Lives changed and students challenged – The Salt Company Iowa City
By Shannon Ness, The Salt Company Coordinator When Hanna began her Freshman year at The University of Iowa, she felt like she finally had the independence she was looking for. There was no one there telling her to go to church every week. No one advising her to make...
Reaching internationals with Spring Break trip – The Salt Company Cedar Rapids
By Jenny Calsyn, The Salt Company Coordinator, Cedar Rapids With having students from 4 different colleges, one the most interesting things to work around is 4 different spring breaks. The four schools span over 3 weeks in March for spring break. It was awesome to...
Ignite Conference Focuses on “putting eternity in man’s heart”
By Mario Rossi, Ignite Conference Media Coordinator Over 1,800 participants from 10 states gathered in Des Moines, Iowa on March 10 & 11 to be used by God in gospel training and outreach. The youth conference focused on equipping students for gospel ministry, with...
Successful Disaster Relief training event prepares Iowans for response
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) is Christian love in action. This ministry meets the urgent needs of hurting humanity in crisis situations. Christ calls for believers to demonstrate His love to those affected by disasters through our use of resources, talents...
Know, Love, and Obey God – The Salt Company Cedar Valley
By Aubrey Norville, Salt Company Coordinator, Know, love, and obey God. This was the running theme of this year’s spring break trip to Des Moines, Iowa. During the time spent in Des Moines, we unpacked Jesus’ view towards the poor and what our next gospel-centered...
Veritas Church Baptizes 19 Students in February – The Salt Company Iowa City
By Shannon Ness, The Salt Company Coordinator This Month, Veritas Church baptized 19 people and 18 of them were students. For many of the students, God used either another student from The Salt Company or a specific night of Salt to plant a seed of truth in their...
Preparations and Successes at The Salt Company Cedar Rapids
By Jenny Calsyn, The Salt Company Coordinator January felt like 2 different months. The first half of the month was filled with preparations for the leadership retreat and kickoff and the second half was filled with putting those plans into action. God continues to...
Salt Company freshmen attend Passion Conference
By Shannon Ness, The Salt Company Coordinator To kick off the year, Freshmen Group took 57 students to the Passion conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The trip was great for uniting the students of Salt Company in Iowa City and also for encouraging students to be on fire...
Celebrating & strengthening the Cooperative Program
By Jason K. Allen, President, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary The Cooperative Program ought not be a sacred cow, but it is close to one for me. Begun by Southern Baptists nearly a century ago, it has proven to be a most effective and enduring way to support...
Spring Conference challenges students to prepare themselves for ministry beyond college – The Salt Company Ames
By Rudy Hartmann Salt Company Spring Conference The first weekend of February, all of the Salt Companies from across the midwest convened in Des Moines, Iowa for our annual Spring Conference. This was a time that is encouraging, educational, and is a ton of fun for...
