Church Planting

Vision for Church Planting

We see a day where every community, every people group, and every person in Minnesota and Wisconsin has the opportunity to meet Jesus where they are, respond to the gospel, be nurtured in a biblical fellowship, and personally follow Jesus and His Great Commission.

Every Community, Every Person

  1. Mobilize prayer for lostness and church planting
  2. Cultivate unreached and under-reached places and people groups
  3. Engage places and people with the gospel message and ministry
  4. Develop a plan for growing the next generation of leaders
  5. Encourage church planting activities
  6. Utilize effective communication
  7. Create and implement holistic and comprehensive associational/district/regional church planting strategies

Supporting church – a church that provides prayer, ministry activities and/or physical support to a new church plant, often short term or one time.

Conclusions

  1. Spiritual lostness is a major issue in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
  2. Church planting is an effective method of reaching people with the gospel message.
  3. Every church can and should be involved in church planting at some level.
  4. Prayer must be an integral part of church planting.
  5. Wisconsin and Minnesota can and should be impacted with the transforming message of Jesus Christ.

NAMB/SEND Church Planting Team

Send Minnesota and Wisconsin Church Planting Leader:

Joshua Whetstine
jwhetstine@namb.net
(612) 900-6700

Send City Missionary – Twin Cities:

Jonathan Parnell
jonathan@citieschurch.com
(919) 624-1373

Wisconsin Church Planting Catalyst:

Dr. Mark Millman
mark@wisconsinbaptist.org
(608) 244-5928

Twin Cities Church Planting Catalyst:

Gerardo Rodriguez-Antivero
ministerios2008@msn.com
(704) 747-1007

2025 Potential Plants

LOCATIONPEOPLE GROUP
New Prague, MNLatino
Northfield, MNLatino
Austin, MNBurmese
Iglesia Bautista Gracia y Paz/St. Paul, MNLatino
Morris, MNLatino
Twin CitiesBurmese
Pierz, MNLatino
Emmanuel Church Sun PrairieHispanic
Emmanuel Church in WaunakeeHispanic

2026 Potential Plants

LOCATIONPEOPLE GROUP
Minneapolis, MNBrazilian
Morris, MNLatino
Burnsville, MNMultiethnic
Minneapolis, MNMultiethnic
Minneapolis, MNLatino
St. Paul, MNAfrican
Milwaukee, WIBrazilian
Alexandria, MNAnglo
International Falls, MNAnglo
Waunakee, WIHispanic
Green Bay, WIHispanic
Verona, WIHispanic