NAMB to help engage unreached people groups

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The North American Mission Board (NAMB) wants more Southern Baptist Convention church plants to engage unreached people groups around the globe. To do that, the entity has set aside $1 million to help church planters. 

“We want every Southern Baptist church plant to have a heartbeat for penetrating lostness here in North America and all over the world,” NAMB President Kevin Ezell said. “Not only will this build a vision for global missions involvement; our hope is that it will increase the offering base for the International Mission Board (IMB) and international missions.” 

The new initiative will provide up to $1,500 per church plant to purchase plane tickets for a planter and a spouse, or another team member, to take a vision trip to minister to an unreached people group. 

Church planters taking part in this effort will need to complete the appropriate training with the IMB. 

NAMB trustees approved funding for the initiative at their Oct. 10 meeting in Chicago. Underspends from NAMB’s budget that closed out September 30, 2012, are being used to cover the cost.