WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting
Featuring: A joint commissioning service for IMB and NAMB missionaries. Be a part of the commitment, prayer, and excitement as up to 100 missionaries are commissioned to share the gospel in North America and around the world. A tour of historical sites significant to...
Time for Change – The Salt Company Ames
By Nathan Mowry, Ministry Leader Recently at Salt Company a freshman, Sam, came to a Thursday night gathering by himself, knowing no one else in the crowd. He had never been to Salt before, but knew he wanted change in his life. This was the only place he thought to...
Are You Living a Transparent Life?
by Justin Davis 3 questions to help you be honest with yourself and others. The reality of sexual sin can exist within the church just as easily as it can outside it. Protecting yourself — and your family — goes deeper than accountability. What does it mean to be...
How Can the Church Respond to Depression?
by Todd Wermers , Phil Herndon Humans struggle. Particularly in more "churched" communities of the United States, the church has often assumed churchgoers are immune to the struggles of those outside its walls. This is no less true with depression. Fortunately, the...
Congratulations, Senior! – The Salt Company Ames
By Jenn Lee, TSC Coordinator Over the years, Salt Company continues to grow and expand. The average attendance number this spring has been 1,340! While that is exciting and we are extremely grateful, it also means our ability to have in-depth interactions with a broad...
7 Last-minute Tips for VBS
by LifeWay Staff The final weeks and days before VBS can be overwhelmingly busy, especially for the director or teacher who feels she is carrying all or most of the responsibility single-handedly. The following tips will not only make the days leading up to VBS more...
The World at Our Doorstep, Reaching International People Groups in Iowa
With the recent immigration of refugees from around the world into Iowa, we have a unique opportunity to reach people from people groups that would have been much more difficult to reach just a few years ago. If you have one or more of these immigrant groups in your...
Leadership Focus – The Salt Company Ames
By Kendra Gustafson, Ministry Leader The Salt Company's vision for Iowa State’s campus is to reach more people than ever with the gospel of Jesus Christ. One way we want to do that is by getting more of our Salt Company student leaders into dorms and apartments across...
Nigerian Christians find hope amid persecution
by William Bagsby NIGERIA (BP) -- The Nigerian church leader was secretly housing new followers of Jesus, former Muslims. When the time came for his second child to be born, he left his house to carry his wife to a clinic. "While he was away with her, his home was...
Pastors’ task force releases report on declining baptisms
ALPHARETTA (BP) -- A task force designed to address declining baptisms among Southern Baptist churches released its full report today (May 12).An urgent, immediate call for spiritual renewal and personal commitment to evangelism and discipleship are the common threads...
