Equipping the Saints for Ministry
Possibly the greatest tragedy in the life of the Kingdom has been the division that was created between clergy and laity. The Scriptures are clear, God expects that everyone will be a witness for Him, making disciples of others as they go about their business. There...
Relearn Church: Family and Community
There are obviously many who have a distorted view of church. These views range from defining church as a building to limiting its definition to a worship service on Sunday morning. The word “church” comes from the Greek word ekklesia which is defined as “called-out...
Touch Iowa – Touch the World
BCI Annual Meeting - November 2-3, 2012 Evidence that God is working in Iowa showed throughout the Baptist Convention of Iowa Annual meeting earlier this month in Des Moines. Church planters and others from across Iowa shared stories of their successes and the power...
African Partnership is Bearing Fruit
In 2000, Stan and Pam Wafler answered god’s call to the international mission field. After completing a four year assignment in South Sudan, the Waflers began their present assignment in Arua, Uganda with the Lugbara people who have a population of over 3, 000,000....
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...
