Church Planting

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – North American Mission Board (NAMB) president Kevin Ezell will host a series of information sessions for Texas Southern Baptist pastors whose churches are affiliated of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT). The sessions, which will take place in early 2025, are intended to answer questions and bring greater clarity to how NAMB can serve these churches.

When Jacob and Makenzie Goble settled in their seats at NAMB’s Send Luncheon during the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting this past June, they had no idea they were in for an unexpected surprise.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- A diverse group of more than 170 planters representing at least 14 different languages and 153 Sending Churches attended Send Network’s Orientation, a biannual event for newly endorsed church planters, held November 11-13 at NAMB’s headquarters in Alpharetta, Ga.

STATESBORO, Ga. — W. Thomas Hammond, Jr., executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, and Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, announced a new partnership Sunday night (Nov. 10) with the aim of planting more churches in Georgia. Signing of an agreement was held at First Baptist Statesboro at an inspirational service Sunday on the eve of the annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — According to church planter James Martinez, Brownsville is a border town like no other. “It’s in the middle of nowhere, and it’s a world that’s neither Mexico nor the United States. It’s like its own country with its own culture,” he said. “And everybody who leaves Brownsville says, ‘I’m never going to come back.’”

NEW YORK CITY (BP) – North American Mission Board (NAMB) trustees approved the 2024-2025 budget and celebrated missionaries serving as church planters and in compassion ministry throughout the metro New York City area as they gathered for meetings Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 7-8.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (BP) – It was nighttime when Philip Nache received a call he’ll never forget. The doctor was asking for his approval to place his wife on a ventilator.

BOSTON (BP) – As the final Send Network Gathering of 2024 concluded in Boston, nearly 1,000 attendees left with a sense of urgency to focus on multiplication — making disciples who make disciples and planting churches that plant churches. “The early church understood when God births a church, he has the nations on his heart,” […]

GREENVILLE, S.C. (BP) — There is a sense of loss when people leave a church. There are also times when that loss is coupled with celebration.

MT. STERLING, Ill. (BP) – Don Hannel had no plans for change. He had pastored his hometown church of Pleasant Hill in west-central Illinois for nearly 19 years. The church was growing. He had a secure ministry. There was no reason to leave.