Iowa 99 County Bible Reading Marathon
June 30th to July 3rd by Ginny Caligiuri, State Director – Iowa Prayer Caucus Governor Branstad has signed a proclamation encouraging all Iowans to join in the historical Iowa 99 County Bible Reading Marathon to take place in front of all 100 courthouses, beginning...
Obedience defines mission leaders Clyde and Elaine Meador’s 41 years of service
By Michael Logan RICHMOND, VA. (BP) – Clyde Meador and his wife, Elaine, who retire May 13 from the International Mission Board, are known among missionary teams for steady, unflappable leadership. Yet 41 years of service, with Clyde most recently serving as executive...
NAMB Missionaries Replant Shenandoah Church
By Noel & Jill Gandy, Noel and Jill Gandy, transplants from South Mississippi, have found themselves in Southwestern Iowa as NAMB missionaries. For several months the family sought God’s will for their lives in church planting. After visits to many areas around...
I Invited 1 VBS Challenge
by Diana Davis Vacation Bible School—it’s not just for church kids! VBS can be a fantastic evangelism event. Catch a vision for how your VBS could impact eternity. Here is a simple plan to involve every member of your church or small group to engage unchurched...
Collegiate Intern at First Family Church Thanks BCI for Support
by Timur Nesbitt, Young Adult/Collegiate Ministries Intern, First Family Church Ankeny I remember last summer I met a DMACC student named Nick White who became a good friend of mine during this year. When I first met him he was very quiet and different in his...
Lives being changed at the Salt Company Cedar Rapids
by Jenny Calsyn, Salt Company Coordinator We have seen God work in big ways this year as we have had the amazing opportunity to launch The Salt Company in Cedar Rapids, IA. God continually draws new students to our ministry each week. I can still remember our fall...
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...
