Thank you Tom Law for your service to Iowa
by Pastor Dan Wiersema, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Cedar Rapids Former BCI President I wish to express thanks for Tom Law's work as Executive Director-Treasurer Interim. Having worked closely with him during much of his service, I believe he has served the Father, and...
EVANGELISM SPOTLIGHT: LOVELOUD
LoveLoud ministries open doors for evangelism 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...
A life in line with the heart of Jesus – The Salt Company Iowa City
by Salt Company Staff Betsy is a college student who has been on the fringe at Salt Company. Her attendance was sporadic at both Salt and Veritas Church. She seemed engaged every time she was there, but her life didn't line up in every aspect and she finally came to...
Church planter embraces calling, legacy
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (BP) -- You could say Patrick Coats is a product of his spiritual legacy. But it's a legacy he attempted to elude -- at least for a time. A native of Miami, Coats was raised by his grandfather, Joe Coats, the first African-American pastor to affiliate...
Ghanaian Baptist pastor adapts IMB strategy to multiply leaders
by Max PowerNALERIGU, Ghana (BP) – After over three hours of riding the rough dirt roads and paths of northern Ghana’s interior, Reverend Joseph Sugri stops his motorcycle in a recently sowed cornfield. He looks across the field, squinting in the blazing midday sun,...
Fusion Impact
what is Fusion Impact? Fusion Impact is an exciting summer mission opportunity for high school students to serve with IMB missionaries in evangelism and church planting projects globally. Ministry venues vary from urban centers to rural settings. Fusion Impact not...
Retired Pastor’s Lunch
The annual meeting of the retired pastors and wives was held on Feb 27 in Des Moines. High points of current ministries were reported by many. It is very evident that these men may be retired as pastors of churches, but they are very active in other ministries and...
Iowa Campers on Mission Spring Rally
Iowa Campers on Mission will have their spring rally at Community Baptist Church, 522 Anthony St, Waterloo, Iowa from May 12-16. There are plenty of projects to do including replacing doors, enlarging a room, drywall work, electrical, painting, possibly some window...
EVANGELISM SPOTLIGHT: CHAPLAINCY
SBC chaplains share Christ where local church can’t By Tobin Perry ALPHARETTA, Ga. – From foreign battlefields to American corporate board rooms to hospital bedsides to the front seats of police cars and more, Southern Baptists minister through their chaplains in...
Missions school trains believers in Amazon
by Emily Pearson IQUITOS, Peru (BP) -- Just three days after his wife died, 72-year-old Edison Romero climbed into a cramped wooden boat for a journey down the Amazon. He could have stayed home to mourn. Instead he took a 12-hour trip from his village to Iquitos,...
