A cup of hot chocolate leads to baptism at the Salt Company Iowa City
by Shannon Ness Coordinator, The Salt Company While going through a particularly rough situation, Carley met with Anna, a student from Salt Company for hot coco. During their time together, Carley realized that she was not living a life that glorified God and that she...
5 creative ways to give to IMB this year
by IMB staff Do you think giving through your church’s annual Lottie Moon Christmas Offering or the Cooperative Program is the only way you can support IMB? Think again — there are many ways to support IMB as it partners with churches to make disciples and multiply...
Platt: Why every Christian should say ‘I will’
by David Platt RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — Why should every Christian say to God, I will pray however You want me to pray, give whatever You want me to give, and go wherever and whenever You want me to go? Why should each person say, I will go to my neighbor, and I will go...
Our purpose is to declare who God is to all nations
by Ronnie Floyd Reaching the world for Christ is the vision and passion of our Southern Baptist Convention. Our grand task to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every person in the world and make disciples of all the nations is what our Lottie Moon Christmas...
Small Groups Aid Ongoing Growth
A Big Deal about Small Groups By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader Continuing this series of articles about the possibilities for church life with a well done Small Group ministry, the emphasis of focus today is the aspect of perseverance. No matter how many...
Beloved daughters worship together at the Salt Company Iowa City
by Randyl Meyer-LaMaack Coordinator, Veritas Church On a cold and rainy November night, over 50 young women from The Salt Company in Iowa City gathered together as sisters to seek the Lord through whole-hearted worship and to pour their souls out in prayer to an...
Five essential elements of Transformational Small Groups
Small groups are not automatically effective. It takes intentionality to make them accomplish their mission. By Ed Stetzer Transformational discipleship involves moving people from sitting in rows, where they are simply in proximity to one another, to sitting in...
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering: Because of Who He Is
God deserves the worship of all people, and the gospel is the only hope for the billions of people who have yet to hear. “Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful works among all the peoples” Psalm 96:3 (HCSB). 2015 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal: $175...
2015 BCI Annual Meeting Presidential Address Video
Lloyd Eaken, 2015 BCI President and pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Anamosa delivers the Presidential Address at the 2015 BCI Annual Meeting.
“God’s got it.” Retired couple grateful for help from SBC family.
by John Ambra Kathie Mansell needed a side dish to go with her meatloaf. Her father, a missionary pilot from Brazil, was in town and coming for dinner with a friend, but the newlywed college student didn’t have any other food on hand. It was then that she remembered...
