Partnerships
International Mission Board
The International Mission Board (IMB) is the international missions task force of the Southern Baptist Convention. The JBA partners with the IMB in a number of different ways to assist member churches developing a sending culture and to further participate in the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.
North American Mission Board
The North American Mission Board (NAMB) facilitates missions endeavors in the United States and Canada for Southern Baptist Churches. The JBA partners with NAMB to plant churches, train and equip church planters, encourage evangelism, and coordinate Disaster Relief efforts of our member churches.
Florida Baptist Convention
The Florida Baptist Convention is a network of churches that span the state, with a staff team whose sole purpose is to come right beside Florida Baptist churches and pastors. Our dedicated staff team serves in every region of the state and is committed to advancing the Gospel in our state, our nation, and our world.
The Covenant School of Jacksonville
At Covenant, we provide an exceptional classical, Christian education in a safe, nurturing environment with a gifted and experienced community of teachers and support staff teaching students from preschool through the 12th grade. We do this by imparting knowledge, to be utilized to develop wisdom, which cultivates moral and intellectual virtues, which lead to a joyful, meaningful life fulfilling His purposes.
All In Ministries International
All In Ministries International (All In) exists to equip women worldwide to be disciple makers of Jesus — because when women live out their God-given purpose, families, communities and generations are transformed. We work with churches and missionaries locally and globally to freely train believers to make disciples in biblically faithful and easily reproducible ways — learn more about how you can be a disciple maker and access discipleship resources on our website.
Start with our award-winning disciple-making Bible Study, Your True Story: The 50-Day Essential Guide to Your New Life with Jesus.
International Learning Center
Over the past twenty years, the International Learning Center (ILC) has grown to become a national leader in building relationships with our neighbors from other nations and helping them learn the English language and acclimate to American culture through a warm and caring environment. The ILC is a great partner of the JBA and a fantastic place to invest your resources and time as you seek to make a difference in your community.
Cabaret Haiti Mission
The Cabaret Haiti Mission (CHM) was launched as a ministry of the Jacksonville Baptist Association in 1998 and today is an independent non-profit that maintains close ties with our association as a whole and has a number of partnerships in the Jacksonville metropolitan area. CHM provides health care, education for children and adults, employment, and orphan care in the Cabaret region of Haiti while sharing the hope of a life in Christ. Contact the ministry directly to learn more about ministry and mission trip opportunities.
Florida Baptist Children’s Homes/One More Child
The Florida Baptist Children’s Homes is a ministry of Florida Baptists to provide Christ-centered services to children and families in need. This ministry provides food and clean diapers for newborns, offers support and encouragement to struggling moms, pursues safety and provides safe places for abused children, and facilitates foster care and adoption for kids that have been abused, neglected or abandoned, all while sharing the transforming love of Christ through the gospel.
Shepherd’s Help
Pastors are not immune to discouragement and personal and professional relationship challenges. The demands of shepherding a church, nurturing, and providing for his family, and maintaining healthy relationships can be daunting and overwhelming for a pastor.
Shepherds Help comes alongside the pastor and his family to bring Hope & Help.
Live The Life
Live the Life is a faith-based nonprofit focused on strengthening marriages in Florida for nearly 25 years. They provide resources for every stage of a relationship from premarital, to marriage enrichment and a marriage intensive for couples in crisis. Live the Life partners with faith and community organizations to provide marriage education, resources, and training. Since 2015, Live the Life has provided relationship education to nearly 20,000 men and women in Northeast Florida.
Evangelical Council For Abuse Prevention
The Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention exists to support Christian ministries in Child Protection and Abuse Prevention through awareness, accreditation, and resources. ECAP’s Child Safety Standards serve as the backbone of our accreditation program, in which we accredit Christian organizations that serve kids (churches, daycares, schools, camps, etc.) if they meet our Standards. We believe that every kid deserves a chance to hear the gospel and grow in discipleship in an environment unhindered by abuse.
Faithful & True
Sent6:7 is a training process to equip people to initiate, build and multiply discipleship groups and faith communities. CRU has the vision to partner with 90 like-minded First Coast Churches using Sent6:7 training to live out Acts 6:7 where “the Word of God spread and the disciples multiplied.”