New BCI partnership with Gilmer Mauricio to develop church planters
Pastor Dan Wiersema and Immanuel Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids called Gilmer Mauricio to begin Immanuel Hispanic Baptist Church on June 24th, 2012. The Baptist Convention of Iowa (BCI) and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) were also among their partners. The...
Personnel changes in the BCI office
On January 9th Sandy Guthrie, Administrative Assistant for BCI tendered her resignation during a meeting of the Administrative Committee. Sandy is looking forward to pursuing other vocational and missional goals while continuing to serve the state while working with...
Wilton Baptist Church ordains two men into service as deacons.
By Cathy Luders, Wilton Baptist Church in Wilton, Iowa, ordained Ron Dunnahoo, 74, of West Liberty, and Ken Paper, 73, of Durant, to minister and serve as deacons. The ordination service was included as part of the regular Sunday morning worship service on Jan. 24,...
PASTORS AND POLITICS: Two Things Pastors Can’t Do During Election Season…And Everything They Can
Kelly Shackelford dispels common misconceptions about politics, pastors, and their rights. As election year opens, many pastors are asking, “what are my rights when it comes to addressing political issues?” Many believe that political issues and the pulpit may never...
Eight reasons your church should have an email Newsletter
By Jonathan Howe In addition to a weekly bulletin, churches have often used weekly, monthly, or quarterly newsletters to better communicate with guests and members. As costs to produce newsletters have increased and budget funds designated for them have decreased,...
WMU offers to help you equip yourself to reach your international neighbors
Can we talk? – Evangelism Training Conference
Pastor John Meador, (President of the SBC Pastors Convention 2016), is challenging Pastors to ask themselves what their plan is to equip church members with confidence to share the Gospel. It’s time to return to the roots and simplicity of the Gospel by equipping the...
Iowa Pastor Troy Nesbitt named as member of the ERLC 2016 Leadership Council
by Tom Strode NASHVILLE (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has unveiled its new Leadership Council. The 43 Southern Baptist pastors and leaders who were announced Thursday (Jan. 14) will serve as the advisory council for the...
PAGE: Freedom is not free
by Frank S. Page NASHVILLE (BP) -- Anna Greenberg, former assistant professor of public policy at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, observed in a 1999 Chronicle of Higher Education essay: "Polls show that Americans have the perplexing ability to hold...
The Caucus and Choosing an Employee
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer It is very likely that the lead news story on Tuesday will be the results of the Iowa Caucuses. Recently our office just hired a new staff person and the thought process is remarkably for the position that is about to...
