board of Directors works with the Director of Missions to give guidance and advice in the following areas:
  • Overall direction, goals and objectives of the Mid-State Baptist Association
  • Calendar
  • Budget
  • Personnel
  • Bylaws
  • Financial process, policies,checks and balances, financial supervision
  • Purchase and sale of real property
  • Moderating Semi-Annual meetings
  • Moderating Board meetings
  • Go over reports on mission work we support - Storehouse, BCM, WMU, scholarships, Builders for Christ, International mission trips
  • ​Organize ministry teams as needed
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