How to Think about Year-End Giving in 2020
How to Think about Year-End Giving in 2020By Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director Churches depend on the tithes and offering of church members in order to pay the bills. The end of the year gets us thinking about giving. Year-end giving is a major source of income...
A Prayer for Pastors this Christmas
How to End the Year Well: A Prayer for Pastors this ChristmasBy Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director Christmas is a season of expectation and celebration. But this year, many pastors instead find themselves in a season of weariness. One sure way to end this year...
Prepare for a Unique Christmas
How to End the Year Well: Prepare for a Unique ChristmasBy Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director Have you made plans for how you will end the year well in 2020? Considering all that we've gone through this year, it would be easy to be content with congratulating...
Better Together: 2020 Annual Meeting Report
2020 BCI Virtual Annual Meeting Report By Chris Eller, BCI Associate Executive Director The 2020 BCI Annual Meeting was held virtually on Monday, November 16th through Thursday, November 19th. Blessings of Going Virtual Like most large events in 2020, the Baptist...
2020 Annual Meeting – Session 4
Iowa Southern Baptists will be gathering virtually on November 16th–19th for the 2020 BCI Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is an important opportunity for Iowa church leaders to move "Forward in Faith" to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ in Iowa and...
2020 Annual Meeting – Session 3
Iowa Southern Baptists will be gathering virtually on November 16th–19th for the 2020 BCI Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is an important opportunity for Iowa church leaders to move "Forward in Faith" to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ in Iowa and...
2020 Annual Meeting – Session 2
Iowa Southern Baptists will be gathering virtually on November 16th–19th for the 2020 BCI Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is an important opportunity for Iowa church leaders to move "Forward in Faith" to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ in Iowa and...
2020 Annual Meeting – Session 1
Iowa Southern Baptists will be gathering virtually on November 16th–19th for the 2020 BCI Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is an important opportunity for Iowa church leaders to move "Forward in Faith" to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ in Iowa and...
The Challenge Ahead: Religious Liberty
The Challenge Ahead: Religious LibertyBy Chris Eller, BCI Associate Executive Director Forced to choose a single word to describe the year of our Lord 2020, it would have to be "unprecedented." From a global pandemic that shut down the world to a "land hurricane" that...
Are You Coaching a Team or Building a Fan Base?
Are You Coaching A Team or Building A Fan Base?By Chris Eller, BCI Associate Executive Director It's that time of the year when we all dig out our annual planning tools and start to look into the next year to set our goals and objectives. One of the first steps is to...
