Three types of church revitalization
By Thom S. Rainer The year was 520 BC. The temple in Jerusalem remained in ruins. God had provided the resources for the people to rebuild the temple, but they used them for their own selfish desires (Haggai 1:4). God addressed the issue in two primary ways. First, He...
Ronnie Floyd: What’s on my heart about our upcoming Southern Baptist Convention
By Ronnie Floyd For eleven months, I have had one of the greatest privileges ever given to me by the Lord. Serving as President of the Southern Baptist Convention is one of the most humbling and overwhelming experiences in life and leadership. With each day, while my...
Living Proof with Beth Moore in Milwaukee August 14-15
2 Million Women Have Been Transformed Over The Last 17 Years Join best-selling author Beth Moore at a Living Proof Live event and see how one weekend can change your life. No two messages are the same! The truth is a powerful tool for life change—the truth spoken in...
Scavenger Hunt opens students’ eyes to internationals in their community
Have you noticed? The face of North America is changing! In fact, the United States has become a modern crossroads of peoples from the entire globe. This is great news when it comes to spreading the gospel to all peoples. You have the opportunity to touch the world...
BCI Communication Update
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer Relationship requires communication. Below is a list of the tools that we use most to communicating across larger audiences throughout the Baptist Convention of Iowa. The first one, the one that we use most may be a...
Iowa Campers On Mission serve at City on a Hill Church in Melcher
Iowa Campers On Mission (COM) recently served at City on a Hill Church in Melcher, Iowa. Five COM members plus members from their church worked for five days accomplishing many needed tasks and enjoying fellowship. Tasks competed at City on a Hill Church included:...
Crest Baptist Church honors law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty
Union County Sheriff Rick Piel and Creston Police Chief Paul Ver Meer accept a law enforcement memorial flag from Joe Powers, representing Crest Baptist Church. In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week...
Mile-wide EF3 plows through Central Oklahoma, SBDR on scene
By Beverly Cooper BRIDGE CREEK, Okla. -- Oklahoma City meteorologists had been warning for several days that impending storms, likely packing tornadoes, would strike Wednesday, May 6. Area residents know to take these predictions seriously as local forecasters are...
Memorial Day: in their own words
By NAMB Staff ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- For many Americans, Memorial Day is simply an extra day of rest. But for millions of others, it's a day of memories and reflections on the friends and family who sacrificed everything in the defense of freedom. These are three...
Van Meter Baptist Church honors Sunday School teachers with a new memorial
In 2013, Van Meter resident Buck Robison approached the church for an opportunity to pay tribute to one of his former Sunday School teachers, Maxine Allcott. Mrs. Allcott was a Sunday School teacher in the 1950s for the Evangelical United Brethren Church, site of the...
