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.
Vermont church plant becomes ‘part of the fabric of our community’
WATERVILLE, Vt. (BP) – Like many towns in New England, history is important and deep here. Connections last through generations, and so when a Nazarene church went up for sale, a local group bought it, lest it be repurposed as a coffee shop, private home or another use that belied its origins.
California church plant sees stories of redemption in military community
SAN DIEGO (BP) -- A year and a half into church planting, Daniel Carter was ready to quit. The members of his church were being deployed or assigned to different military bases all around the country faster than new disciples were taking their spots, and he and his wife, Rachelle, were left to stare at the empty seats.
One year after death, Clint Clifton’s legacy continues through son’s new church plant
CRESTVIEW, Fla. – During his lifetime, Clint Clifton asked many individuals to consider planting a church, but his son Noah wasn’t one of them.
Riverside Philly planted churches ‘as God opened doors’
HORSHAM, Pa. – Riverside Community Church, planted in 2000, has started four other churches, all with men from the church.
SBC DIGEST: Send Network broadens invitation to 2024 Gathering events; State ethics leaders meet at ERLC
Send Network broadens 2024 Gatherings to include all those interested in church planting; State ethics leaders discuss engaging the culture amid gender activism.
Send Network Orientation welcomes 200+ new church planters, inspires seminary students
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – A diverse class of more than 200 church planters representing seven languages, 30 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces attended Send Network Orientation Nov. 6-8 at the North American Mission Board (NAMB). These new missionaries recently completed Send Network’s assessment process to become church planters and were sent by 160 churches.
Yes, it’s Iowa, and a little bit of heaven, too
COLLINS, Iowa (BP) — Tim Kimberley had a picture of what he wanted to accomplish in his career. That centered around computer programming before it moved to ministry. Then that picture of successful ministry seemed to be associated with being a big church near a big city. A visit home changed the picture. Kimberley grew up […]
Georgia family visits all 32 NAMB Send cities, sees need for new churches everywhere
MONTREAL (BP) -- Numbers don’t do justice in describing the last two years for Kevin and Casey Kilgore and their family, but it’s a start. In just a little more than 24 months, the Kilgores have surpassed 70,000 miles traveled in their RV. They’ve visited and encouraged 265 pastors and missionaries. They’ve been to 48 out of 50 U.S. states.
Growing Southern Baptist churches more likely in Northeast, among newer churches
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – If you’re looking for a Southern Baptist church, you’re most likely to find one in the South. If you want to find a growing Southern Baptist church, however, you might want to try the Northeast.
