NAMB hosts 139 church planters for Send Network orientation
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – For the first time in more than two years, newly minted church planters gathered in person Nov. 8-11 for a Send Network orientation, creating a buzz of activity in the North American Mission Board (NAMB) auditorium.
Kansas church prepares to plant first church in 42-year history
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BP) – Despite the hardships of 2020 – and the inevitable continued challenges the pandemic brings – Blue Valley Baptist Church is sending out its first church planter next month.
NAMB, church leadership coach Will Mancini partner to help pastors
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – The North American Mission Board (NAMB) and church leadership coach Will Mancini have formed a new ministry partnership to help pastors.
NAMB family devotions focus on seeing Jesus through the uncertainty
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- It can be difficult to find a family devotional that's applicable in challenging seasons and addresses a child's emotions with biblical truth. "These are hard days. Since people are being told to stay at home, we wanted to provide a resource for families with kids that will help them navigate these uncharted waters of COVID-19," said Catherine Renfro, a NAMB evangelism strategist.
Bivocational pastors encouraged to persevere
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Featured guest speaker, cartoonist and preacher Joe McKeever encouraged bivocational pastors in the rewarding and challenging work to which God has called them during a luncheon in Birmingham, Ala. The Bivocational and Small Church Leadership Network hosted the Bivocational Pastor's Luncheon, held June 12 in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting.
