{"id":20047,"date":"2023-06-05T16:41:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=20047"},"modified":"2023-06-05T16:41:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:41:58","slug":"imb-send-network-partner-to-send-north-american-church-planters-overseas","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/resource\/imb-send-network-partner-to-send-north-american-church-planters-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"IMB, Send Network partner to send North American church planters overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This April, 15 pastors and church planters from the North American Mission Board\u2019s (NAMB) Send Network traveled to Frankfurt, Germany, to learn from and collaborate with International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries and local partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These trips are part of a newly formed partnership between the IMB and Send Network, the church-planting arm of NAMB. The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">partnership, which began this year, also includes collaboration and training on diaspora engagement strategies for leaders in the U.S., as well as an IMB missionary leader presence at the regional Send Network gatherings.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20054\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230502PR-0578web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230502PR-0578web.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230502PR-0578web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230502PR-0578web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230502PR-0578web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A group of church planters from NAMB\u2019s Send Network pose for a quick group photo in the historical city of Frankfurt, Germany. The church planters traveled to Frankfurt to learn about international missions and church partnerships as part of a partnership between the Send Network and the IMB.<\/em> IMB Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chris Derry, the IMB\u2019s director of church and campus engagement, said the desire for the partnership is to instill a missional DNA <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">early in the life of a church plant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe have an opportunity to work together with NAMB to shape the paradigm for how our U.S. cities are reached with the gospel as these young leaders learn from their tenured peers overseas. At the same time, these new relationships birth global partnerships today which advance the work among the world\u2019s 7,200 unreached people groups,\u201d Derry said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Three of the trips this year will be to South Asian cities and two to Europe \u2014 Frankfurt and Bulgaria. The goal is to send 50 church planters this year. For the next two years, 100 North American church planters will travel on 10 trips.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Church-planting pastors in the first three years of their ministry were invited.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20050\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0021web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0021web.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0021web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0021web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0021web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Chris Derry, center, IMB Director for church and campus engagement, explains the mission and vision of the IMB to a group of church planters from NAMB, who traveled to Frankfurt, Germany, as part of a new partnership between Send Network and the IMB to learn about international missions and church partnerships.<\/em> IMB Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe\u2019re putting them into places where they\u2019re spending time with <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">experienced missionary city leaders, national partners and global missionary partners. The trips expose the church planters to numerous strategies being used to reach communities with the gospel, see how healthy churches are forming among those communities and get a vision for the interconnectivity of the global network of co-laborers,\u201d Derry said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mike Laughrun is the pastor of Tri-Cities Baptist Church in Gray, Tennessee, and is the director of global engagement for Send Network. He led the team to Frankfurt, Germany, the earlier trip to South Asia and will lead future teams as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Laughrun said the long-term goal is for every Send Network church to be engaged among the nations, get connected to an IMB missionary and be involved through praying, giving and sending their church members to the nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWho really, biblically, is given the responsibility of reaching the nations? It\u2019s the church,\u201d he said. \u201cThe IMB is only as healthy as local churches. The IMB doesn\u2019t grow missionaries, local churches do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Laughrun continued, \u201cThe hope is that true partnership is understood again as the IMB is an entity that exists for the local church. Local churches have a hands-on responsibility to their nation, to their neighbors and the nations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An \u201cah-ha\u201d moment for Laughrun and other pastors was discovering what it really means to partner, not just theoretically understand. They heard missionaries explain, \u201cHere\u2019s what we do. Here\u2019s how the church can help. Here\u2019s how it could be a win for us. Here\u2019s how it could be a win for your church.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20048\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0015web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0015web.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0015web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0015web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0015web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Michael Goforth, left, and Daniel Englehart, second from left, U.S. church planters from NAMB\u2019s Send Network, visit Frankfurt, Germany, on a trip to learn about international missions and church partnerships from Kelly Seely, an IMB missionary in Frankfurt.<\/em> IMB Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n the mornings, pastors received training from IMB missionaries and multiple partnering organizations. They learned about the missionary task, culture, religion and the complexities and contextualization of mission work. In the afternoons, pastors engaged in hands-on ministry. They also worshiped in local churches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IMB missionaries in Frankfurt helped launch MainProjekt, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">named after the river that runs through the city. Kelly Seely, the IMB team leader in Frankfurt, said they focus on helping individuals to live on mission, and their church-planting strategy stems from this ministry initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Derry traveled with the pastors and said they were exposed to the world\u2019s greatest problem \u2014 lostness. The light bulb came on when they saw the vast lostness in Frankfurt. From the red-light districts to the government offices that have taken over historic churches to thousands of displaced Afghan refugees, pastors saw what little Christian witness exists in Frankfurt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tey Mitchell, the pastor of Gospelife Church in Carol Stream, Illinois, said one of the highlights was learning about the entry step of the missionary task.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the U.S., people are often invited to church, and relationships are built over time, he said, and in time, the church grows. Overseas, building relationships comes first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mitchell also enjoyed seeing how missionaries contextualized the gospel and collaborated across organizational lines through MainProjekt, whose vision is one central hub where leaders are equipped to grow and engage missional disciples.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20056\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230502PR-0598web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230502PR-0598web.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230502PR-0598web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230502PR-0598web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230502PR-0598web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Stephan, left, a German church planter and co-director of a church planting center in Frankfurt, Germany, shares with Josh Burks, second from left, Tey Mitchell, center, Michael Goforth, center right, Mike Laughrun, right, and Mark Haysenyager, front, about the history of Frankfurt. The church planters from NAMB\u2019s Send Network are in Frankfurt, Germany, to learn about international missions and church partnerships as part of a partnership between Send Network and the IMB.<\/em> IMB Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A highlight for many of Send Network\u2019s pastors was listening to the testimony of Afghan refugees who shared about their harrowing journey and the pain of separation from their families. IMB missionaries in Frankfurt are ministering among these men.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mitchell serves in Chicago, so seeing the lostness of Frankfurt, another large city, resonated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe Lord\u2019s work is not done yet in the cities. He is faithful to raise up generations, people, the remnant. If my generation doesn\u2019t see it, maybe my son and my daughter\u2019s will, maybe their kids will,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201cEvery person has a missional mandate to engage their city, their family, their friends for the gospel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The trip inspired him to spur his church toward deeper involvement internationally. Gospelife is very involved locally in ministry, and he wants to see their prayer involvement for international missions grow, feature missionaries during services and send teams to serve with the IMB.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20052\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0079web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0079web.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0079web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0079web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/20230501PR-0079web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Nick Abraham, left, a U.S. church planter from the NAMB\u2019s Send Network, conducts cultural surveys out on the streets of Frankfurt, Germany, during a trip.<\/em> IMB Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A highlight for Michael Goforth, the pastor of the church plant Mercy Hill Church in Port Austin, Michigan, was meeting Kelly and his wife, Janice. Goforth said both Port Austin and his church are small, but he saw how they can be involved in the Seelys&#8217; ministry through giving to the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon offering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOur little church had a hand in what God was doing there,\u201d he said. Goforth said it was evident that through their partnership of churches, Mercy Hill Church is providing the funds necessary for the Seelys to give their lives to the missionary task.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On his first Sunday back, he gave a presentation on the missionary task, introduced the Seelys and shared how each church member\u2019s offerings make a difference. The church recently voted to increase its giving to the Cooperative Program. Goforth also plans to use the IMB Pray App with his church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAll of us can pray, all of us can give, and a lot of us can go. And so, I think that\u2019s just a great pipeline to be thinking through. How can I get involved for the glory of God, to see the nations worship him because he is worthy,\u201d Goforth said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Laughrun and Derry remain engaged with the pastors and plan to meet quarterly to assist with next steps and mobilization strategies. Derry said it\u2019s a great honor to be a part of the partnership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe effort is bringing even stronger partnership between the entities as we serve one another to see the Kingdom advance,\u201d Derry said. \u201cIt\u2019s an exciting time for cooperation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This April, 15 pastors and church planters from the North American Mission Board\u2019s (NAMB) Send Network &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/resource\/imb-send-network-partner-to-send-north-american-church-planters-overseas\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">IMB, Send Network partner to send North American church planters overseas<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20054,"template":"","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"content-type":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[],"channels":[],"topics":[],"languages":[],"class_list":["post-20047","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>IMB, Send Network partner to send North American church planters overseas - Send Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/resource\/imb-send-network-partner-to-send-north-american-church-planters-overseas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IMB, Send Network partner to send North American church planters overseas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This April, 15 pastors and church planters from the North American Mission Board\u2019s (NAMB) Send Network &hellip; 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