In October 2010, a group of 20 Southeasterners spent a week in one of the most influential cities in the United States - Boston, Massachusetts. They served church planters, prayed, talked about the Gospel, and got a feel for what life was like in this premier New England town. This site chronicles their work.
Fewer than 2% of people in the Boston area are evangelicals, a statistic which translates to millions and millions of lost souls. Southern Baptist are at work in Boston, but the opportunities remain for a movement of God in the city. The Southeastern team saw it all firsthand.
The soil in Boston for the gospel is hard, and often parched. But lots of water, careful and relentless digging and a wheelbarrow-load of patience will yield a bountiful harvest for the kingdom.
Student Boe Ellis reflects on the Boston trip and the importance of living life on mission.
Jan Vezikov, a Southeastern graduate, moved to Boston in the summer of 2009 to plant Grace Church near Allston and Brighton, in the vicinity of Boston University’s campus.
By almost any measure, Boston is a cool town.It has a rich history, beautiful architecture, strong patriotic spirit, inviting public spaces, and some great sports teams. Visitors feel welcome, and there is no shortage of things to do.
Boston, like other leading international cities, is filled with people from all different cultures and races, differing income levels, different status. But they are all loved by the Lord Jesus Christ, and Southern Baptist are moving to plant churches and reach them with the Gospel.
Praying. Witnessing. Serving. The Boston team got to experience a little bit of everything during their weeklong mission experience in the Northeast.
The Redemption Hill team - Tanner Turley, Jon Chasteen, Josh Miller, and Abbey Cook - moved to Boston several months ago to plant a church and shine the light of the Gospel in the town of Medford.