Chitwood New President for IMB
Chitwood to be Installed as IMB President Feb. 6 https://www.imb.org/2019/01/23/chitwood-to-be-installed/ By Julie McGowan RICHMOND, Va.—The International Mission Board will install Dr. Paul Chitwood formally as its 13th president on Feb. 6, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at...
Friendship Center reaches over 3,000 in 2018
By Joe Quick, Executive Director, Friendship Center, What a year 2018 was for the Friendship Center. We were able to witness 14 lost sheep find their Shepherd through our ministries (Thank you, Heavenly Father). Together, we served and planted a seed in over 3,000...
Church Planting Update – January 2019
Church planting is one of the primary purposes of BCI and we have some great things in store for 2019! Check out this video update from Chase Abner, BCI Lead Church Planting Catalyst. How will your church be involved in church planting this year?
What’s It All About
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader, Shortly after Jesus’ birth, and following their return from Egypt, Joseph and Mary settled in the village of Nazareth in the northern hill country of Galilee. All indications were that Jesus grew up there, faithfully...
Churches Increasingly Use Background Checks to Ensure Safety
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As churches become aware of potential safety issues, more are signing up for background check services through LifeWay’s OneSource program. “The numbers have increased dramatically since we began our relationship...
Elevator Speeches
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director People who attend conferences know that they should be prepared with a short speech describing what they do which can be delivered in the amount of time it takes to ride an elevator. Recently, while visiting with a few pastors,...
December sees times of worship and reflection at the Salt Company in Iowa City
By Olivia Ginther, The Salt Company Coordinator December is a very interesting month in the life of The Salt Company. We begin the month finishing strong with connection groups, our Thursday night gathering, and a community-wide night of worship at the church. The...
Baby-saving ministry ready to extend its reach
By Grace Thornton EDITOR'S NOTE: Sunday, Jan. 20, is the Southern Baptist Convention's Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. FLINT, Mich. (BP) -- Justin Phillips said it's the best and worst thing he's ever done with his life. Every day, he stands across the strip mall...
Discipleship and Small Groups
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader, The church has often fallen for the temptation of trying to mass produce mature followers of Jesus Christ. This has rightly drawn criticism both from the culture around us and from those within our midst. Such a strategy...
Salt Company Cedar Falls Hosts Freshmen Group Christmas Party
By Madigan Marchisani, This year at UNI, we’ve upped our efforts to reach and share with freshman specifically by hosting a weekly Freshman Group gathering. Each week, Freshman Group exists to build class identity and relationships among the students as they get to...
