Iowa church planters gain US citizenship
On January 16, 2019, Israel and Paola Becerra were sworn in as US citizens at the Federal Building in Des Moines. Israel, a native of Mexico, serves as the pastor of Kairos Church in Marshalltown and Iglesia Bautista Hispana in Waterloo. Paola, his wife, is a native...
Salt Iowa City students gearing up for summer missions
By Olivia Ginther, The Salt Company Coordinator In January, Salt Company started back up with our regular rhythm of Thursday night our gathering, connection groups weekly, and a one-on-one meeting with students and leaders. Since we began the summer team process in...
Christmas break and J Term yield fruit at Salt Company DSM
By Dakota Jackson, Salt Company Resident, Cottage Grove Church Right before Christmas break, Salt Company DSM staff got the contact info for a freshman student at Drake. This is not uncommon as connections are made and contact info is passed along. One of our Salt...
Personal relationships (and free Chick-Fil-A) drive growth at Salt Ankeny
At Salt Ankeny we started off the year with a Spring Semester Kickoff in order to cast a wide net and reach new students for the semester. Chick-Fil-A partnered with us and graciously donated chicken sandwiches to help draw in the students at DMACC. Our student...
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,...
