A Nation called to God: My Hope America with Billy Graham
Today there is a unique opportunity for encouraging spiritual awakening. This unique opportunity is the “My Hope America with Billy Graham” emphasis scheduled for this November. It is a nationwide emphasis by the Graham Organization that powerfully intersects with...
50th Anniversary Celebration – First Baptist Church of Bettendorf
First Baptist Church of Bettendorf will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary on October 5-6, 2013. All are invited who have had affiliations with the church in the past either through membership, support, interest or attendance. There will be a fellowship meal on...
There are 49 new Super Hero Side Kicks in the State of Iowa
Children and staff earned the title by receiving on-the-job hero training at the Northwest/Southwest Iowa Children’s Camp held June 17th through the 21st on the Goodwill Camp grounds in South Sioux City. Pastor Ken Kraft relayed stories of the heroes of the Bible and...
Camp Crosswalk 2013 presents aliens and strangers
This year’s camp was full of energy and great messages! Our theme was “Aliens and Strangers” with the key verse as John 15:19. “You do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.” Once again, we had the privilege of working with the group from...
Former students continue to have IMPACT
"Been there-done that" could be what these young adults told the students at Impact. They represent a growing number of former Impact University students who are returning as staff members. Kayla Herfel, from Southern Hills in Sioux City, spoke of her motivation to...
Impact University 2013
During a hot, summer week in mid-July, 132 students and 53 staff from 20 BCI churches across Iowa gathered for Impact University (BCI Youth Camp) at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. Some were new and some were veterans but all came expectant of what God...
Four Iowa Chaplains Assist with Oklahoma Tornado Recovery
During the week of June 9-15, four Iowa Disaster Relief (DR) Chaplains joined with DR Chaplains from Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky and several other states to bring God’s message of hope to Moore,...
My year at the Southern Baptist table
Editor’s note: Dave Miller served as second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention for a year following the annual meeting in New Orleans in 2012. He wrote about his year “at the table” for the June 17 Illinois Baptist. A little over a year ago, I got a...
Evangelism about discipling people to salvation
The evangelism paradigms which have driven the American Christian church in general and Baptist in particular over the course of the last 100 to 150 years, have been what I call “harvest evangelism.” This has been most evident in the events and programs developed...
Thank you, Iowa Baptists
Each year in September, Iowa Baptists participate in the William and Garlinda Hyde Iowa Missions Offering. In 2012 Iowa Baptists gave $31,000 designated for mission work in Iowa, the state they call home. How is the money being used this year? Money given through...
