▁minist ries .” ▁By ▁“ ch urch - based ”, ▁C BA mer ica ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁express ▁a ▁conv iction ▁that ▁the ▁local ▁church ▁is ▁the ▁very ▁foundation ▁for ▁ful fill ing ▁the ▁Christian ▁mission . ▁ ▁The ▁regional ▁associations ▁of ▁C BA mer ica ▁exist ▁to ▁support ▁and ▁encou rage ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁church ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁Great ▁Commission . ▁C BA mer ica ' s ▁values ▁are ▁helping ▁the ▁churches ▁of ▁the ▁regions , ▁and ▁the ▁regions ▁themselves , ▁develop ▁health y ▁reprodu cing ▁churches , ▁effective ▁local ▁church ▁leadership ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁new ▁churches . ▁ ▁International ▁t ies ▁C BA mer ica ▁maintain s ▁fellow ship ▁and ▁relationship ▁with ▁networks ▁of ▁churches ▁in ▁other ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁through ▁C B Global , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁board ▁consisting ▁of ▁national ▁organization ▁leaders ▁but ▁no ▁staff ▁of ▁its ▁own . ▁ ▁Associ ated ▁educational ▁institutions ▁ ▁Western ▁Sem inary , ▁Port land , ▁OR , ▁San ▁Jose , ▁CA , ▁Sac r amento , ▁CA ▁▁ ▁Den ver ▁Sem inary , ▁Den ver , ▁CO ▁▁ ▁Arizona ▁Christian ▁University , ▁Phoenix , ▁A Z ▁ ▁( former ) ▁ ▁New ▁England ▁Bible ▁College , ▁South ▁Port land , ▁ME ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁Bapt ists ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁World , ▁by ▁Albert ▁W . ▁W ardin , ▁Jr . ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Bapt ists ▁in ▁America , ▁Bill ▁J . ▁Leonard , ▁editor ▁Hand book ▁of ▁Den omin ations , ▁by ▁Frank ▁M ead