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...
A Review of Church Associations in Iowa
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer No doubt about it, local associations of Baptist Convention of Iowa churches have been transformed over the last few years. The days of a full-time director of missions, annual associational meetings, reviewing by-laws...
Loss and Grace at the Salt Company Ames
by Amalie Palmerlee Kate was raised in a very kind Catholic family. The fact that they are Catholic is extremely important to them; however, God was just not discussed at home. Kate came to ISU as a freshmen this past fall and quickly found out about the Salt Kick-off...
Supporting the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions
Each Easter season, the North American Mission Board (NAMB) collects an offering for North American Missions. These funds are invested in places like Iowa to help support ministries to reach the people of Iowa for Christ. These NAMB funded ministries include church...
Champion a Church Plant
by Diana Davis Each Sunday, we’d haul baby beds, equipment and chairs to our temporary meeting place. We were church planters. Though it was hard work, the results were awesome. Flash forward to present day. Our son-in-law and daughter serve as church planting pastor...
Cleansed & called
by David Platt Why should every Christian say to God, "I will pray however You want me to pray, I will give whatever You want me to give and I will go wherever and whenever You want me to go" -- whether it's to that dangerous area in your city, or to a distant part of...
EASTER: What about Monday?
By Waylan Owens FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- We all know about Easter Sunday (resurrection) and Good Friday (crucifixion). Some know about Maundy Thursday (Last Supper). But do you know about Easter Monday, the day after Easter? Known as "Bright Monday" among the Eastern...
Easter’s enduring grip on a 12-year-old boy
By Jim Burton PENSACOLA, Fla. (BP) -- The Easter service drew a packed crowd, so when 12-year-old Steve Davis entered the auditorium, the only seat he found was at the side of the platform. The crowd didn't intimidate Davis; he was the first to respond to the...
IMB’s Platt looks forward after ‘reset’
by David Roach RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- Following an "organizational reset" that saw more than 1,100 International Mission Board personnel transition away from the board, President David Platt told a March 3 live stream audience he is ready to focus on the future. "I...
