A call to reach every person in every town, every city, every state, and every nation.

About Vision 2025

We have been distracted far too long by all kinds of issues, debates, and, at times, even conflicts. Now, we are in one of the most defining moments in our history. We must change now. The stakes are high! For the future of America, the future around the world, and for the sake of our own future as the SBC, change is imperative.

As we look to this new future together—specifically the next five years—we have identified five strategic actions to recapture who Southern Baptists are as a people. We call these five strategic actions Vision 2025.

Vision 2025 is not simply a slogan or rallying cry. It’s a path forward to help us reimagine a new future together of reaching the world for Jesus Christ—every person, every town, every city, every state, and every nation. As you read more about Vision 2025, remember that the stakes are high and our challenges are great, but our God is greater.

Ronnie W. Floyd
President & CEO
SBC Executive Committee

"By growing our mission force by 500, and many of those 500 being devoted to training churches overseas to send their own missionaries, Southern Baptists will see an exponential impact from their Great Commission faithfulness.”

—Paul Chitwood, President, IMB

"The future of the church rests in the hands of the men and women we invest in and shape. What a great opportunity we have!”

—Ronnie Parrott, Lead Pastor, Christ Community Church

"I know of no better way to bring His presence into a community than with a new, evangelistically-focused church. We have to stay committed and focused on planting Gospel-proclamation outposts where they are needed most in North America.”

—Kevin Ezell, President, NAMB

"As church leaders, we must focus on evangelizing and discipling this next generation while we still have the opportunity. May we raise up a generation of men and women passionate for taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth.”

—Alex Himaya, Senior Pastor, BattleCreek Church

Strategic Action #1

Increase our total number of full-time, fully funded missionaries by a net gain of 500, giving us 4,200 full-time, fully funded missionaries through the IMB.

Strategic Action #2

Add 6,000 new churches to our Southern Baptist family, giving us more than 50,000 churches.

Strategic Action #3

Increase our total number of workers in the field through a new emphasis on “calling out the called,” and then preparing those who are called out by the Lord.

Strategic Action #4

Turn around our ongoing decline in reaching, baptizing, and discipling 12- to 17-year-olds in the prime of their teenage years.

Strategic Action #5

Increase our annual giving in successive years to reach and surpass $500 million given through the Cooperative Program to achieve these Great Commission goals.

What Southern Baptist Leaders Are Saying

“Reaching, baptizing, and discipling the next generation must be the priority of the church..”

— Shane Pruitt
National Next Gen Evangelism Director, NAMB

“To reach our neighbors with the Gospel, we need to see more churches planted across North America.”

— Dhati Lewis
Lead Pastor, Blueprint Church

“The Cooperative Program is the unified strategy that allows every church in every region to lock our hearts and hands in advancing the Gospel at home and around the world.”

— Willie McLaurin
Vice President for Great Commission Relations and Mobilization, SBCEC

Join us today as we commit to take the Gospel to every person in every town, every city, every state, and every nation.

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