These missionaries were ready to quit … ‘then the wind began to blow’

May 15, 2025

In their 15 years of faithfully sharing the gospel, Matt and Audrey Chism only baptized three people — their daughters.

Pratt Dean, longtime IMB missionary to Japan, dies at 91

May 12, 2025

While in seminary, Pratt Dean felt a call to missions. He was appointed as an IMB missionary to Japan in 1966, and in 1970 he married Rita, who had been serving in Taiwan. The two served in Japan together until their retirement in 1999.

IMB’s Project 3000 and ongoing efforts to find the unengaged, unreached

May 9, 2025

Project 3000 was born out of Southern Baptists’ commitment to ensure every people group has access to the gospel.

Q&A with IMB missionaries: Is Africa reached with the gospel?

May 5, 2025

Africa has an urgent need for laborers to share the gospel. The image among Christian circles often portrays this area as mostly evangelical and reached.

Coffee, jewelry-making and ministry

April 29, 2025

The smell of freshly roasted coffee beans lingers as women listen to a Bible story at the end of the third round of the coffee ceremony.

Medical missions trips: What impact do they really have?

April 24, 2025

After Armenian Baptists hosted a Serve Tour of mostly 50 medical volunteers from the United States and Greece, they reported their work advanced at a faster rate.

Slavic churches in U.S. strengthening missions in Eastern Europe

April 21, 2025

“Slavic churches are growing all over America, and my hope is that they’re not just finding Slavic people, but they’re getting the gospel to them, and that out of that harvest will come more missionaries.”