About NAMB Church Planting

NAMB church planting is an exciting movement that is taking place out of the Southern Baptist Convention. It incorporates a variety of approaches to ensure that the good news is brought to as many people as possible in North America. The church planting arm of NAMB is committed to starting new churches all over the United States and Canada in the specific indigenous cultures that are found in that area.

Purpose

NAMB stands for the North American Mission Board. This is the Southern Baptist organization in charge of evangelism of the lost in the United States and Canada. It is the umbrella organization for the Southern Baptist's compassionate ministries, disaster relief, home missions and evangelism ministries. NAMB believes that every person is called by God to do something. It is NAMB's commitment to help Christians and churches fulfill God's calling on them specifically.

History

The parent concepts and organizations that merged to become NAMB began over 150 years ago. The current manifestation of the ministry started in 1997 with the merger of the Southern Baptist Convention's Brotherhood Commission, the radio and television commission, and the Home Mission Board. In 2003 the Mission Service Board celebrated 25 years of sending volunteers all over North America for service.

Support

NAMB is supported through a portion of the tithes and other monies that Southern Baptists regularly present to their churches, often on a weekly basis. Also, every Easter there is an offering for NAMB specifically. During this offering, members are encouraged to contribute to the cause of missions at home and abroad on the most holy day of the Christian calendar.

Goals

The two primary purposes for the existence of NAMB are to plant new churches and to evangelize new people. A new church can be begun in any place on earth: homes, schools, parks or recreational facilities. There are churches specifically for actors in New York and cowboys in the southwest. Anywhere that there is a large population distribution in North America, NAMB is there trying to accomplish its goals.

Volunteerism

NAMB is responsible for multiple volunteering projects that the Southern Baptist Convention supports. Mission Corps projects are wide and varied. There are disaster relief projects in which teams are sent in following a natural disaster to supply relief and support for physical and spiritual needs. There are short-term drama and evangelism teams, and there are short- and long-term missionaries who work alongside existing churches and ministries for the good of the kingdom.

References

• About NAMB