Mark Your Calendar & Save-the-Date! Lunch & Learn – BCI Cultivation Co-Op When: Tuesday, May 23 • 11:30am–1:30pm Where: Machine Shed • 11151 Hickman Rd • Urbandale, IA Cost: Free for BCI Pastors & Church LeadersAre you looking to grow and improve your church ministry team? Look no further than the BCI Cultivation Co-Op Lunch & […]

Iowa Send Network Espanol Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 • 11:00am–2:00pm Living Waters Fellowship • Des Moines Join us for an Evangelism and Discipleship workshop in Spanish with speaker Jorge Rodriguez from SEND Network Espanol. It will be held at Living Waters Fellowship Church in Des Moines, IA on Wednesday, May 24th, 2023, from 11am-2pm. Open […]

An Evening For Eight – Choose from 5 Locations – Dinner & Conversation for BCI Pastors & Their WivesJoin the BCI Pastor & Church Connection Team for a complimentary dinner created exclusively for pastors and their wives.We’re excited to hear from you, your joys and challenges, as well as share valuable resources with you to […]

Life Changer Missions 2023 June 11–17 • Heartland Community Baptist Church • Sioux City, Iowa Life Changer Missions focuses on equipping teenagers for Christian missions through home repair and personal witness. Bring your youth students to Sioux City on June 11–17 to spend a week doing home repair and sharing the gospel in the community. Students […]

Preaching Workshop DATE: Friday, August 25thTIME: 8:00am THROUGH LUNCH LOCATION: First Family Church, Ankeny, Iowa COST: $25 (includes lunch) Preaching Panel with Rob Willey & Cole Deike We're thrilled to announce an upcoming workshop dedicated to the art of preaching! Join us for an insightful session featuring two of our local Iowa pastors, each bringing […]

2023 "For The Church" Conference Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminarySeptember 11-12 MBTS • Kansas City, MO For The Church Conference is a vital part of Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College’s aim to train ministry leaders for the magnification of God through the building up of the local church. This is the reason For The Church exists. […]

Area-Wide Youth Worker Gathering When: October 5th  •  11:30am–1:00pm Where: Waukee Church • 2075 SE LA Grant Pkwy, Waukee Cost: Free for any youth worker (Includes Lunch) Youth workers, mark your calendars for the Area-Wide Youth Worker Gathering. The goal of this lunch gathering is to help youth workers get to know one another, feel supported, and […]

2023 BCI Pastors Conference & Annual Meeting FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd & SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4th • First Family Church, AnkenyIowa Southern Baptists will be gathering on November 3rd & 4th for the 2023 BCI Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is an important opportunity for Iowa church leaders to celebrate what God is doing and partner together to reach […]

SERMON PREP MASTER CLASS WHEN: Monday, December 4th • 11:00am-12:00pm WHERE: Virtual Workshop (Online via Zoom) COST: Free for BCI Church Leaders PRESENTER: Scott Lindsey Elevate your sermon preparation skills with our FREE Sermon Prep Master Class featuring Logos! Join us for an enlightening training session led by the expert presenter and trainer, Scott Lindsey. […]

Area-Wide Youth Worker Gathering Thursday, January 11th  •  11:30am–1:00pm  •  Grace Church,  Des Moines Youth workers, mark your calendars for the Area-Wide Youth Worker Gathering. The goal of this lunch gathering is to help youth workers get to know one another, feel supported, and learn about useful resources. You'll also have the chance to discuss issues facing […]