November 3-4, 2017
Cornerstone Church  |  Ames, IA

The Baptist Convention of Iowa is excited to partner with Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to bring a For the Church Micro Conference (FTC) to Ames, Iowa. The BCI Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with this great opportunity to hear from outstanding speakers.  FTC is a free event, open to everyone.

The annual BCI Pastors/Wives reception and dinner will be held prior to the first session of the Micro Conference Friday, November 3 at Cornerstone Church of Ames. Pastoral staff may RSVP for the reception, dinner, and hotel (if needed) via this link: Pastor/Wife Event. There is a $50 registration fee for anyone needing hotel accommodations for this event.

BCI has secured a block of hotel rooms at the Hampton Inn, Dayton Avenue, Ames, for Friday, November 3 at a rate of $110 + tax. Individuals (messengers and non-pastoral staff) attending the annual meeting and FTC are welcome to secure reservations using this link: http://group.hamptoninn.com/baptistconvofiowa.

The schedule for the 2-day event is as follows:

Friday, Nov. 3

  • 4:00 pm BCI Pastors/Wives Reception
    Messenger Registration/Displays open
  • 5:00 pm BCI Pastors/Wives Dinner
  • 6:30 pm For the Church Micro Conference Session 1, Jason Allen
  • 7:45 pm Break
  • 8:00 pm For the Church Micro Conference Session 2, Jared Wilson
  • 9:30 pm For the Church/Midwestern Seminary Dessert Reception

Saturday, Nov. 4

  • 9:00 am For the Church Micro Conference Session 3, Jeff Dodge
  • 10:15 am Break
  • 10:30 am For the Church Micro Conference Session 4, TBD
  • 11:30 am Micro Conference Close
  • 11:45 am BCI Annual Meeting Call to Order
  • 12:30 pm BCI Regional Meetings and Lunch
  • 1:15 pm BCI Annual Meeting Continues
  • 3:00 pm BCI Annual Meeting Adjourns
If you would like to attend the FTC Conference, but not the annual meeting, you may register for the conference at mbts.edu/ftcames.
For more information about the For The Church Conference go to mbts.edu/ftcames.
For registration and lodging questions contact Mandy Stenberg at MStenberg@BCIowa.org or 515-809-2919.