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Global missionary partners advance gospel in Colombia

Laura Martinez’s letter to her supporters in Mexico is reminiscent of New Testament letters. Recently, she wrote about adapting quickly to the culture, climate, geography and gastronomy of … more

Refugee wants world to ‘hear how I found Jesus’

Manith Sanchez, a Cambodian refugee who fled Pol Pot’s brutal dictatorship in the late 1970s, had never heard the name of Jesus. But as she recalled her escape, the evidence of God’s provision … more

Two SBC Churches Celebrate Anniversaries Together

Two churches in the San Diego Southern Baptist Association worshipped and celebrated together during their anniversaries on Sunday at 4 PM, March 10, 2024, in San Diego, CA.  Sonlight Church … more

Iron sharpens iron, churches serve churches at IMB Senders Summit

Mark Hern, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Duluth, Georgia, has been strengthening discipleship in his church. In the process, he’s seen that, “a natural part of discipleship is equipping … more

Global rural network wants rural churches to partner with IMB

Reaching rural communities with the gospel is something Jeff Clark is passionate about. He grew up in a farming community. Then, God called him to minister among rural peoples in Asia. It’s only … more

How to reconstruct a broken prayer life

Judith Greenberg, Ph.D., is not an evangelical. In fact, she is not even a Christian. She claims to be an atheist. Professor Greenberg studied at Yale and described herself as “a New York Upper … more

Quintell Hill, North Carolina Baptist president, accepts role with IMB

Quintell Hill, pastor of Multiply Community Church in Monroe, North Carolina, and president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, will be joining the International Mission Board as … more

Ramadan prayer guide available for download

A stab of hunger pain — it’s hours until Iftar, the meal when the fast is broken. A dry, scratchy throat, raspy for a drink of water. Saliva will have to do unless you are very devout and don’t … more

Downloadable Tech Backgrounds for March 2024

Remember to pray for missions with these custom backgrounds for your computer and mobile devices. Using IMB photos from around the world, you can focus your attention on an area of the world in need … more

California Church Plant Witnesses Stories of Redemption in a Military Community

A year and a half into church planting, Daniel Carter was ready to quit. The members of his church were being deployed or assigned to different military bases all around the country faster than new … more

‘It’s time to go’

Thirty years was a long time to wait for help. Yet, the Romanian pastor had faithfully prayed since he was 8 years old for someone to come alongside him to serve and love his people.   Meanwhile, … more

Be willing to try

“We’ve never done it that way… but I’m willing to try it.” This was the response of one of our church’s worship team leaders after I shared a plan to return from … more

Digital Engagement takes gospel to unreached corners of Central Asia

Technology has come a long way since Dave and Amy Knotts placed their first advertisement on social media seven years ago. The IMB missionaries laughed at their first ad’s simplicity — a black … more

You mean it’s GOD who has been speaking to me?

Not everyone knows about Jesus.  It still surprises me to find that to be true.  While I grew up going to Sunday and Wednesday church services, Sunday School, and Vacation Bible School, … more

Praying for the God Loves You Frontera Tour

More than 50 pastors, chaplains, and leaders gathered at 8:00 AM in North County on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, and South County at 7:30 AM on February 15, 2024, for fellowship and prayed for the … more

Send Relief reaffirms original intent of SBC abuse response funds

In a statement posted on Wednesday, Feb. 21, Send Relief leaders reaffirmed the relief organization’s commitment, announced in June 2022, to provide up to $3 million in funds for the Southern … more

West African missionary returns ‘home,’ trains rural churches

When International Mission Board missionary Moses knew that God was calling him to go make disciples on islands near Senegal, his knee-jerk response was no. His hesitance had nothing to do with … more

Doxa Church One Year Anniversary

In the summer of 2022, Matt and Trina Thibault moved to San Diego with a calling from God to plant a Bible-teaching, gospel-preaching, disciple-making church. By His grace and power, they were … more

When the storm comes, God makes three promises

Storms in life come and go, such as the storm that came through in San Diego in the third week of January 2024. The winter storm left devastating effects around the South Bay and beyond. The historic … more

Why pastors struggle to ask for help (and how to get it)

“It took me too long, but I finally decided to get the help I needed.” My first coaching call with this pastor was like so many others. This pastor shouldered the leadership burden … more
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