Our Vision
Vision
(What we want to see)
To see all who don't know Jesus come to follow him in faithful, God-honoring lives -
especially the unreached peoples of the world.
Mission
(How we’ll get there)
We will mobilize SDBs all over the world for effective mission work. We will come
alongside SDBs to recognize and leverage how God has resourced and positioned them
to build His kingdom reign - with a strategic focus on reaching unreached people groups.​
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​In the fall of 2025, our leadership team (Andrew Samuels, Garfield Miller, Miriam Berg, and Andrés Jara) gathered in Florida for a full-day vision meeting. Prayerfully, we charted a five-year course centered on one ultimate aim: fulfilling our mission by reaching unreached people groups. Our goal is that by the end of 5 years, 50% of the conferences we partner with will be positioned to begin reaching UPGs. This will enable our vision that in 10 years, individuals are coming to Christ and churches are being planted in multiple UPGs as a result of the work of SDBs.
How do we plan to accomplish this?
Strategic Partnerships
We will work to help our partners create a Missions Mobilization Network in 2 new countries each year for the next five years. We will strengthen and multiply global partnerships. By the end of 2030, we aim for at least 10 SDB conferences to have active missions committees at the conference level, multiplying the reach of missions. Many of our partner conferences are physically and culturally close to UPGs, and so they are the natural choice to work among them.
We will work to create 5 new church partnerships within the NA Conference each year. We also plan to expand our Global Partnerships program, connecting North American churches directly with churches abroad for prayer, mentoring, and joint ministry. This program will also be used to educate North American churches about the UPGs that are at arm's reach in their communities - international students, immigrants, and refugees.​
We will intentionally facilitate regional communication between conferences, starting with parts of Africa.
Leadership Development
In addition to the regular mentoring relationships our Directors have with SDB Conference leaders around the world, SDB Africa Bible College, the SDBU Intro to Missions Class, Missions Coaching, and other leadership development opportunities, our vision is that by the end of five years, 20 SDB conferences will have access to ongoing formal leadership training and discipleship—including missions education that highlights unreached people groups and those nearest to them culturally. We are looking at multiple new strategies to accomplish this.
Sustainabile Projects
Over the next 5 years, our goal is to prioritize sustainable projects across 10 countries. In addition, we plan to leverage and multiply our impact by helping our partners connect with NGOs and other organizations that can equip them to pursue sustainable projects. This will allow churches to generate resources, grow in resilience, and be better positioned to care not only for their own needs and communities, but also for the UPGs in their countries. In years 1-3, we will develop an NGO database, and in years 4-5, we plan to refer 50% of financial requests to other organizations positioned and equipped to better help them. Additionally, we will begin delegating project management to the Missions Mobilization Network Conference teams that will be developed.
This vision is bold...
...but it is grounded in trust that God is already at work and that He invites His people to join Him. As we look ahead, there are many ways to participate in what God is doing, whether through generous giving that strengthens partnerships and leadership development, through joining a Global Partnership that connects your church with others across cultures, or through discerning next steps with a Missions Coach.
This vision is not only about strategy or structure. It is about faithfulness, obedience, and shared mission. As God continues to lead, we move forward with hope, confident that He will supply what is needed and guide each step along the way.