Chris Doyle

For more than 35 years, Tim Kunkel has served as an International Mission Board missionary in South America, serving with global missionary partners and other IMB missionaries. He travels often to other South American countries, including Uruguay and Argentina, from his home base in Chile.

ALBANY, Australia (BP) – He stood in front of a group of children sharing a Bible lesson during Holiday Club. Churches in Australia have Holiday Clubs instead of Vacation Bible Schools, and this was one of the activities Danylo “Daniel” Ibrahimov led as a summer missionary with the International Mission Board at a church in Albany, Western Australia.

It’s not uncommon for a son or daughter to take over the family business. But when the family business is international ministry, it’s a bit rarer.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (BP) – An International Mission Board Sending Celebration is a time to support those who are going on the field to share the Gospel with a lost world. Such an event allows participants the chance to commemorate those who mentored and discipled them. For many, their mentors are current or former IMB missionaries who have encouraged them to ask how God might use them through the IMB.

God is working in the mountainous areas of Southeast Asia. Christian nationals, supported by International Mission Board missionaries, connect with people in these areas by providing for their human needs. “They are so poor, they lack clean water and sanitation,” Nita Kilkenny said, describing the people living in the Southeast Asian mountains. As an IMB […]

RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – People age 55 and older have an opportunity to participate in the core missionary task with the International Mission Board. The IMB is inviting such Southern Baptist church members to give two years of their next season to the Lord, fully funded, using their gifts and skills for kingdom impact.

HOUSTON (BP) -- MedAdvance has drawn healthcare professionals across the country since 2007. Doctors, nurses, therapists, nutritionists, pharmacists, fitness instructors, community health workers, other specialists and non-medical attendees gather at the annual event to hear how the International Mission Board is using global healthcare strategies to reach the lost all over the world.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (BP) –What was once a major port for enslaved people is now a harbor for diaspora groups, and Southern Baptists are playing a key role.

DAVIS, Okla. (BP) – How important is Collegiate Week to the International Mission Board? It’s important enough that 25 IMB personnel attended the most recent event, with half being overseas missionaries.

RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- A medical team member asked a patient about his diet. The patient responded, “I eat when I can, when somebody can give me some food. I ate today because they gave me breakfast.”