Affinity Stateside Associates (ASAs) This spring, the International Mission Board (IMB) did something that may at first seem counterintuitive. Eight missionary families, one from each of eight global affinities (North African and Middle Eastern Peoples; American Peoples; South Asian Peoples;…
Six-and-a-half years ago, on January 31, 2014, three missionaries from The Camp of Faith Church (TCOF) in Stephens City left their homeland to meet an unreached, unengaged Islamic people group in West Africa. Since that time, this church of about…
2020 was a year of challenge and triumph. Although churches weren't able to meet and minister exactly as in the past, the challenges were a wake-up call for churches to get creative and do ministry in multiple and different ways. In…
Staying Connected During COVID-19, I had to switch methods, but not the vision or purpose." Vernig Suarez is the pastor of Iglesia del Camino, First Baptist Church of Norfolk's Hispanic ministry. Like most Hispanic churches, Pastor Suarez’s congregation tends to…
by Marc Brooks, Pastor of Gethsemane Baptist Church, Richlands, VA Like many pastors, I had some Disaster Relief (DR) training, solicited multiple special offerings for disasters in other parts of the country, and faithfully prayed for those affected by natural…
May 10, 2020, marked the 175th Anniversary of Southern Baptists establishing the Foreign Mission Board, now known as the International Mission Board (IMB). Since 1845, almost 25,000 Southern Baptist missionaries have shared the Gospel, made disciples, planted churches, and planted…
“…because a great door for effective work has opened to me...” — 1 Corinthians 16:9 In the fall of 2019, church planter Josh Weatherspoon was fully engaged with his core team—gathering around tables, looking at charts, meeting with his SBCV church…
The Hill Church, launched just a year ago in 2019, is an ethnically diverse church plant currently meeting for worship in a borrowed space in downtown Roanoke. For its Covid-19 re-launch of in-person Sunday morning worship services, Pastor Charles Wilson…
Financial stress came, but the Ortiz family continued seeking God’s will for their family and ministry.” Giovanny Ortiz was born in El Salvador and raised in a Christian home. As the son of a pastor, his first memories are riding…