The next generation, the heart of the Salt Company – Ames
By Sam Battaglieri The heart and drive of the Salt Company of Cornerstone Church is the next generation. The Salt Company is focused on reaching, teaching, and equipping college students, preparing them for a life-long walk with Christ alongside a local church and...
ANALYSIS: Missions, evangelism, service & risk in SBC DNA
by Roger S. Oldham NASHVILLE (BP) -- It used to be heard everywhere, whether at Southern Baptist Convention annual meetings, pastors' conferences, evangelism rallies, training events, or other venues where Baptists gathered during the latter half of the 20th century...
FIRST-PERSON: Do the work of an evangelist
by Jason K. Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) -- Gospel ministers, myself included, tend to identify most readily with the apostle Paul’s exhortation to “preach the Word” in his parting words to his understudy Timothy....
LifeSpring Church, Bellevue NE: Keeping missions in the forefront
by Karen L. Willoughby BELLEVUE, Neb. (BP) -- LifeSpring Church in Bellevue, Neb., where 1,200 or more people participate in weekly worship, helps defend America. More than half the congregation is active-duty or retired military, or employed as civilians at Offutt...
National CP 6.5% ahead of projection at mid-year point
by BP Staff NASHVILLE (BP) -- Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 6.5 percent above the year-to-date SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget projection,...
Replant brings children back to dying church
by Meredith Yackel ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (BP) -- Nancy Elliott found herself crying alone in the nursery. She had attended Calvary Church in Englewood, Colo., since she was 14. Now, for the first time, they had no children at church on a Sunday morning. "Not one child,"...
Spring Break trip at the Salt Company – Ames
By Laura Benson This year over Iowa State’s spring break, 12 college freshmen in The Salt Company hit the road to spend the week together in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The trip was an opportunity to learn about world religions and cultures and spend time interacting...
Over Ninety Attend Baptist Convention of Iowa Pastor and Wife’s Retreat
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer Each year the Baptist Convention of Iowa sponsors a weekend for pastors from across Iowa to gather together for fellowship, learning, worship, and an opportunity to get some extra time with their wives. This year...
Five Steps to Kill a Small Group
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader There’s a lot of advice out there on how to go about making a small group great. I hope to be sharing more of those with you in coming weeks. Some of the often overlooked realities that have to be dealt with are the issues...
Ronnie Floyd: Southern Baptists and the Power of God
By Ronnie Floyd Far too many pastors, leaders, laypersons, and churches live life and do ministry without the power of God. Spiritual mediocrity leads to a lukewarm spiritual condition. Jesus severely rebuked a lukewarm life and church. An Honest Evaluation of...
