Missouri churches, associations assist Bloomfield, Iowa church start
Bloomfield, Iowa -- Creative efforts on the part of several Missouri churches and associations are contributing to the startup efforts of a new congregation Bloomfield, Iowa this summer. The southern Iowa town is only a few miles north of the Missouri border, but...
Asserting the Greatness of Jesus
“All things have been created through Him and for Him… and by Him all things hold together.” Colossians 1:16-17 College students will never be outdone in passion, but for many it is a restless, misdirected, passion. There is nothing more powerful than when the...
Campers on Mission works in Des Moines
On November 13th five COM members along with helpers from Crestwood Baptist Church removed on old entry door to the parsonage and installed a new one. Some finish work still needs to be done but after a nine hour day the door is functional and looks great. Once again...
Ignite Conference
I have had the opportunity to go to the Ignite conference with my church for the past two years. I have gone to a lot of Christian youth conferences, including Ignite, with great teachers and speakers, but something that made the Ignite conferences stand out was the...
Ignite Helps Train Students to Share Their Faith
My first experience with the Ignite Youth Conference was in 2011. I was a new youth leader at a very small church and was willing to grasp at anything to help my youth and myself to grow. Although we were a small group of six people we felt welcomed at every turn...
4 Things Every Kid Needs to Know About the Bible
Trevin Wax - Managing Editor of The Gospel Project at LifeWay Christian Resources What sometimes gets lost in the journey through Bible stories is the good news of what Christ has done to save the lost. In other words, in focusing on behavior, we may be missing the...
Dealing with 5 Common Objections to New Member Classes
...there does appear to be an increase in the number of churches offering the classes. On the other hand, most churches still do not offer or require new member classes. Only 14% of churches required them; another 21% encouraged new members to attend but did not...
Are We Raising Up Volunteers or Leaders?
We want to develop leaders in our church, not just recruit volunteers who help us pull off weekend ministry. We believe everyone has been given a ministry gift and that many of those, if not most, are to be used primarily outside the church, in the community. --Link...
