First Baptist Church Arlington

We are a sending church. FBCA is committed to sending it's own Cross-Cultural workers anywhere in the world. We are prepared to equip, send and support those that feel called to live overseas. This is a thorough process but one we believe is fundamental to kingdom work. Our church's core region of focus is West Africa but we are praying for two more to be identified in the next five years. Read more about how you could pursue such a calling and our core regions of focus by visiting www.fbca.org/endsoftheearth. There are three main ways in which we support those being sent from our church body: Partner Church: This relationship is attributed to any worker that is affiliated or connected to FBCA but is not a member nor are they commissioned by our church body. That said, they are integral to our work in various parts of the world and are affiliated to our church in some personal way. this may apply to those sent with other agencies with whom we partner. We also tend to welcome them when they are on stateside assignment but there is not a direct connection to strategy and implementation. Home Church: This relationship applies to any individual that is a member of FBCA and wants to serve overseas in some capacity. In this relationship, the church doe not play a role in supervision or financial support as those needs are often met by other means. Nonetheless, we want to remain a critical identity of support through advocacy and prayer. These individuals main connection would be through core prayer/advocacy groups here at our church. Sending Church: This relationship is attributed to any candidate that completes the commissioning process outlined by the Direct Mission Sending Council and is a member of FBCA. This may result in various levels of funding that range from core region, core region development or project funding but in all scenarios, FBCA is considered the sending church. This relationship is defined by missiological, strategic and spiritual supervision by the DMSC and advocacy from the larger church body.