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NAMB trustees gain frontline view of Navy chaplaincy during San Diego Board gathering

NEW By Mike Ebert, posted February 6, 2026

SAN DIEGO – North American Mission Board (NAMB) trustees gathered Feb. 2-3 in San Diego for their winter Board of Trustees meeting, combining ministry exposure, fellowship and governance during a two-day schedule that included a tour of a U.S. Navy ship, a celebration dinner and full board and committee meetings.

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Italy, Winter games begin, Southern Baptists ready to serve

IMB missionary Charlie Worthy poses for a photo with members of the Polish luge team. IMB Photo

By Kristen Sosebee, posted February 6, 2026 in Evangelism, International Mission Board, Missions

Let the Games begin! More than 3,500 athletes from 93 countries have gathered in Milan, Italy, where they will spend the next two weeks competing for Olympic gold in sports like skiing, figure skating and ice hockey. Organizers anticipate more than 2 million spectators will converge on northern Italy during the Winter Olympic Games, including people from nations currently closed to traditional missionary presence. Southern Baptists will make the most of this unique moment in the coming days, with hundreds of volunteers joining forces alongside International Mission […]

The shelter hosted by Fair Haven Baptist Church in Shelbyville has about 20 beds set up in the youth center building. John Hall said they tend to have around a dozen people staying but that number increased to close to 30 during recent cold spells. — Submitted photo

By Zoë Watkins, posted February 6, 2026 in Churches and Ministry

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. – When temperatures drop to 32 degrees or below, exposure becomes life-threatening. Without proper layering and access to warmth for at least 20 minutes every two hours, hypothermia can kill.

Senior chaplain, CDR Stephen Chapman, U.S. Navy, welcomes North American Mission Board (NAMB) trustees aboard the USS MAKIN ISLAND. Chapman, a Southern Baptist and former youth and children’s pastor in Alabama, explained the unique ministry environment of a military chaplain, as well as the opportunities chaplains have to lead religious services, provide pastoral care and share the Gospel in military settings. The tour took place as trustees gathered for their winter meeting in San Diego Feb. 2-3. NAMB photo by Ebbie Davis

By Mike Ebert, posted February 6, 2026 in North American Mission Board

Alma Charette, 7, who attends Highland Crest Church in Green Bay, Wisc., with her family, offers bottled water to football fans at Lambeau Field.

By Karen L. Willoughby, posted February 6, 2026 in Cooperative Program, Evangelism, Sports

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers didn’t make it to the Super Bowl, but that doesn’t deter Highland Crest Baptist Church.

Attendees come to the altar at Conclave. Photo by Cordell Kingsley

By Matthew Haak, posted February 6, 2026 in Churches and Ministry

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — More than 1,300 youth ministry leaders and ministry partners from multiple states gathered Jan. 29-31 in Chattanooga for Youth Ministry Conclave, united by a shared purpose: to be equipped, connected, and encouraged in the work of discipling the next generation.