Ronnie Floyd: Consider preaching a series on The Baptist Faith and Message
By Ronnie Floyd I am doing something I never thought I would do, and God is using it powerfully. We are preaching a 13-week summer series on The Baptist Faith and Message 2000. There are eighteen articles in the BF&M 2000; therefore, we have combined some to fit...
‘Word and deed’ healthcare missions leading many to faith in Christ
by Mark Kelly RICHMOND, Va. — All over the world, IMB health care missionaries are living out “word and deed” Christian faith, and people are responding with decisions to follow Jesus — some of them in places where the good news of God’s love is only just now...
Infographic: Giving Mayan descendants another chance to hear the gospel
About 1,200 years ago, the Mayan city of Copán in what is now Honduras was abandoned. Its inhabitants never heard of Jesus. Help reach a new generation with the Good News! Originally posted...
The epidemic of Bible illiteracy in our churches
Small groups are key to studying and understanding Scripture. By Ed Stetzer When was the last time you read a book? For almost 1 in 4 of us, it was more than a year ago, according to Pew Research. That's three times the number who didn't read a book in 1978. In...
Eight weekly records that every church should keep
By Thom S. Rainer If you have an aversion to numbers, you may want to skip this post. I understand. There have been too many church leaders who see numerical realities as a goal. Numbers thus can become the end instead of the means. But let’s not lose sight of the...
The Explainer: Christian bakers face $135k fine and gag order over wedding cake for same-sex couple
From The Weekly, a rundown of news by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission highlighting top news stories from the public square and providing commentary on the big issues of our day. Subscribe to The Weekly at erlc.com/theweekly. The Explainer: Christian bakers...
Cornerstone Church of Ames reaches out to Boone
by Pastor Jack Owens In the Spring of 2014, as the leadership of Cornerstone of Ames considered the people involved in our church, we discovered that there had been well over 100 people who had attended our church from Boone at various times, many on a regular basis....
Iowa Missions Offering 2015
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer The focus of the 2015 Iowa Mission Offering (William & Garlinda Hyde Iowa Missions Offering) will focus on reaching the Next Generation of Iowans for Christ. This year our foundation committee made two changes in...
Baptist Convention of Iowa Churches increase Cooperative Program Giving by Nineteen Percent
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer For the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2015, BCI churches gave nineteen percent more than the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2014. We boldly increased our funding for national and international missions...
GuideStone makes available retirement assistance for small churches
DALLAS — More than 600 churches across the Southern Baptist Convention are making use of a GuideStone program that can help their pastors as they plan for retirement. The Mission/Church Assistance Fund provides up to $3,000 in retirement contributions for pastors who...
