First Baptist Church Bettendorf welcomes new pastor and family
By Kristy Smith, Administrative Assistant at FBC Bettendorf February of 2014 as Pastor Jim Perkins announced his retirement here at First Baptist Church of Bettendorf Iowa, Dr. Cory Gonyo and his family were beginning the prayerful decision of exiting the foreign...
National WMU welcomes new ministry consultants
by Julie Walters (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) – Jan. 5, 2015 – Amy Boone and Lena Plunk join the staff of national WMU today as ministry consultants on WMU’s adult resource team. Boone will be responsible for providing development, direction and leadership to WMU’s adult...
VBS 2015 – Journey Off The Map
Take the journey! LifeWay's VBS will take your kids to uncharted territory where they will begin to understand that obedience to God can lead them beyond the expected. So, toss the map, stick close to your guide, and prepare to listen for God’s direction in this...
13 things mission-minded people do differently
By Susie Rain SOUTHEAST ASIA (BP) -- Who are mission-minded people? How do they see the world? While they could be found in your church, place of work or coaching Little League, what do mission-minded people do differently? International Mission Board missionaries...
Resolve to read the Bible
by Redunda Noble MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BP) -- It is that time of year again -- the time when Americans have made New Year's resolutions. We've promised to eat healthier foods, exercise more and lose weight. Most of us, though, have fallen prey to the never-ending cycle of...
CP 3.11 percent ahead of 2013 pace
By BP Staff NASHVILLE (BP) --Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention's portion of the Cooperative Program are 3.11 percent ahead of the same time frame at the end of 2013 and 3.84 percent under the SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget...
A New Year!
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader A New Year! What’s that all about? It’s kind of arbitrary when you think about it, isn’t it? Someone, someplace, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away decided that the lunar cycles and the solar cycle ought to line up....
WMU Western Regional Leadership Summit
Date: February 19–21, 2015 Location: Del Norte Baptist Church Albuquerque, New Mexico Cost: Registration fee is $49 per person until January 15, 2015, or $59 after January 15. Register Now! Hotel reservations are separate from event registration. Special room rates...
Discussion Forum with Kevin Ezell changed to Video Conference
Dr. Kevin Ezell has accepted an interim pastor position at a church whose pastor has recently passed away. Therefore, he will not be able to personally attend the previously scheduled discussion forum. However, the discussion will continue in a video conference...
Retired Texas school teacher plants Denver church, baptizes 60 in two years
By Tobin Perry AURORA, Colo. – Mike Alexander never attended seminary. He had never pastored a church. He didn’t even know what a church planter did. That is, until he became one. Now, about two years after arriving in Aurora, Colo., and about 23 months after he...
