North American Mission Board

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (BP) — Sometimes the news you never wanted to hear isn’t the end of something; it’s an invitation to join God’s mission in a new way.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Members of the Board of Trustees for the North American Mission Board (NAMB) gathered at NAMB’s building May 5-6 where they endorsed 31 new Southern Baptist chaplains, reelected officers and expressed appreciation for trustees who are concluding their service to the Board.

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 […]

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.

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 […]

NAMB’s Youth Leader Coaching Network hosts nearly 200 student leaders; Seven Lifeway releases honored as award finalists; University of Mobile launches ‘Great Commission Fund.’

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — More than 350 women attended the second annual Women’s Evangelism Conference at the North American Mission Board (NAMB) March 24-25.

DALLAS (BP) — Organizers of Crossover 25 are urging Southern Baptists nationwide to pray as preparations ramp up for this year’s evangelistic outreach on June 2-8.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – On March 4-6, 217 newly endorsed church planters from 30 U.S. states, four Canadian Provinces and Puerto Rico gathered at the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) building in Alpharetta for Send Network Orientation, an event that kickstarts planters’ journeys by immersing them in Send Network’s values.

LANGLEY, British Columbia – “You must be out of your mind.” No one said it. But it had to be what most reasonable people were thinking when they heard what Christian and Laura Rowland had decided to do.