Iowa Southern Baptists will be gathering virtually on November 16th–19th for the 2020 BCI Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is an important opportunity for Iowa church leaders to move “Forward in Faith” to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ in Iowa and beyond.

Session 3: church development

Wednesday, November 18th • 6:00 pm

In Session 3 we focus on Church Development and take a look at how BCI churches are doing as well as new opportunities to support and strengthen our churches.

Ben Mandrell – Full Interview

Ben Mandrell was elected the 10th president of LifeWay Christian Resources in 2019. As president and CEO, Mandrell provides vision and strategic leadership to the nonprofit organization. Prior to joining LifeWay, he pastored churches in Colorado and Tennessee.

Jason Allen – Full Interview

Dr. Jason K. Allen has served as the fifth president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Kansas City, Mo. Since coming to Midwestern Seminary, he has led the institution to become one of the largest and fastest-growing seminaries in North America.

Jim Randall – Full Interview

Jim Randall became one of the founding officers of Auxano in 2014, along with founder, Will Mancini. As CEO, Jim leads a virtual team of consultants that has a contagious passion for serving the local church. Auxano has helped over 1,000 churches achieve break-thru clarity to realize their ministry vision.

Terry Townsend – Full Interview

Terry Townsend is the Senior Agency Principal and a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) at the American Church Group. The American Church Group of Iowa & Platte River is a team of church insurance specialists dedicated to helping ministries find the right insurance coverage to meet their unique needs.

Panel Discussion – Full Interview

Join Ed Gregory, Chris McRae, Bob Allen, and Chris Eller as we look at the state of the church within the BCI and how BCI churches and pastors are pushing past the challenges of COVID in 2020 to new ministry and community outreach opportunities.