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New England Hispanic Churches Launch Mission Partnership in Spain
Momentum continues in the partnership between the Baptist Churches of New England and the International Mission Board in Europe. This began with a request from IMB Vice President John Brady, who believes that New England churches are best suited to help in Europe because New England and European Baptist churches have similar postmodern ministry contexts.
Boston Church Planter now IMB Euro Missionary: An interview with Dan Byrd
Boston-region church planters, Dan and Tara Byrd, now serve as IMB Church Planting Catalysts in Manchester, England. They are well known and loved by many New England pastors. Sam Taylor, BCNE Global Engagement Mobilizer, asked them to report on their work in the UK.
IMB Europe partnership: Take the first step
I am thankful for the opportunity to share how God called me to missions, specifically to Poland. I will focus on the general calling and how we ended up in Europe. My walk with the Lord began shortly after my eighteenth birthday. At the time I knew I wanted to be a veterinarian, this was a dream of mine since I was six years old. As I started college that dream did not change in my mind, but God was already leading me down a different road. I had a job in an animal hospital, gaining vital experience for the future and everything seemed to be on track.
IMB Europe partnership: Open doors and open hearts in Madrid
The Lord never ceases to amaze us. This past year in Madrid, Spain, started out as a series of “closed doors” for us. The spiritual climate in Madrid has always been a challenge. Only one in two hundred Spaniards is born-again, and it sometimes feels as though people are numb to the Gospel. This year was different, though. Although we intentionally labored in the missionary task through evangelism, discipleship, leadership training and healthy church formation, we were met with quarantines, lockdowns and restrictions due to the pandemic.
Church Connections initiative forges missionary relationships
My family’s involvement in Church Connections has provided opportunities for mutually beneficial relationships to be formed between our family and Southern Baptist churches. Through these new relationships, we have been encouraged, prayed over and sent out as we walked through a difficult season of transition to a new field of service in northwest London. As we’ve connected, churches have heard our gratitude for their giving as well as stories of how their generosity has made an impact across the globe.