Who we are
Send Network catalyzes church planters and churches to expand gospel reach.
A Gospel Movement Where Disciples Are Made and Churches Are Multiplied
Christianity is declining in North America. To reverse this trend and join in God’s work of expanding His kingdom, we embrace the Missionary Task:
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Engage the City with the Gospel -
Make Disciples
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Plant a Church
Send Network is a Family of Churches Advancing the Gospel Across North America
These are the values that unite us:
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Seek First the Kingdom God is at work locally and globally.
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Deepen Devotion Without prayer and the Word, we are powerless.
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Stick Together We are a family united by a mission.
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Think Multiplication God’s global mission demands disciples and churches that multiply.
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Engage Your City The gospel changes lives, families, and communities.
Send Network Español
With millions of Spanish speakers from diverse cultures and generations across North America, there is an urgent need and a great opportunity for gospel engagement.
Send Network Español supports churches and leaders as they plant and multiply to reach this growing community—providing connection, training, and partnership along the way, trusting God to move and expand His kingdom.
Where we Plant
We partner with churches to plant in communities across North America. These are just some of the places where the work is already underway. Wherever God is leading, we can help you connect with leaders and take your next step as He continues to expand His kingdom.
Midwest
State Partnerships
- Dakotas
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas-Nebraska
- Michigan
- Minnesota-Wisconsin
- Missouri
- Ohio
Northeast
State Partnerships
South
Cities
State Partnerships
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- SBTC (Texas)
- Virginia
West
State Partnerships
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Northwest
- Utah-Idaho
- Wyoming
Collegiate Communities
College students are at a defining moment—shaping who they are and what they believe. Reaching them with the gospel creates a unique opportunity to impact campuses and send disciples to carry the gospel wherever they go.
Discover how you can impact the next generation through church planting.
Military Communities
Military communities are marked by constant movement and transition. Planting churches in these communities creates a unique opportunity to care for service members and their families—and send disciples to carry the gospel wherever they are sent next.
Explore how you can engage military communities through church planting.
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FAQs
Send Network is a partnership of people just like you— churches and church planters — planting churches everywhere for everyone throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. We help church planters by offering practical resources, training, and ongoing support from experienced leaders, ensuring they are well-equipped to plant new churches and reach their communities with the gospel.
Absolutely! Whether your church plant supports you as a full-time leader or you’re involved in covocational part-time ministry, Send Network has tools to support you. If you’re engaging in covocational ministry, here are some resources that you might find helpful.
Send Network planters must be theologically grounded and gospel-centered, conducting ministry in keeping with the principles and spirit of the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.
Following an approved application, the assessment process consists of an online pre-assessment and a 2-day, in-person assessment retreat designed to help you identify your strengths, growth areas, and readiness for the work of church planting.
Send Network is the church-planting pillar of the North American Mission Board (NAMB), which is an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention. The gospel is the heart behind NAMB’s four focus areas: Evangelism, Send Network (church planting), Send Relief (compassion ministry), and Chaplaincy.
Send Network partners with SBC churches to financially support their church planting efforts. Funding for each individual plant varies in terms of the number of partners involved financially, but usually involves a Sending Church and multiple Supporting churches.