U.S. and Israel strike Iran; Baptist group shelters in Jerusalem hotel bunker
February 28, 2026
IMB President Paul Chitwood confirmed missionaries were unharmed and urged prayer for believers and soldiers.
North American Mission Board
New podcast dives into humorous side of pastoral ministry
February 16, 2026
A new podcast titled “It Could Only Happen to a Pastor” was recently launched by the North American Mission Board and is hosted by Southern Baptist pastors Matt Capps and Josh Reavis. The show invites listeners into the hilarious, awkward and “did that really happen?” moments that come with shepherding a local church.
Appeals Court upholds dismissal of McRaney lawsuit against NAMB
September 10, 2025
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld dismissal of a lawsuit brought by former Maryland/Delaware Baptist executive Will McRaney against the North American Mission Board.
NAMB report: Ezell thanks Southern Baptists for ‘conviction in action,’ another year of Annie offering records
June 11, 2025
“We have so much to be thankful for at the North American Mission Board and for what we have seen God do this past year,” said Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board.
Church planters in a ‘hard’ place: ‘God was preparing us for this all along’
March 8, 2025
“You must be out of your mind.” No one said it. But it had to be what most reasonable people were thinking when they heard what Christian and Laura Rowland had decided to do.
Growing a ‘Good Church’ where there was nearly no gospel witness
March 7, 2025
“It really gets to me when I tell people we’re from Flint,” Leo Robinson says, “They’ll say, ‘Oh, you must hate it there,’ or ‘You must not be able to leave.’ People always have something negative to say.”
‘Circuit preaching’: How strategy could impact ‘remarkably unchurched’ states like Wyoming
March 6, 2025
“You can go pretty much an hour in any direction from where I live and you’ll see absolutely nothing — no gas stations, no subdivisions, no shopping centers—nothing,” Tyler Martin says.
Ministering to refugees, strengthening communities
March 4, 2025
The Annie Armstrong offering is used for training, support and care for missionaries, like Osvaldo and Vanessa Lerma, and for evangelism resources.
Church planters sharing ‘real Jesus’ in spiritually ‘dark, dark city’
March 3, 2025
“This is a beautiful community,” says David Gaskins. “Our nickname is Happy Valley. Every lawn is perfect. Every home is immaculate. But that’s the wild thing — Happy Valley is a sarcastic nickname because almost nobody is happy here.”
Deployed for the gospel: ‘I can’t think of a better place to plant a church’
March 3, 2025
The Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 2–9.
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