The Intentional Leader
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader There are four commitments essential for discipleship to take place in the small group life of the church. Last week we looked at the importance of having the right target when we aim for discipleship. That involved the...
Amplifying Evangelism—Show and Tell
5 Steps for Church Leaders to help Churches Recover Evangelism by Micah Fries "Don't tell me what you believe, show me what you do and I will tell you what you believe." If that’s the case, I think an argument can be made that Evangelicals have abandoned any actual...
Creating a culture of bold leaders at Salt Company Iowa City
by Shannon Ness As leadership interviews begin for next fall, the staff is hearing so many stories of how God is using the community of Salt Company to shape the lives of students and draw them near to Him. Irene is one of the students who applied and this is her...
Missionary from First Family Church in Ankeny killed in Jamaica
by Jon Olsen, BCI Communications Coordinator Randy Hentzel, 48, of First Family Church in Ankeny, IA was one of two American missionaries tragically murdered in Jamaica over the weekend. Hentzel and his co-worker, Harold Nichols, 53, went out on a motorcycle around 8...
The Salt Company Iowa City celebrates 5 years
by Shannon Ness After 5 short years, the Salt Company Iowa City has its first full class of graduating seniors. Nearly ⅓ of leadership is graduating. To celebrate Salt Company seniors joined together at the Veritas Warehouse to encourage each other and learn about...
BCI Pastor appointed to Iowa Right to Life Speakers Bureau
by Iowa Right to Life Pastor Ricky Rohrig, Sr. joined the Iowa Right to Life Speakers Bureau in mid April. Rohrig is the founding pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Red Oak and serves on the Executive Board of the Baptist Convention of Iowa. Pastor Rohrig was...
ONE Women’s Conference
by Mandy Stenberg The first weekend in April, women from 8 states representing at least 15 different churches gathered at the Hilton Garden Inn, Johnston/Urbandale for ONE 2016. ONE is a gathering of women who long to see Jesus exalted in their lives. BCI has...
Discipleship and Small Groups: a Transforming Principle
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader Last week we began looking at the four commitments we need to make for discipleship to take place in small group life. The follow up to that is a more in-depth look at each of these as they apply to our ministry. I’ll begin...
The Salt Company Hosts National Collegiate Ministry Leaders Gathering
by Christopher Cox, Cornerstone Church Media Specialist, Since The Salt Company began more than 40 years ago, God has used the ministry to reach, equip, and mobilize college students with the Gospel. Through The Salt Company, we’ve been able to plant churches across...
Peter’s Story – the Salt Company Iowa City
Before college, Peter’s life was marked by deception and lack of trust. He often lied to his parents in order to do hang out with friends and lied to his friends in order to impress them. His faith was twisted and not consistent with what the Bible teaches. He...
