The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), alternatively the Great Commission Baptists, is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist organization, the largest Protestant, and the second-largest Christian body in the United States.

 

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has a significant presence in the Philippines through various conventions, fellowships, and partnerships, notably the Luzon Convention of Southern Baptist Churches (LCSBC), the Filipino Southern Baptist Fellowship of North America (FSBFNA), and the mission agency One Sending Body (OSB), which works with the International Mission Board (IMB) to send Filipino missionaries globally, emphasizing church planting and cross-cultural outreach. These organizations focus on mobilizing Filipino believers to spread the gospel, partnering with SBC entities, and establishing churches both locally and internationally. 

 

One Sending Body (OSB) is an agency formed by five Southern Baptist conventions in the Philippines to send Filipino missionaries internationally, working with the IMB.

 

At the 6th Triennial Congress of One Sending Body on August 16, 2025, a key development in the mobilization efforts of both One Sending Body and International Teams Phils., transpired when the two groups signed a key document that forged a special partnership in mission mobilization and deployment. The Memorandum of Understanding serves as a partnership or collaborative agreement to mobilize, equip, and deploy OSB’s missionaries to countries across the world. The common goal of these two organizations is to share God’s love and His plan for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. The agreement states also that Philippine Southern Baptist Convention/ Churches, in partnership with OSB, are encouraged to avail of International Teams missionary training opportunities offered in the area most convenient to potential Goers. In addition, properly equipped OSB missionaries for deployment may serve in mission fields identified/ referred by International Teams and its network. The agreement concludes with an understanding that both OSB and ITP will develop strategies on how to accelerate the deployment of Missionaries in places where they are urgently needed.

 

This official document marks the beginning of an exciting chapter in Philippine mission mobilization that we believe will not just enhance and expand the Filipino global mission agenda but bring us closer to the culmination of the prophecy to our nation.