Church planting ‘class of 2023’ bearing fruit, baptizing believers throughout North America
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (BP) – Before starting Port City Church in 2023, church planting missionary Jeremy Dager and his core team worked hard to engage their community leading up to their launch.
Amid growing Hispanic population, Send Network Español names Jose Abella as new leader
MIAMI (BP) – Jose Abella was born and raised in the United States, a child to parents who grew up in Cuba before immigrating in the 1960s. His life has been a testimony of gaining cultural and linguistic fluency between two worlds—Hispanic and English-speaking America.
As Lahaina continues long road to recovery, SBDR volunteers played a key role along the way
MAUI, Hawaii – Yasushi Nemoto pastors Kahului Union Church on Maui on the opposite side of the island from Lahaina. As the fires started burning on August 8, 2023, Nemoto and others in Kahului were not completely aware of what was going on that day.
IMB, NAMB leaders underscore joint commitment to Send Relief, unveil new logo
PHOENIX – In a meeting with Southern Baptist leaders in Phoenix, International Mission Board (IMB) President Paul Chitwood and North American Mission Board (NAMB) President Kevin Ezell underscored their strengthened commitment to jointly meeting needs and changing lives through Send Relief.
NAMB’s Send Network aims to boost urban church planting efforts
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – The Bushwick neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y., is small in terms of land area – roughly two square miles – but more than 120,000 people call it home.
Prestonwood, Send Relief, SBTC to host adoption, foster care summit
PLANO, Texas – Prestonwood Baptist Church in Texas is hosting an urgent gathering on April 13 designed to empower, engage and equip Christians and churches in the arena of foster care and adoption. The CHOSEN Conference will feature plenary sessions and vital breakout sessions where attendees can learn best practices for how to provide loving homes for children who need them and to help support families who foster or adopt.
Pruitt’s ‘Revival Generation’ helps leaders walk students toward faith renewal
DALLAS – Shane Pruitt, national director of next gen evangelism at the North American Mission Board (NAMB), has been praying for the next generation to awaken to the goodness and glory of Jesus, and he wanted church leaders to have a resource that could spur students to deeper faith that extends beyond platitudes.
Record Annie Offering, 10,000+ new church milestone top NAMB’s 2023 highlights
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The North American Mission Board (NAMB) spent 2023 serving Southern Baptists in their efforts to reach North America with the gospel through church planting, compassion ministry, evangelism and chaplaincy.
Send Network mobilizing church planting in military communities
SAN ANTONIO – While serving in the U.S. Army for six years, Jared Huntley developed a passion to minister to those who have sacrificed much in service to their nation, and he’s planted three churches in the last decade, two of which have been in military communities.
Churches across SBC celebrate Student Baptism Sunday
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Southern Baptist churches across the nation recognized Student Baptism Sunday this past Sunday, Oct. 29, by baptizing teenagers and college students during morning services.
