Avoiding Retreat, Moving Forward
Avoiding Retreat, Moving Forward by Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director January 1, 2021 begins the BCI budget year with an increase of the Baptist Convention of Iowa’s Cooperative Budget contributions from fifty percent of our budget to sixty percent. In the midst of...
Generous Giving in 2020
Thank You BCI Churches for Giving Generously in 2020 Thank you for your partnership for the gospel through giving in 2020. What a year it was! We are so grateful to you and your church for your participation in the BCI and we look forward with hope to see God at work...
New BCI Officers for 2021
For the first time in 2020, the BCI Annual Meeting was held "virtually" rather than in-person. There were many things that changed as a result of that and one crucial item that may have gone under the radar for many BCI pastors was the "business meeting" portion....
A New Year’s Prayer for Pastors
By Bob Allen, BCI Pastor & Church Support Staff for Southeast Iowa BCI Pastors and church leaders, Happy New Year! We are excited to partner alongside our pastors and church leaders for even greater gospel impact this year. As you begin another year of gospel...
2020 BCI Impact Report
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. – Philippians 1:3-5 In a year full of unanticipated challenges and unexpected...
For Unto You is Born a Savior
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in...
How to Think about Year-End Giving in 2020
How to Think about Year-End Giving in 2020By Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director Churches depend on the tithes and offering of church members in order to pay the bills. The end of the year gets us thinking about giving. Year-end giving is a major source of income...
A Prayer for Pastors this Christmas
How to End the Year Well: A Prayer for Pastors this ChristmasBy Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director Christmas is a season of expectation and celebration. But this year, many pastors instead find themselves in a season of weariness. One sure way to end this year...
Prepare for a Unique Christmas
How to End the Year Well: Prepare for a Unique ChristmasBy Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director Have you made plans for how you will end the year well in 2020? Considering all that we've gone through this year, it would be easy to be content with congratulating...
Better Together: 2020 Annual Meeting Report
2020 BCI Virtual Annual Meeting Report By Chris Eller, BCI Associate Executive Director The 2020 BCI Annual Meeting was held virtually on Monday, November 16th through Thursday, November 19th. Blessings of Going Virtual Like most large events in 2020, the Baptist...
