NAMB task force dissolved; members to stay involved

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A North American Mission Board (NAMB) task force commissioned by former NAMB President Geoff Hammond is being dissolved, but members have been asked to be available for input and involvement as NAMB leaders ask key questions about the effectiveness of the entity’s evangelism and church-planting efforts.

Hammond announced the task force — originally called the North American Great Commission Task Force — in May, saying it would “study the actions and activities that will impact this continent for Christ in more effective ways.” When members of the task force met for the first working meeting July 28, they decided to change the name in order to avoid being confused with the Great Commission Task Force (also known as the Great Commission Resurgence, or GCR, Task Force), which messengers to the 2009 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting approved in June.