Volunteering with DBA
How does it work?
Each year, beginning on November 1st, volunteers begin a year-long commitment through various missions and ministry groupings on behalf of their member church in the Dover Baptist Association.
These volunteers are approved annually through the Nominations Committee proposed slate. which is first introduced at the fall Executive Committee meeting, followed by the Annual meeting, whereupon representatives and messengers, respectively, vote on the slate.
The various groupings have different prescribed principal functions, but are all a part of fulfilling the overall collaborative mission of Dover Baptist Association.
Find Your Match!
Browse below through our Volunteer Groups & Their Principal Functions as Proposed for 2025-2026
Descriptions of Volunteer-Elected Member Committees and Teams
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES
"Administrative Services is made up of officers and committees. Committee persons are recommended by the Nominating Committee with service limited to five successive years. With the exception of the Minister/Church Relations Committee the committees deal mainly with ‘in house’ matters or the administration of the association.” - Dover Baptist Association Operations Manual
OFFICERS
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Moderator - To plan for and preside over the annual and called meetings of the association-in-session and of the executive body and to encourage fellowship and mutual care among the churches.
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Vice Moderator - To assist in developing fellowship and mutual care among the churches and church leaders.
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Treasurer - To assist in the receiving, accounting, and disbursing of all the association's monies.
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Clerk - To record and keep in permanent form all transactions of the association-in-session and of the executive committee and to make this information available on request.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS - To act as the legal agent of the association
CONSTITUTION - To assist the association in interpreting and revising the Constitution.
FINANCE - To prepare an annual budget, considering requests from organizations and committees and submit it to the churches, stating the method by which the budget shall be raised; to direct the Executive Director on method of collection, deposit and expenditures of associational funds, subject to approval by the Executive Committee; and to recommend the method of financing the purchase of property.
NOMINATIONS - To search to discover volunteer/elected workers for the association, enlists them for the various tasks and presents their names to the association for approval.
PERSONNEL - To assist the Association in personnel administration and give advice and counsel to the Executive Director.
PROPERTIES - To assist the association in properties’ administration.
MISSIONS AND MINISTRY TEAMS
"The primary purpose of the Missions & Ministry Teams is to do the work of the association, to directly contribute to accomplishing the association's mission and purpose. Mainly, the Teams serve the churches and their collaborative missional endeavors under the Dover Baptist Association. The association, through its governing bodies, is responsible for deciding what its work is and how to go about doing it. All of an association's organizational units are accountable to the association. The teams should be flexible enough to adapt to changing needs of the association and are encouraged to regularly update their guidelines and team descriptions for recommendation of adoption by the Executive Committee.” - Dover Baptist Association Operations Manual
MINISTER-CHURCH RELATIONS - To serve the churches and seek to maintain mutually beneficial relationships.
PRAYER - To encourage individual persons and churches to pray for missions, revival, and specific local needs.
CONTINUING EDUCATION - To encourage and minister to individuals from member churches pursuing continuing education in academic and vocational-ministry fields.
CHURCH COLLABORATION - To plan, recommend, coordinate, and/or evaluate initiatives and programming that emphasizes collaboration among Dover Baptist Association churches for the mutual benefit of producing effective missions and ministries (See Acts 4:32-35).
CHURCH SUPPORT - To evaluate and offer support for church needs in the areas of revitalization and transition, church-planting, property management, and other new work related to the Association.
PARTNERSHIP MISSIONS - To provide direction for partnership projects, promote partnership events, and enlist personnel for partnership projects.
WATSON MISSIONS OFFERING - To promote the Watson missions offering and determine worthy recipients in alignment with the offering guidelines.
AUXILIARY GROUPS
The following volunteer opportunities are part of groups that do not directly run under Dover Baptist Association but are through local organizations where Dover is represented.
CENTRAL VIRGINIA BAPTIST MINISTRIES COORDINATING TEAM
CENTRAL VIRGINIA RACEWAY MINISTRIES - To reach out to the NASCAR fans at Richmond Raceway in the name of Christ and share His name.
DOVER WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION (independent of Dover Baptist Association, but a cooperative effort of Dover churches) - To plan, promote, conduct and evaluate programs and activities that assist churches to provide an effective missions education program for individuals of all ages.