Surge Event for Middle School Youth Groups
Youth Pastors! Do you want a high energy, no prep, evangelistic event that your middle schoolers will talk about all year long? Join us for Surge 2022! Surge is an all-night middle school event for churches around the Des Moines Metro on November 11, 2022. Your...
Cornerstone Baptist Church in Ankeny to Celebrate 60th Anniversary
Cornerstone Baptist Church of Ankeny will celebrate 60 years of faithful service to the Lord with a special worship service on September 25, 2022, at 10:45am. Historical pictures and documents of the church will be on display. There will be a potluck luncheon...
Salvations & Baptisms at Tent Revival, Heartland, Sioux City
Salvations & Baptisms at Heartland Tent Revival in Sioux CityHeartland Church in Sioux City experienced 17 baptisms and several salvations on Sunday, September 4th at their annual Tent Revival outreach event. The morning started with a worship service “under the...
Cornerstone Marshalltown becomes “mosaic church”
On August 14th, Cornerstone Church Marshalltown changed their name to "mosaic church." mosaic was planted by Cornerstone Church of Ames and the official launch of their weekend services happened on Easter Sunday in 2021. In an article in the Marshalltown newspaper,...
Hispanic Ministry Summer Intern Program
There are huge gospel opportunities for Spanish-language ministry here in Iowa. Israel Becerra, pastor of Kairos Church in Marshalltown and Hispanic Baptist Church in Waterloo, has been busy this summer leading ministry internships to lay the foundation for future...
Ep 19 – The Progress of Preaching – Matt Reeves & Steve Bensema
Episode 19 Description What are the challenges pastors face when balancing preaching and other ministry responsibilities? How can preachers grow in their skill in the art of preaching? In this episode we are talking with two of our young pastors, Matt Reeves, pastor...
Ep 18 – The Practice of Preaching – Todd Stiles (Pt 2)
Episode 18 Description What is the best way to prepare for preaching? This episode of the Mission Innovate Podcast is the second half of a conversation with Todd Stiles, Lead Pastor at First Family Church in Ankeny. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the art...
Double Your Church’s Local Missions Giving Through the Iowa Ministry Fund
The Iowa Ministry Fund exists to accelerate what BCI churches are doing to support local, gospel ministries that meet tangible needs. We invite pastors and church leaders to submit an application for a gospel-centered serving ministry they support which is meeting...
Ep 17 – The Passion of Preaching – Todd Stiles (Pt 1)
Episode 17 Description What principles can we use to evaluate what constitutes “good preaching?” This episode of the Mission Innovate Podcast is the first half of a conversation with Todd Stiles, Lead Pastor at First Family Church in Ankeny. In addition to sharing his...
Youth Ministry Resources
Youth Ministry Resources for BCI Pastors & Church Leaders What are you doing today to prepare the church of tomorrow? Our youth are the present and future of our churches and one of the best opportunities for the gospel to flourish. Here are some of the best...
