Cities' church planting maps posted by NAMB

Southern Baptists may access new online church planting maps for North America's largest, most influential and least-churched cities.

The North American Mission Board has posted digital maps highlighting current and planned church plants for 17 of the 30 cities targeted in its Send North America outreach. The maps are available at namb.net/cities. Maps for the remaining cities will be posted as they are completed.

The online maps stem from NAMB President Kevin Ezell's longstanding desire to show Southern Baptists specific "dots on a map" where new churches are needed in Send North America cities.

"If a church wants to get involved in a specific city, you don't have to wonder where the needs are," Ezell said. "This is a very tangible way to see the needs and also the huge impact adding these churches will have on these cities." Read more

What steps is the Anglican Church in North America taking to identify communities and neighborhoods where new churches are needed? Rather than sending Archbishop Bob Duncan on junkets to Africa and other parts of the world, shouldn't the ACNA be using its resources to reach the unchurched and plant new churches?