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...
Women’s roles in SBC focus of advisory council
by Baptist Press Staff ATLANTA (BP) -- A diverse group of 18 women is studying the perspectives and strategies women in Southern Baptist churches bring to the God-given task of fulfilling the Great Commission. They comprise the Women's Ministry Advisory Council...
The legacy continues in our upcoming 2016 Pastors’ Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention
By Ronnie Floyd The annual Pastors’ Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention has a long-living legacy. During the days of the Conservative Resurgence, it helped set the agenda and atmosphere of the subsequent annual meeting of Southern Baptists. 3 Distinctives of...
Students learn about missions during spring break – the Salt Company Iowa City
In March, 19 students were sent from The Iowa City Salt Company to Minneapolis for a City Training Trip. While there, students were exposed to various cultures and religions. The day started with a guided tour of a Hindu Temple. Learning about how this religion...
Over Professionalizing What Should be the Common Practice of Evangelism
Evangelism should never leave the realm of the non-professionals By Ed Stetzer I don’t watch much in sports, but once I dreamed of being a professional baseball player. My father used to take me to Yankees games. I was already playing little leagure, and I saw my...
