By Paul ChitwoodPresident, International Mission Board Because this year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is the most important offering in the history of the International Mission Board, I am asking every church to give 10% more to the IMB this year than you gave last year. If every church raises their giving by just 10%, we can fully support our Southern … Read More
IMB Missions College creates connections for cross-cultural ministry
IMB Missions College creates connections for cross-cultural ministry By Sue Sprenkle Representatives from 21 states came together for an intensive training on cross-cultural missions taught by International Mission Board missionaries on April 2-5. The annual Missions College hosted near Richmond, Virginia, brought IMB missionaries from all over the world together with pastors, church members and missions leaders. The goal of the … Read More
FIRST-PERSON: Prepare yourself and your church for the missionary task
By Todd Lafferty, posted January 25, 2021 in International Missions RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – We might not know what to expect for 2021, but we do know that God is still moving and Southern Baptists need to be prepared to answer the call to reach the nations. At the International Mission Board (IMB), we’ve been so grateful to hear from individuals and churches who … Read More
Missionaries in Sub-Saharan Africa see progress in ’55 in 5′ initiative
By Caroline Anderson, writer for the IMB While more Christians live in Sub-Saharan Africa than in any area of the world, 27,000 people in the region die every day without knowing Christ. Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the fastest-growing populations in the world and one of the highest rates of child mortality. Many people groups in Sub-Saharan Africa have no … Read More
Online Opportunities for Our Churches
The International Mission Board would like to invite anyone interested in medical or healthcare missions opportunities with IMB workers to participate in MedAdvance 2020. Every year they sponsor this 2½ day conference in the US, but this year they are holding a virtual conference—three 1½-hour sessions over two days, August 7-8. Take a look at the MedAdvance 2020 Program, and … Read More
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Please to be in prayer for missionaries around the world this December during the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering emphasis. When you give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, 100% of the money collected goes to missionaries around the world, so every dollar you give makes a difference. Go to https://www.imb.org/lottie-moon-christmas-offering for stories, videos, and prayer requests from international missionaries. This link … Read More