North America Missions

Department of Missions
P.O. Box 30910
Little Rock, AR 72260

Tel: (501) 455-4977
Fax: (501) 455-3636

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North American Missions

North American Missions has the primary responsibility of planting new churches in those regions of North America that are unreached by state associations. The churches of the Baptist Missionary Association of America are located predominantly in six states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Missouri. Of the 1,288 churches and missions listed in the 2003 Directory and Handbook, 1,148 of them are located in these six states. This leaves only 140 churches throughout the remaining 44 states and one in Canada.

It is estimated that approximately 35 million people live in these six states. This accounts for 12.5% of the approximate 280 million population of the United States. Approximately 93% of BMA churches are located where only 12.5% of the population resides. The responsibility of North American Missions is to reach out to those 245 million people in the United States and the 28 million in Canada with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Partnership Program

The Partnership Program has become the best way to support new missionaries. Sixty percent of a Partnership missionary's salary is guaranteed by the Baptist Missionary Association of America and the remaining 40% is provided through supporting partners who contribute the balance of the salary and all ministry funds necessary to maintain the church-planting effort.

The program is unique and flexible. It gives the ability to respond to the diverse needs of church-planting throughout North America and still provide quality oversight and encouragement.

Operational Support

The North American Missions Program includes financial support, oversight, evaluation, affirmation, and opportunities for professional development. Every missionary is assigned a personal mentor (one who has successfully planted a church himself) as a friend, advisor, and strategist to assist him in his work. Management is then localized and functions on a more personal basis. This operational support contributes to the effectiveness of the North American Program.