South Central Baptist Area

South Central Baptist Area The South Central Area is a partnership between the Gambrell & Gonzales Baptist Associations.

Combined, they serve 50+ churches spread over 11 counties in South Texas.

Cory Brand is the Founder and Executive Director of the Hiding place, along with his wife, Amy. The Hiding Place is a re...
06/04/2026

Cory Brand is the Founder and Executive Director of the Hiding place, along with his wife, Amy. The Hiding Place is a retreat center where the Brands provide mentoring, encouragement, and practical tools for ministers to thrive in ministry.

Cory will give two of the key note talks to the whole group of ministers at the 2nd Chair Retreat and will be available to care for the ministers in between sessions. We are thrilled to have him join us this September!

For more details you can visit www.southcentralarea.net/2

PS--This is open to all pastors, ministers, lay point persons serving the local church in the area of worship, youth, kids ministries. We also welcome participants outside of the SCBA.

What a blessing to have Dr. Joel Gregory speak to SCBA Preachers & Friends for our Summer 2026 Preaching Cohorts. He was...
06/03/2026

What a blessing to have Dr. Joel Gregory speak to SCBA Preachers & Friends for our Summer 2026 Preaching Cohorts. He was gracious enough to share with us during a morning session and an evening session, geared more for bi-vocational ministers and lay preachers. This picture is of our evening group.

Shout out to Roland Contreras, pastor of The Grove BC, for taking the picture and for leading a subgroup in the evening. Also very grateful to Scott Townsend, pastor of FBC Pettus, for leading a subgroup in the morning and helping us figure out some technical issues. These two pastors are serving us well!

In preaching, how can you set the table and serve a delicious and nutritious meal to those hungry for the word?How can p...
06/02/2026

In preaching, how can you set the table and serve a delicious and nutritious meal to those hungry for the word?

How can paying attention to verbs improve a sermon?

In this episode Matt Singleton, Director of Missions for the South Central Baptist Area, interviews Dr. Vernon J. Shazier on his new book, “Full Course Preaching: From Appetizer to Dessert - How to Craft and Deliver Sermons that Truly Feed the Soul”

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Listen to the full episode...

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scba-leadership-podcast/id1731016390

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4m8ixd6wKoFea0yfUXEu4l?si=3bb9597049594563

Website: https://www.southcentralarea.net/podcast

We're thrilled to have Amy Brand join us as a breakout leader for Children's Ministry at this fall's 2nd Chair Retreat a...
05/29/2026

We're thrilled to have Amy Brand join us as a breakout leader for Children's Ministry at this fall's 2nd Chair Retreat at Camp Tejas on Thursday night, September 24th through Saturday morning, September 26th.

Amy served us so well last year that we decided to bring her back this year! She is the Children's Minister at Coggin Ave. Baptist Church in Brownwood, Texas.

For more details you can visit www.southcentralarea.net/2

PS--This is open to all pastors, ministers, lay point persons serving the local church in the area of worship, youth, kids ministries. We also welcome participants outside of the SCBA.

So good to be in La Grange this past Sunday. We attended Crosspoint's early, early service and got to hear Kenny Baker, ...
05/28/2026

So good to be in La Grange this past Sunday. We attended Crosspoint's early, early service and got to hear Kenny Baker, their Student Pastor, bring a good word out of Proverbs 3:5-6 on Senior Sunday. Then we drove over to FBC where I was blessed to preach for their pastor, Justin Lopez. FBC recently hired a Youth & Worship Pastor, Joe Johnson. He and his team did a tremendous job leading the service.

How can you best utilize parents in student ministry?How can you tell students are engaged in your message?In this episo...
05/27/2026

How can you best utilize parents in student ministry?

How can you tell students are engaged in your message?

In this episode I visit with Rowdy Lind, Student Pastor at The Connection Church in Buda and San Marcos. This is a wide-ranging conversation that is sure to bless and equip those serving teenagers.

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Listen to the full episode...

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scba-leadership-podcast/id1731016390

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4m8ixd6wKoFea0yfUXEu4l?si=3bb9597049594563

Website: https://www.southcentralarea.net/podcast

We're excited to have Will Stevens join us as a breakout leader and the general sessions worship leader for this fall's ...
05/23/2026

We're excited to have Will Stevens join us as a breakout leader and the general sessions worship leader for this fall's 2nd Chair Retreat at Camp Tejas.

Pastor Will has served as Worship Pastor at Oakwood Church in New Braunfels for many years. He is a gifted musician and phenomenal leader.

For more details you can visit www.southcentralarea.net/2

PS--This is open to all pastors, ministers, lay point persons serving the local church in the area of worship, youth, kids ministries. We also welcome participants outside of the SCBA.

Last Tuesday we had a helpful planning session for our upcoming Annual Meeting + Church Conference, which will be held o...
05/22/2026

Last Tuesday we had a helpful planning session for our upcoming Annual Meeting + Church Conference, which will be held on Saturday, October 17th at FBC Gonzales.

Based on the feedback from last year it was decided we would keep a similar schedule. However, rather than offering a lunch meal, we will provide breakfast tacos and snacks.

Keep in mind that this is not only the annual meeting for both associations, but it is also a great opportunity to get high level training for volunteers serving in almost every major ministry area in the church. You can see the kinds of breakouts we hope to offer at: www.southcentralarea.net/annual

Last Thursday we had our annual SCBA Golf Tournament at the Gonzales Independence Golf Course. It was awesome! A beautif...
05/21/2026

Last Thursday we had our annual SCBA Golf Tournament at the Gonzales Independence Golf Course. It was awesome! A beautiful day to be on the course and we all had a lot of fun.

We're very grateful to Tawnya McClure for organizing this event for us. It was a lot of work to put together! We're also grateful to Mitch Kolenovsky for the sponsorship donation and the box of balls given to the teams coming in 1st--3rd (and last place). Mitch also took our group picture. And a shout out to FBC La Vernia for providing waters and snacks for the teams!

Great to worship with and preach for FBC Nixon this Sunday! They are a loving congregation with a wonderful staff -- Pas...
05/20/2026

Great to worship with and preach for FBC Nixon this Sunday!

They are a loving congregation with a wonderful staff -- Pastor Terry Davis and Reed Anderson (Youth Minister).

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