Salt Company Spring Conference – Iowa City
by Shannon Ness, The Salt Company Iowa City Coordinator In February the Salt Company hosted their Spring Conference. Over 1200 students from across the state gathered to worship Jesus. We were happy to see that 200 students from the University of Iowa attended the...
Baptized Bodyguards and the Providence of God
By Todd Stiles We had climbed five flights of narrow stairs, some in the dark, before we ended up in a small room, perhaps 12 x 12, where gathered was about 20 believers. They were part of this house fellowship in south Asia—a church no less—and present were more than...
Five ways Christianity is increasingly viewed as extremist
by Barna Reasearch Society is undergoing a change of mind about the way religion and people of faith intersect with public life. That is, there are intensifying perceptions that faith is at the root of a vast number of societal ills. Though it remains the nation’s...
Ten comments from happy church guests
By Thom S. Rainer I recently looked at my file of church guest “exit interviews.” These files originated when I did a lot of church consulting, but it also includes some recent consults. In essence, my team asked guests to attend a worship service on the same day to...
Check out this video of Baptisms at Candeo Church in February
Candeo Baptisms: Feb 2016 from Candeo Church on Vimeo.
Peoplegroups.info helps believers reach the nations for Christ
A cooperative project of the North American Mission Board and the International Mission Board is a tool for international evangelism By K. Faith Morgan In many ways, the ministries of the North American Mission Board (NAMB) and the International Mission Board (IMB)...
Southern Baptists respond to Flint water crisis
By Tobin Perry FLINT, Mich. – Charnisha Brown could describe in one word her feeling when she first realized that the water coming out of her pipes was contaminated—devastated. “It was devastating to me because of the kids—especially my kids,” said Brown, a Flint,...
When Tears Arrive, Bereavement Ministry Ideas
by Diana Davis “He gives us comfort in all our troubles. Then we can comfort other people who have the same troubles. We give the same kind of comfort God gives us.” 2 Corinthians 1:4 You slowly hang up the phone and close your eyes. “Lord, use me!” you pray. “Help me...
Ignite Youth Conference March 11-12
2016 marks the twelfth year of Ignite Youth Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. But it was a year of firsts as well. February of 2016 marked the first time the conference convened in Denver, Colorado. And as the initial excitement gave way to an incredibly...
Calling a Special Meeting of the Convention
I am calling a special meeting of the convention, to occur on April 2, 2016 at the Stoney Creek Hotel (5291 Stoney Creek Ct., Johnston, IA) at approximately 12:00 PM (noon). The reason for this meeting is for the sole purpose of the convention to approve the Executive...
