Craig Tuck
DIRECTOR OF MISSION
Craig is a tenured leader who has served in pastoral roles and church planting in Greater Charleston since 2003. He is native of Miami, Florida and met and married his wife Rebecca while in Bible College in Atlanta in 1987 . Their four adult children now make their home in Greater Charleston and Savannah and are grandparents to two grandchildren.
He became the Executive Director of the CBA in March of 2017. His education includes a bachelor's degree in Pastoral Ministries and two master’s degrees in Christian Leadership. As a practitioner, Craig most recently served as lead elder of Citadel Square Baptist Church, a replanted church affiliated with the Charleston Baptist Association and was commissioned to lead the replant of Remount Baptist Church in North Charleston.
JERNIGAN FAMILY
Clay is excited to serve the local churches of the CBA in the areas of strengthening churches, leaders and planting churches. Clay is joining the CBA team after serving as a founding pastor of the Journey Church since 2007. During that time he served most consistently in the areas of church planting, local partnerships and global missions. He brings with him an excitement to assist in the effort of the local church being mobilized in ever domain of our the city.
Clay’s education includes a B.S. degree from Clemson University and a Masters of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Clay and his wife, Erin, have two daughters, Eliana & Adalee and a middle son Harper.
Neal is passionate about developing leaders and teams that make a difference in their churches, communities, and cities. Neal McGlohon is the lead visionary/presenter for The Cypress Project. Neal has been a church planter, church planting network leader, city reaching catalyst, denominational church planting strategist, HUB director, and is co-founder of The Cypress Project. For the CBA, an opportunity exists to take the principles and practices of gospel presence and gospel purpose (‘missional DNA’) onsite with congregations and leaders to assess, envision, and equip toward greater mission impact in their geography, primarily leveraging Immersion Events, Coaching, CBA Team contribution and Support Resources.
Neal’s education includes a B.S. degree from University of Georgia and a Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also a trained leadership coach and adjunct professor. Neal and his wife, Joy, have one son, Brandon who is in Greenville working for Grace Church, and a married daughter PJ who is in Charlotte.
Jerry Zapata
ETHNIC MINISTRY ASSOCIATE | EMAIL
CHURCH PLANTING
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
SATURADOS WORKSHOPS
GUATAMALAN CONSULATE
Ethnic groups are becoming a significant part of our growing population in Greater Charleston. The Charleston Baptist Association has been connecting local churches with Pastor Jerry Zapata and a team of apprentice leaders to establish new church plants.
Since 2017, Pastor Jerry Zapata has been offering biblical training to develop leaders, preachers and missionaries here in Greater Charleston. Pastor Zapata has joined with the CBA and has created partnerships with CBA churches. There are currently 30 ethnic leaders who are meeting monthly to participate in this strategic development track.
Pastor Zapata is native to the country of Colombia and is a tenured leader who has served in vocational church ministry for over 25 years. He and his wife, Berly have made Greater Charleston their home once their first church plant was initiated back in 2016. Pastor Zapata functions as a developer of leaders and a strategic coordinator to reach ethnic minorities through planting the Gospel in communities through everyday residents of Greater Charleston who assume the call to live as missionary Christians.
Adrian & Lindsay Fernandez
ETHNIC MINISTRY ASSOCIATES
HISPANIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH LEADERS
SATURATE TRAINING WORKSHOPS
MISSION TRIP CULTURE / TRAINING WORKSHOPS
HELPING CHURCHES MAKE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Adrian and Lindsay Fernandez are serving as missionaries to the city, specifically to the ethnic people groups in the greater Charleston region. Adrian is native to Costa Rica and has a Bible college degree. Lindsay is a graduate of Liberty University with a degree in Global Studies and has been a resident of Charleston for over 15 years. Over the past 8 years, they have served together in short-term missions in Costa Rica. And now as a newly married couple, they serve together to inspire others to live as missionaries to their neighbors, friends and family. They offer Culture and Language training workshops that send out short term mission teams to various countries with the end goal of equipping them to be missionaries where they live, work, and play.
In their personal ministry they are reaching their neighbors through community building events with the aim to share the Gospel, disciple others and inspire them to do the same. Their heart is to see believers in Charleston reaching the region for the advancement of the kingdom.
Jennifer Simpson
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE
Jennifer joined the CBA team in October 2019 after returning from a 2 year term in London, England where she worked with a church revitalization. Jennifer graduated from the College of Charleston and previously served with Baptist Collegiate Ministry in our city. She was also a ministry assistant at Sullivan’s Island Baptist Church and then worked for a local home builder for several years before moving to London. Back in Charleston now, her role at the CBA incorporates the tasks of a ministry assistant as well as a project oriented support role and will expand our current office hours.