Conclusion

Observation tells us that there are three types of churches in relation to potential Spanish ministries:

• The church located in a predominately Hispanic community and who has the potential of developing a solid and thriving Spanish ministry.
• The church located in an area where there is a small concentration of Hispanics. This church will probably only have a Spanish outreach without developing a solid ministry or a new indigenous church.
• The church that is located in an area where there are no Hispanics but that has an interest in reaching them. This church has the potential of investing people and resources in other communities.

No matter which category your church falls into, God can use you to help reach the Latin American population. May God help us to accept that He has brought a mission field to our own country for us to reach. May God keep us from the resentment and stereotypes that would hinder us from taking the gospel of Christ to Latinos. May God also give us the willingness to do away with our comfort zones and immerse ourselves in the foreign Latin-American culture. Finally, may we love Hispanics with Christ’s love and find a way to reach them.

At Baptist Church Planters, we are asking God to begin a movement of reaching Hispanics within our fundamental Baptist circles. If we may be of help or an encouragement in any way, please let us know. May God richly bless you as you seek to reach the mission field in your own backyard.