There are some moments in life that stay with you. One of those moments for me was when I was praying through the call to come to the North American Mission Board and accept the role as president. God made it clear to me that he wanted me to help lead Southern Baptists to see North America as what it truly is: a mission field. And the phrase that kept rolling through my mind and heart was, “Live with Urgency.” You’ve probably heard me say this time and time again. But as I’ve traveled from one end of this continent to the other, I see that Southern Baptists are truly realizing that the time is short and that “night is coming when no man can work.”
Filed under: God's Plan for Sharing, Great Commission, Missionaries, NAMB, North America, SBC, State Associations on May 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Kevin Lyons was leaving our offices on February 20 and received a crucial phone call—one that has changed, and saved, his life. As we welcome him back after several weeks of recovery, we also want to recount his story as one of answered prayer.
The phone call was from a nurse in the transplant unit of [...]
Filed under: NAMB on May 8th, 2009 | No Comments »
I’m just back this week after having had the privilege of speaking at the PULSE 09 Conference for the Dakota Baptist Convention. — Geoff Hammond
Filed under: God's Plan for Sharing, NAMB, North America, State Associations, Uncategorized on May 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
God has filled our past and present experiences with lessons He wants us to learn and use throughout our lifetimes. The question is, will we see what He’s trying to show us and really put it into action. Recently, the chairman of our Board of Trustees sent me an article about something God taught him from his childhood. I thought I would share it with you here. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. — Geoff Hammond
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Times are tough. Recession… layoffs… the stock market—the news is bad and it seems like it gets worse every day. But right now, there’s a spiritual stimulus at work in our land. Talk to any of your more than 5,600 North American missionaries and they’ll tell you that these tough times are also times of great opportunity.
Filed under: Annie Armstong Easter Offering, NAMB, North America on May 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
