BCI goes social
The Baptist Convention of Iowa and Iowa Baptist News are plunging into the brave new world of social media. Facebook is a great place to hang out with friends, and Twitter is a perfect way to share news and information. “Like” our page on Facebook under Iowa Baptist...
How the Cooperative Program works
The Cooperative Program (CP) is Southern Baptists' method of supporting missions and ministry efforts of state and regional conventions and the Southern Baptist Covention (SBC). The CP total includes receipts from individuals, churches, state conventions and...
Hurricane Sandy recovery ministry planned for summer
After four months of disaster relief ministry, including Christmas and Spring Break student initiatives, Southern Baptist leaders are making preparations to welcome teams of volunteers to New York and New Jersey this summer to help homeowners continue recovering from...
Baptist Foundation of Iowa receives largest gift in history
This past month, March 2013, the Baptist Convention of Iowa (BCI) received the largest single gift in its history. The estate of Virgil Lindberg sent the convention just over $280,000 to be used in four areas which were dear to this early Iowa Baptist pioneer. About...
Touch A Life Iowa 2013
"The Story Lives On - Celebrate - Connect - Commit" was the theme of this year's Touch a Life Iowa event that took place April 19-20, 2013, at the Friendship Baptist Center in Des Moines. 44 people representing 12 churches attended the missions event. Retired IMB...
Relational evangelism ‘is not a program’
Building relationships is crucial in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Most people I meet are not experts in relational evangelism. Generation after generation has tried to engage in relational evangelism and some are more effective than others. However, none are...
TSC Leadership
Vital and central to the health and growth of our ministry is our student leadership team. Throughout all of March we will receive applications to be part of our TSC Leadership Team for the 2013/2014 school year, as well as conducting hundreds of interviews. As we...
The Joy of the Lord
Elizabeth grew up in a wonderful Catholic family, knowing she was loved and cared for. In 2009, she was tragically one of 20 students who witnessed the shooting of Coach Ed Thomas in Parkersburg, Iowa. Coach Thomas was an incredible testimony of a man who loved Jesus...
Connection Group: A family
My co leader Kristi and I have been truly blessed to watch God work in and through the lives of the girls in our Connection Group the past couple of years – we’ve become family! This year we have challenged the girls and also ourselves to be more welcoming and...
Healthier foods needed cost Friendship Center more
"For kids to be without access to fruits and vegetables is unacceptable" is the way Mindy Jamison, Friendship Baptist Center Director, spoke of the Center's new ministry. Food security has always been an issue for those around the Friendship Center, but recent...
