J.D. Payne serves as a professor of Christian Ministry at Samford University. Prior to this, he was the pastor for church multiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, AL. Before that, he served with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and as an Associate Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also directed the Center for North American Missions and Church Planting.
Hear from Jorge Elías Sánchez on the exciting vision and unity coming from the GACX Latino 2025 gathering.
Their hope, to see a shared vision to answer, “How can the church work together to plant a church for everyone, in every place in Cameroon?”
GACX members, Unto, The Timothy Initiative (TTI), Global Church Movements (GCM), and The Jesus Film Project (JPF) are collaborating in their church planting efforts. Each organization brings different skills and approaches to assist each other. By building wells and water tanks, Unto helps pastors and church planters build trust in the world's hardest-to-reach locations.
By combining their strengths—Global Assist’s expertise in training and coaching, and NEHCS’s deep roots
in the community—they have created a model for church planting that prioritizes both
evangelism and the long-term health of churches.”
"Storytelling isn't just about being heard. The audience has to understand what is being shared."
“When we collaborate...It’s a way of celebrating the strengths and contributions of one another and accomplishing much more than doing it alone.” - Carol Magno GCM Philippines
“Sheno” fought in his South Asian country's liberation war many years ago. The experience of armed combat led him to continue fighting as a vigilante even after the war ended. One day, Sheno heard the message of the gospel. “If Jesus died for my sins, then that changes everything,”
