ARTICLE I:NAME

This body shall be called Collin Baptist Association

ARTICLE II:  OBJECTIVE

Section 1:     MISSION - Collin Baptist Association is a partnership of Southern Baptist Churches on mission with Christ building His Kingdom.

Section 2:     VISION   - Because we believe that building Christ’s Kingdom is the objective and The Church is His vehicle, Collin Baptist Association exists to assist and lead churches to be effective in prayer, worship, discipleship, evangelism, missions, ministry, and fellowship by developing strategies, providing resources, equipping leaders, and strengthening staffs.

Section 3:    COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS – Collin Baptist Association is an autonomous body in voluntary relationships with the Southern Baptist Convention, The Baptist General Convention of Texas and other entities that would help the association accomplish its mission.

Section 4:     CORE VALUES-These are the guiding principles for accomplishing the mission and vision of Collin Baptist Association.  Our adopted core values are:     

REVELATION OF GOD-By His Spirit and through His Word, God continues to reveal Himself to us.  Our desire is to seek where He is active and to join Him in that activity so that His vision becomes our vision and we find ourselves in harmony with His will.

PEOPLE-We value people as they are and seek to meet them at their point of need.  We acknowledge their uniqueness and diversity and seek to create an association of genuine inclusiveness where grace abounds in the context of biblical authority.    

ACCOUNTABILITY-We are accountable first to God and then to member churches and to ourselves and must continually seek ways to satisfy this responsibility.

COOPERATION-We believe, in order to reach Collin County and the world in building the Kingdom of Christ, it is necessary for there to be cooperation between churches, staffs, and members.  This requires an environment where relationships of support and trust are developed and an understanding that the mission will not be accomplished without interdependence.

RELATIONSHIPS-It is through relationships, individual and corporate, that we are most effective in achieving our vision statement.  These relationships will provide networks where information and resources can be utilized and shared by our individually autonomous churches.