Tim Lubinus Recommended to BCI Executive Board
"I look forward to the leadership that I believe Dr. Tim Lubinus will provide to the Baptist Convention of Iowa and the churches that compose it. Tim comes to the BCI with a depth of experience and with a heart to reach not only his community and state where he...
Ignite Youth Leadership Conference March 14-15
by Jonathan Meyer, Ignite Founder Ignite helps youth ministries think strategically, invest eternally and grow a student ministry robust on the gospel and excited about peer evangelism. You know the drill – come to youth group, bring friends to an event and that sums...
The Glory of Christ – The Salt Company Ames
By Jenn Lee, TSC Coordinator After the biggest spring retreat Salt Company has ever had, students and staff alike walked away with a deeper understanding of the glory of Christ. The retreat speaker, Steve DeWitt, provided both a vast and glorious picture of who Christ...
Linden Floor Transformed – The Salt Company Ames
By Mario Leuang A couple of weeks ago during Connection Group we gave everyone time to talk about things that were on their heart. Notably, Josh (who rarely speaks) said he had been reflecting on his life, as it was his birthday. He said he was looking back on how he...
Freedom in Christ – The Salt Company Ames
By Amalie Parmerlee, TSC Women’s Ministry Leader Abigail, a freshman at ISU, picked up a belt to hang herself after having struggled with severe depression for years and also being sexually abused in the past. After she picked the belt up, her phone rang. For some...
February Ministry Report – The Salt Company Iowa City
by Salt Company Staff We continue to be amazed by the work God is doing in the lives of our students. It is amazing to see the growth in the ministry and not be able to attribute it to anything that we are doing – it is solely Him that is causing it all to happen....
The Gospel At Work – The Salt Company Ames
By Gabe Noll, Global Ministry Leader Morgan Burden is a sophomore student leader in The Salt Company and is also heavily involved with the fraternity in which he resides. I meet with Morgan in a small group setting weekly, and in a one-on-one setting bi-weekly. He...
10 Questions for Leaders to Ask Each Week
By Chuck Lawless At the seminary where I teach, we are planning now for the end-of-the-academic year faculty evaluations. Annual evaluations like these are helpful and necessary. They push us to ask how we might improve over the next academic year. Most leaders,...
How to be Part of a Tribe Without Succumbing to Tribalism
by Joel Rainey Hopefully, it will surprise no one reading these words to discover that I’m a Baptist. I was brought to a Baptist church for the first time when I was just a few days old. I heard the message of Jesus, and became one of His followers in a Baptist...
Mental health motion addressed by EC
NASHVILLE (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has concurred with the spirit of a motion referred from the 2013 SBC annual meeting regarding mental health ministry. In its Feb. 17-18 meeting in Nashville, the Executive Committee voted to amend...
