Quadrupling CP giving, church plant casts vision
By Erin Roach EDITOR'S NOTE: April 8 is Cooperative Program Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. For information and resources about Southern Baptists' channel of missions and ministry support nationally and internationally, go to sbc.net/cp. DENVER (BP) -- A...
Theology Of the Gospel course equips students for ministry at Salt DSM
By Dakota Jackson TOG, Theology Of the Gospel, is a 9 week equipping course for students in Salt Company that walks through the very basics of the christian faith and gives our students a basic understanding of some of the most important theological concepts of...
Campers on Mission Serve in Marshalltown
By Rick Mott, On March 31st Campers on Mission had the opportunity to serve at Calvary Baptist Church in Marshalltown, IA. Their needs included adding some receptacles in the kitchen, and other areas in the church for technology upgrades. Pastor Matt Johnson, along...
Paragon Church honored for volunteer work in Grinnell
By BCI Staff On March 14, Paragon Church in Grinnell was honored as the 2018 Volunteer of the Year by the Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce. While this award often recognizes an individual who devotes significant time and effort to community service in Grinnell, the...
Women inspired and challenged at ONE Conference
On Saturday, March 3, nearly 600 women gathered in Ames, Iowa, from all over the Midwest to hear artist, speaker and author Jackie Hill Perry. Perry shared in two sessions, messages that both inspired and challenged the women in attendance. Her morning message was...
Responding to the responsibilities and challenges of being the Church at the Light Company at Grinnell
By Nate Jones, Collegiate Intern The responsibility of the Church as helpers of the needy cannot be understated. College students always seem to have a unique vision and passion for helping those in need, but often lack the means to carry them out. This has been a...
AAEO: Going the extra mile in metro Detroit
Travis Whittaker planted Mile City Church after he felt God calling him and his family back to Michigan. As a Annie Armstrong Easter Offering 2018 Week of Prayer missionary, Travis is asking for prayer over Mile City Church and its mission to lead people towards God....
AAEO: Carving a new path in the spiritual desert of Las Vegas
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering 2018 Week of Prayer missionary Heiden Ratner planted WALK Church in his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada to free people, redeem the city and impact the world. After playing four years of college basketball and one season of professional...
Iowa Missionaries among those commissioned during the February 2018 IMB Send Celebration
Christian and Stephanie Roth are Southern Baptists from Iowa who were recently appointed as missionaries by the IMB, honored at a formal ceremony with trustees, senior leadership, and family. “God reconciling all peoples of the earth to himself and to one another was...
Southern Baptists appoint 20 new international missionaries to the nations at February 2018 Send Celebration
By Julie McGowan Iowa Connection “God reconciling all peoples of the earth to Himself and to one another was good news to two kids raised in broken homes,” said Stephanie Roth, who was born in Alaska, “met Jesus” at age 3, and moved to Kansas at age 10. “Reading about...
