Serving Refugees
by ethnéCITY, a collaborative conversation hosted by IMB. Over the past few months ethneCITY has been been privileged to be a part of many conference calls, conferences and meetings with Pastors, denominational leaders, refugee and relief agencies, as well as...
GuideOne Foundation Seeks Applicants for Annual Scholarship Program for Religious Studies or Seminary Students
Four $2,500 Scholarships to be Awarded in 2016 WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – (February 8, 2016) – The GuideOne Foundation is pleased to announce that it is once again offering a scholarship program for individuals who are actively pursuing a future career in ministry. ...
State Conventions, Associations & their future
By Ronnie Floyd The present generation of Southern Baptists will have to answer many difficult, unavoidable questions in relationship to the future. Being proactive in dealing with difficult questions such as these is wise. One of these difficult questions is: Do...
The Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) team at NAMB is seeking college students to serve this summer
by Susan Peugh, Volunteer Coordinator Disaster Relief, North American Mission Board Our goal is to identify, train and develop young adults to respond to Disaster Relief ministries throughout the summer months of June and July of 2016. The students will be assigned to...
Attendance at BCI Churches Increases Fourteen Percent in 2015
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer We are just finishing the Baptist Convention of Iowa (BCI) annual statistical reports and have much good news to report. The main number that I wait for each year is the number of worshippers, the weekly attendance in...
Pastors and Wives’ Retreat “The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Vision”
April 1-2,2016 Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center, Johnston Featured Speaker: Dr. Owen Strachan Topic: The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Vision Registration Fee per Couple: $50 Register on-line for the Pastors & Wives Retreat. ONE Women’s...
Remember these five things during this presidential election season
By Ronnie Floyd During this pivotal year of electing the next President of the United States, we need to be wise with our words and actions. There is much passion rising in America during this season. These are serious times. It is in the air. We sense it, feel it,...
Fun & games and transformed lives at the Salt Company Iowa City
by Shannon Ness, The Salt Company Iowa City Coordinator At the last Salt Company of the Fall semester, two students darted straight towards the Info Table after Salt. They were so excited to express how much they loved Salt Company. Out of the blue, the decided to...
Bags packed by love
By K. Faith Morgan Since 2001, Appalachian Regional Ministries (ARM), a ministry of the North American Mission Board (NAMB), has collected and distributed over 140,000 Christmas backpacks and boxes filled with toys, school supplies and other gifts. All of those gifts...
DR volunteers still serving after Midwest flood
by Tobin Perry ST. LOUIS (BP) -- A month after heavy Midwest rains created historic flooding that damaged hundreds of homes and killed at least two dozen people along the Mississippi River, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief will wrap up relief jobs this week and begin...
