Missional Engagement

MAP Stories: Discipleship in action around the globe

Dec 7, 2021

Our Missionary Adoption Program (MAP) missionaries have been busy reaching new people and sharing Christ. See how missionaries have been doing this in Brazil, Vancouver, and Spain!

2021 Missions Banquet celebrates a fruitful year of ministry and missions

Nov 16, 2021

On Monday, Nov. 15, at the 2021 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting, a group of over 200 missions-minded individuals gathered to celebrate the work being done through the ministries of the Center for Missional Engagement and give glory to God for the fruit.

Devoted Rally encourages unity and intergenerational Kingdom work

Nov 15, 2021

"He wants [everyone] to understand that His Kingdom already flourishes for all people,”

Church planter responds to ‘fire in his bones’

Oct 26, 2021

A new church plant south of Houston is growing fast. Read Pastor Kyle Jackson’s story and learn more about church planting through Texas Baptists.

Tending to your church’s garden: A guide to revitalization and replanting

Oct 26, 2021

Director of Church Health Strategy Jonathan Smith and Associate Director of Missions Tom Howe explain the differences between revitalizing and replanting a church and how they can lead to new life.

Texas Baptists churches and ministries respond to Del Rio/Acuña border crisis

Sep 22, 2021

Along the Texas/Mexico border, over 14,000 immigrants have congregated in an encampment under a bridge connecting Del Rio, Texas to Acuña, Mexico.

An update from a Southeast Asia MAP missionary

Aug 24, 2021

Within this month, my family and I are still in good shape by the grace of God and his mercy. 

Proclaiming Good News from the Hilltop

Aug 17, 2021

The young girl had never heard of prayer and didn’t know there was a God to whom she could speak.

A journey with your Mary Hill Davis Offering® dollars to the Valley

Jul 27, 2021

Read how the Mary Hill Davis Offering is making a difference in the lives of people in the Rio Grande Valley.

MAP Stories: Canoes and salvations in the Amazon

Jul 21, 2021

"That just gives me greater certainty that it is worth investing time praying for those that no one believes would ever come to Christ."

BOUNCE teams bring relief to families impacted by hurricanes in Puerto Rico

Jul 15, 2021

"...we have all these folks here in this community and we get to come alongside them and meet their needs. And that’s what Jesus would do."

MAP Stories: Burnaby Born Again in Canada

May 28, 2021

“We keep praying and keep dreaming and keep pursuing new opportunities to share the Gospel”

Migration and the Church

Apr 27, 2021

Let us take advantage of the opportunities the Lord is giving us to minister and to reach the immigrants in our generation.

Updates from the Amazon

Mar 25, 2021

In Brazil, Missionary Adoption Program (MAP) missionaries are continuing to spread the Gospel across the country.

BOUNCE Spring Break gives students missional opportunities in southeast Texas

Mar 22, 2021

“Opportunities like this help us shift our focus off of ‘me’ and focus on things that really matter,”

River Ministry missionary continues prison ministry in Mexico despite COVID-19 restrictions

Mar 8, 2021

“While we wait for our circumstances to change, we can still pray for the women’s physical health and spiritual growth."

Still Serving in Brazil

Mar 3, 2021

Stories from the field during this time of pandemic and quarantine in 2021 in Brazil.

Young Adult Rally shares biblical responses to challenges in 2020

Nov 16, 2020

“We have to think, engage our minds, pray, seek the Lord and at the end of the day based upon what we know about God and his values, move forward”