ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – Vance Pitman has moved from serving as president of the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) Send Network to a new role as National Mobilizer, NAMB trustees learned during their Feb. 3 meeting in San Diego.
Pitman and NAMB President Kevin Ezell addressed trustees together, outlining the next season of Pitman’s service within the church planting network.
“I’m a builder,” Pitman told trustees. “I’m an entrepreneur. It’s the way I’m wired.”
After months of prayer and reflection, Pitman said he sensed God leading him into a different season of leadership. In his new contracted role as national mobilizer, he will continue encouraging and influencing pastors, planters and ministry partners across North America while representing and advancing the vision of Send Network. This change allows Pitman to launch a preaching, coaching and consulting ministry.
“We have a phenomenal team in place, and we have put in some great plays,” Pitman said. “The plan is to run those plays.”
Ezell expressed gratitude for Pitman’s leadership and affirmed the strength of Send Network’s team moving forward. In a Feb. 18 email to church planting missionaries, Ezell thanked Pitman for his service.
“We’re deeply grateful for Vance and his many contributions to Send Network,” Ezell wrote. “He has led with passion, conviction and vision – and Send Network is stronger and more aligned because of it. The impact of his leadership will be felt for a very long time.”
Ezell also assured missionaries of continued stability and support.
“You can be confident this work is supported by many capable leaders across Send Network and NAMB who are deeply committed to our mission and to serving you,” he said.
To ensure steady leadership during this time, Ezell outlined an interim leadership team for Send Network which includes Executive Vice President Travis Ogle, who will lead in close collaboration with Executive Director Noah Oldham, Tony Merida, who oversees planter development, Jose Abella, who leads Send Network’s Hispanic work, and Dean Fulks, who serves as a Send Network regional director.
“Our efforts to reach people with the Gospel in North America will continue to be strengthened by our missionary care and support systems, our planter pathway, and the leadership teams in place to serve you and thousands of other missionaries,” Ezell said.
On Feb. 10, Ezell shared Pitman’s new role with Baptist state convention leaders at their annual winter meeting.
Pitman has already begun serving as National Mobilizer and will continue speaking and representing Send Network throughout North America, including at the upcoming Send Network church planter orientation March 3-5.
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