Building Bridges

Why the Mission North America Offering is so important...

One of the things I love about North American Ministries is when you pledge an amount to a church planter through faith promise, every penny goes directly into their account to pay their salary, start-up expenses, travel, and other planting-related expenses. However, this
model does leave a gap for support services.

Obviously, the church planter is essential on the field doing the heavy lifting, but an office with support staff “back home” is also essential. We know every dollar raised for a specific church plant is intended to go to that work, and we are proud to say it does. However, we also need to raise additional money for the support side, and this is where the annual Mission North America offering comes in.

We are equally proud of the fact that we depend less on gift income for support than we once did thanks to the Church Extension Loan and investment Fund (CELF). Income from CELF provides much of the revenue coming into our office to bolster our general fund. However, this fund, along with the Together Way plan, still falls short of fully funding the general fund, which provides for our office staff, conferences, recruitment, assessment, training, coaching, managing our field teams, and more.

This is why the Mission North America offering every November is so vital. Please make plans to give to this year’s offering.

Several states have funding plans providing money to specific church planters but again, none of this money goes into the NAM general fund. A strong general fund is essential to provide the support our field team needs, and one can’t exist without the other. We ask every individual, local church, district association, and state to participate in the offering. Plan ahead by praying for NAM, our office and field staff, and the success of the offering.

Then, put faith into action by giving on November 22, 2020, and every November following.

Our offering is always the Sunday before Thanksgiving, so mark it on your calendar! Thanks for your continued prayers and support. Together we can build bridges to the lost and see lives eternally changed.

Learn more at www.fwbnam.com.