Ministers and Spouse Retreat
The Pastor’s Conference of the Baptist Convention of Iowa hosted a Minister and Spouse Retreat March 28-29 in Des Moines. After opening the weekend in prayer. Pastor John Jakes of Calvary Baptist Church in Indianola invited the over 50 ministers, spouses and guests to...
Calvary Baptist Indianola Celebrates Anniversary
On Sunday afternoon April 6, the Calvary Baptist Church family in Indianola celebrated the 30th anniversary of assembling in their church building. More than 50 people gathered (including former pastors and their spouses) to share memories of God’s mighty deeds in...
On Mission, Vision, and Strategy
Have you seen those signs in government, non-profit, and some company offices that have an expensive plaque that displays the organization’s mission statement? “We at company ABC will be customer centric and use new and existing technologies to maximize resources to...
Dying and awakened by God to preach, former Muslim shares boldly
The coffin began to shake. The men carrying the coffin immediately dropped it and ran away from what was once a corpse. Mark* was dead. The air had left his lungs. Two days before, after a long day of preaching the Gospel in neighboring villages, Mark had returned...
NAMB Shares SEND NORTH AMERICA Vision with Pastors
By Tobin Perry NASHVILLE, Tenn. — More than 260 church planters, pastors and spouses came together in Nashville, Tenn., to learn about and engage with Send North America through the Discover North America Experience, held March 31-April 1. The Nashville gathering both...
Gabby – The Salt Company Ames
By Gabe Noll, Global Ministry Leader Over the course of the last semester, Gabby had been attending Salt Company every Thursday night. She even decided to try getting involved with a Connection Group, something that was completely foreign to her. As she heard the...
IMB Partnership Information Meeting
The Baptist Convention of Iowa is hosting a meeting with senior leadership of the International Mission Board (IMB) on Monday, July 28 from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm at Cornerstone Church in Ames. The purpose of the meeting is to explore ways to increase partnership between...
EVANGELISM SPOTLIGHT: CHURCH REVITALIZATION
KC-area church regains spiritual vitality Editor’s note: The North American Mission Board’s evangelism ministries are focused on six primary areas: Evangelism Networks/Resources, Chaplaincy, LoveLoud ministry evangelism, Disaster Relief, Church Revitalization and...
Disaster Relief volunteers needed for mud-out and rebuild ministry in Colorado
Colorado Baptists are asking Iowa Southern Baptists to assist them as they return to help residents in communities devastated by flood waters last fall. More than 80% of the damaged structures are in Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties where thousands of families and...
Ministry Report – The Salt Company Ames
New Life! By Mark Vance, TSC Director The Spring Semester at Salt Company has been fruitful and full of students coming to new life in Christ. On February 28-March 2, we had nearly 700 students attend our annual Spring Retreat at the Embassy Suites in Des Moines....
