Reconciled
A Love Loud Ministry Conference By Mandi McCluer On March 1st, Iowans from around the state gathered at Crestwood Baptist Church in Des Moines for the Reconciled Conference. Those who attended were informed on various needs and challenged to respond, so that they...
Collegiate Ministry leaders learn from multiplying northwest church
Editors note: We have our very own multiplying collegiate ministry here in Iowa, called The Salt Company. On June 5th the Baptist Convention of Iowa is co-sponsoring a Collegiate Ministry Training Conference with The Salt Company in Ames. Go...
Gospel offers hope amid Peru’s growing sex industry
By Emily Pearson The young woman stands alone under a streetlight, hugging her bare arms against the chilly night air. The sidewalk is teeming with people passing by, but she stays put, occasionally shifting from one stiletto heel to the other. She talks to no one,...
Ignite Youth Leadership Conference Celebrates 10 years of Equipping Youth Ministries
Grace Church, Des Moines IA. - At 5:30 PM Friday, March 14th there was excitement in the air as the Ignite Youth Leadership conference anticipated celebrating its 10th year of equipping youth ministries in the Midwest. The students began pouring in from Missouri,...
Lacona Baptist Church is on the move. Literally.
For more than twenty years Lacona Baptist Church has met in an old store building on Main Street in Lacona. The LORD recently enabled us to purchase a church building in the nearby town of Melcher-Dallas. It is a simple block structure 60 x 30, with a full basement,...
Ministry Report – The Salt Company Iowa City
The month of March flew by – we cannot believe it is already March 31st. God continues to be drawing students to himself and we are so encouraged by the work He is doing. A highlight of March was our spring break missions trip to San Diego, California. We were able to...
Brett – The Salt Company Iowa City
I’ve always believed in Jesus. I survived two open-heart surgeries and knew my life was a gift from God. I would always strive to attend Catholic Church with my father every Sunday, but I really didn’t understand the gift that Jesus presented me with. Then about 3-4...
Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist pastors visit Israel
By David Williams ISRAEL – After a 14-hour flight, a good night’s sleep and a hearty Middle Eastern breakfast, the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention’s Israel tour group boarded a bus Thursday morning Jan. 16 and embarked on a whirlwind tour of more than 50...
EVANGELISM SPOTLIGHT: EVANGELISM NETWORKS/RESOURCES
Emphasis on service for 2014-15 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 Collegiate...
While tackling Denver’s challenges, church embraces CP global legacy
By Karen L. Willoughby CENTENNIAL, Colo. (BP) -- Their mission trips carry the Gospel to California, Alaska, Arizona, Hungary, Trinidad and Tobago, with Utah a potential new site. To thoroughly fulfill the Great Commission, however, Arapahoe Road Baptist Church relies...
