THE NORTH AMERICAN MISSION BOARD
of the
Southern Baptist Convention

MISSION

The North American Mission Board exists to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, start New Testament congregations, and minister to persons in the name of Christ and to assist churches in the United States and Canada in effectively performing these functions.

MINISTRIES

1.  Assist churches by the appointment and support of missionaries in the United States and Canada.
Appoint, approve, support, and equip missions personnel; endorse chaplains; enlist and assist bivocational ministers in mission service.

2.  Assist churches in the ministry of evangelism.
Serve as a channel in motivating and helping churches, associations, and state conventions to develop and implement effective strategies of evangelism; implement direct evangelism projects in strategic areas.

3.  Assist churches in the establishment of new congregations.
Work in partnership with churches, associations, and state conventions to start new congregations among all people groups; implement direct church starting projects in strategic areas.

4.  Assist churches through Christian social ministries.
Work with churches, associations, and state conventions in ministering to people with distinctive needs, seeking to bring them to wholeness in Jesus Christ; implement direct ministry projects in strategic areas.

5.  Assist churches through the involvement and coordination of their members in volunteer missions throughout the United States and Canada.
Coordinate volunteer enlistment and training for volunteer mission and ministry projects in the United States and Canada; assist the International Mission Board in volunteer enlistment and training.

6.  Assist churches by involving their members in missions and missions education.
Develop organizations, services, and materials for establishing, enlarging, and improving missions and ministry learning and involvement experiences in churches, associations, state conventions, and Canada.

7.  Assist churches by communicating the gospel throughout the United States and Canada through communication technologies.
Produce and present radio and television programming that extends the message of Southern Baptist churches; provide counseling services to persons who respond to radio and television programs; assist churches, associations, state conventions, and Southern Baptist Convention entities to effectively use radio and television in accomplishing their tasks.

8.  Assist churches by strengthening associations and providing services to associations.   
Strengthen the work of associations by assisting them in developing, resourcing, and implementing effective strategies that undergird churches and their work.

9.  Assist churches in relief ministries to victims of disaster.
Provide appropriate assistance to special disaster relief ministries such as the National Fellowship of Baptists in Missions and Disaster Relief.

RELATIONSHIPS

The North American Mission Board will work within the Southern Baptist Convention entity relationship guidelines approved by the Great Commission Council and the Executive Committee and printed in the Organization Manual of the Southern Baptist Convention.

First ministry statement approved by the Southern Baptist Convention June 20, 1995. See SBC Annual 1995, p. 46 and pp. 165-173.

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