SBCAL ​Annual Membership - $50/yr.​
Retired associational leader? Join/Renew for only $35
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​SBCAL welcomes as members not only current associational leaders, but also pastors, prospective and retired associational leaders, and state convention and SBC entity personnel that work closely with associations and associational leaders.

 Only members are able to serve in leadership and are able to vote during the Business Sessions each year.
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​Benefits of SBCAL Membership

  • ​SBCAL Annual Conference: 20% registration discount!
  • Ability to vote during the Annual Conference business session each June
  • Webinars throughout the year: FREE ($25 each for nonmembers)
  • SBCAL AMS Cohorts for equipping, fellowship, and prayer support. We discuss a chapter in a book for one hour a month (Sept. – May); great peer learning!
  • Website – www.sbcal.org - access to 225+ resources: plenary and breakout sessions of Annual Conferences, webinars, and more, whether you attended them or not!
  • Experienced SBCAL leaders are available to be your “Help Desk” in time of need
  • RightNow Media: Free for the AMS and his immediate family! And, your association is able to get a discount of 30-60% depending on your association’s size, with smaller associations getting a bigger discount. If your association joins as a RightNow member, each pastor and his family has access to RightNow Media for free, and each church gets a 30-60% discount.
  • Free online Access ($97 value) to the Emergency Transition Management resource by Will Heath, author of "Embracing Succession: Helping Ministry Leaders Confront the Personal Side of Transition.”
  • Alliance Defending Freedom Church Alliance discounted associational rate, which also enables your churches to join at a discounted rate. The cost for associations with annual revenue less than $100,000 a year is only $200 a year. Membership fees for churches is based on average attendance.
  • Ministry Insights Certification: 50% off the regular rate. Over twenty years ago, Dr. Rodney Cox founded Ministry Insights International - a ministry dedicated to strengthening relationships in ministry, the marketplace, marriages, and families. His work has impacted over one million leaders, teams, and couples worldwide - transforming an untold number of relationships. 
  • Gospel Coach Training: Discounted rate of $499 (regularly $750). This includes one day of training, training manual, lunch/snacks, 7 online trihort practicum sessions, and a 360-degree evaluation. This training helps AMSs and Pastors take the strengths of missional coaching and apply them to more effectively connect, equip, challenge, and encourage ministry leaders to climb spiritual mountains and overcome ministerial valleys through this powerful ministry relationship.
  • Succession Planning AMS Cohorts led by Will Heath of Sherpa. Discounted rate of $995. Cohort of 3-5 AMSs meets with Will for four, 2-hour sessions over 6-7 weeks, with pre-work before each session.
  • VisitorReach: Your association and all its churches have free access to the Digital Health Assessment ($99 value), Church REACH and Leadership REACH Assessments ($99 values), and the REACH Video Evangelism Seminar ($249 value).
  • RelationalWisdom360: From the ministry of Ken Sande, you can purchase the Relational Church Starter Package at a greatly discounted price - Small churches (less than 100 members) only $499; Medium-size churches (100-1,000) only $1500.
  • Connection with a nationwide network of 750+ associational leaders available to help one another help our churches be on mission together year-round
  • SBCAL Facebook Group – a closed forum for associational leaders to inform and assist one another.

Benefits available to ALL AMSs - members or not – and their association:
SBCAL Podcast with Ray Gentry – great weekly content from SBCAL conferences, retreats, and webinars: podpage.com/the-sbcal-podcast-with-ray-gentry/
Ray Gentry’s blog - Four Things To Know This Week, for AMSs: www.drraygentry.com
The Baptist Association book – over 3,500 copies purchased since 2020!
The Encourager – Our monthly e-newsletter; over 1,800 subscribers!
AMS Encouragement Fund – Provides assistance to AMSs with health, financial, and other crises
SBCAL AMS Consultants – Available to help you RESET your association with strategic planning and other consultations