Southern Baptist ‘Class of 2024’ church plants the result of multiplication
ATLANTA – After seeing a church advertised on social media, a recently divorced father happened into All Grace Church in Atlanta with his two daughters. All Grace wasn’t the church he’d seen online, but it turned out to be the one he needed. “He was like, ‘I’m kinda starting over in life right now, and […]
‘A space to grow’: Maryland church planter answers call to reach African diaspora
LAUREL, Md. (BP) — Temidayo Akinsanya wasn't planning to start a church. The engineer-turned-seminary student envisioned serving an existing congregation through his ministry calling.
Send Network Training Map focuses on fostering church planters
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Church planting is not a one-size-fits-all process — neither is training church planters. Each church planter has a unique calling that must be fostered by established ministry leaders who are properly equipped to guide them in their ministry context. To help facilitate and encourage this process, 10 trainers gathered April 7–9 for […]
FIRST-PERSON: The forgotten role of Sunday Schools in church planting
For many modern Christians, Sunday School is primarily seen as a children’s ministry – a place where kids are taught Bible stories while their parents attend the main worship service. Yet historically, Sunday Schools played a far greater role.
Port Arthur church plant is embracing those on the fringes of the community
Kindness and acceptance were not things David usually experienced in his interactions with other people. Despite being described as covered in tattoos and looking “scary,” that’s what was shown to him when he attended Port Arthur City Church on the first day it launched as a church plant last year.
Korean churches share SBC values
CARROLLTON, Texas – More than 1,000 people say they plan to participate in the 44th annual gathering of the Korean Council, set for June 9-11 at New Song Church in this northwestern suburb of Dallas. This includes pastors, staff and lay members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s 973 Korean churches.
Snowstorm doesn’t deter church launch in central Ohio for Send Network planter
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (BP) – A year’s planning had gone into Change City Church in central Ohio before launch day on what was initially a rainy Feb. 16. That’s when the texts started arriving on Pastor Darryl Baker’s phone.
Partnership fuels Gospel multiplication in Southern California
REDLANDS, Calif. (BP) — As Nancy prepared to be baptized at Portrait Church in Redlands, she couldn’t get rid of a nagging fear. A young single mom in her 30s battling cancer, one side of her body had recently lost all feeling.
NAMB Replant team introduces new resource at associational leaders training lab
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – More than 300 gathered at the North American Mission Board (NAMB) for a conference for Associational Missions Strategists (AMS) on replanting and renewing struggling churches, and NAMB’s Replant team announced a new resource designed to equip a local AMS in replanting.
Send Network One Day events aim to rally believers around Great Commission
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — This fall, Send Network One Day events are coming to cities across North America in an effort to catalyze a movement around the Great Commission.