Cooperative Program’s broad reach for the Gospel
By Baptist Press Staff EDITOR'S NOTE: Sunday, April 10, is Cooperative Program Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. NASHVILLE (BP) -- Southern Baptist churches are advancing the Gospel state by state -- and around the world -- through their commitment to the...
Stages of dealing with Racism: The SBC like the USA is making progress
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer James teaches us that discrimination based on a person’s wealth causes us to become judges with evil thoughts, “Sit here in a good place,” and yet you say to the poor man, “Stand over there,” or, “Sit here on the floor...
Theology of the Gospel at the Salt Company Ames
by Nathan Mowry The gospel is central to everything we do at Salt Company. This is why we offer a 9-week class to all of our students called Theology of the Gospel (TOG). Theology of the Gospel is a curriculum written by our teaching pastor, Jeff Dodge. It is an...
Americans engage the unreached nations in their backyard
By Susie Rain She spied them in the jewelry aisle. Their dress was a little out of place in an Alabama Walmart. The two women were covered from head to toe in long, black hijab dresses and headscarves. The petite grandmother made an abrupt U-turn with her shopping...
Disaster response grows following floods in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi
By Jim Burton HAMMOND, La. – When Lynell Davis walked into the Southern Baptist Incident Command Center at Woodlawn Park Baptist Church, long-time Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteer Marlene Thompson could see that he was distraught. “He looked like he...
BCI Iowa Ministry Fund
Click HERE to Donate to the Iowa Ministry Fund By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer We learn from the early church that churches regularly banded together, pooled their funds, and worked together to help the vulnerable among them. The Executive Board is...
Generosity: Building Generous Habits
By Matt Rogers It seemed foolish to take our infant daughter to the dentist—after all she didn’t have teeth. My wife insisted and, as a good husband, I complied. After examining our older children, the dentist turned to the baby and briefly investigated her little...
Essential Elements for Disciplemaking in Small Groups
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader Discipleship is the application of principles and practices for followers of Jesus Christ. It’s the goal of church life, particularly as evidenced in small groups, to lead men and women toward maturity in Christ such that...
New Leadership Structure for Friendship Baptist Center
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer The executive board of the Baptist Convention of Iowa recently approved a new leadership structure for the Baptist Friendship Center, a ministry in a poverty-impacted community in Des Moines. Jon and Mindy Jamison have...
First Baptist, Bettendorf names Food Pantry in honor of Ed Posey
by Jonette Appleton First Baptist has sponsored a Food Pantry ministry for many years. Over those years numerous volunteers have been a part of this important need to the community. It was in 2001 when Ed Posey felt God's call to take leadership as director of this...
