When the Baptist Convention of New England came into possession of an old church building in Massachusetts, BCNE leaders knew exactly what they wanted to do with it.
"We were fortunate enough to have the building donated to us, and now we hope to turn it into a church planting center for training planters in the New England area," Tim Buehner, evangelism consultant and mission mobilization leader for the BCNE, said of the building in Worcester given to the convention earlier this year.
Yet the renovation is daunting and costly, requiring everything from demolition and construction crews to painting, carpentry and masonry skills. Simply put -- they can't do it alone.
"We have a huge need and not enough resources," Buehner said, noting, "I'm sure we're not the only ones with this dilemma. There are extreme needs in areas like ours all over the nation where the majority of churches are small and pastored by bivocational leaders. In places like this, you can't do everything on your own; you need a little help."
That's why Buehner chose to post the convention's need on the North American Mission Board's Volunteer Opportunities map. Located online (namb.net/volunteer-opportunities), NAMB created the tool to connect churches and associations that have needs akin to New England's with volunteer mission teams who can help. Keep reading
What's your denomination or judicatory (diocese, district, network, presbytery, synod) doing to alert local churches to mission opportunities? What is it doing to connect churches and deaneries or their equivalent that have needs with those who can help?
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