Registration open for IGNITE:AWAKENING 2016 Youth Conference
Registration is now open for the IGNITE:AWAKENING 2016 Youth Conference. Go to www.ignite-youth.org to register and for more information. CONFERENCE COST • Early Bird $34.00 per person until January 31st • Standard $44.00 per person until Febrary 29th • Full Price...
SBDR volunteers from 15 states responding in South Carolina
by Joe Conway CHARLESTON, S.C. – Hundreds of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteers have already provided significant service in South Carolina to survivors of millennial flooding that covered the state in early October. SBDR leaders are encouraged by the...
Study: Thankfulness still priority at Thanksgiving
by Aaron Earls NASHVILLE (BP) -- For Americans, Thanksgiving is about faith and family, and not much else, a new study shows. More than half (56 percent) tell LifeWay Research the most important part of the annual holiday is "being thankful to God for my blessings."...
Brian Frye addresses the BCI Annual Meeting
Brian Frye, National Collegiate Strategist with the North American Mission Board tells the messengers and guests at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Baptist Convention of Iowa that the God is doing incredible things in Iowa through the Salt Company collegiate ministry....
Executive Director Annual Report, BCI Annual Meeting
by Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director This year’s annual meeting is my second as executive director for the Baptist Convention of Iowa. It continues to be a joy to partner with churches across the state and to observe the richness of the various ways that God...
Candeo Church baptizes 38 new believers on November 8th
Candeo in Waterloo, a church that is barely two years old has baptized over 100 people so far, with 38 baptized on November 8, 2015. Please take the time to watch this video and listen to the powerful stories of lives transformed by God's love and grace. Candeo...
Week of Prayer for International Missions
NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 6 Week of Prayer for International Missions is an opportunity for churches to join in prayer for the work of missionaries who take the gospel to people in cities and extreme places. It’s also a time to reflect on giving to the Lottie Moon...
Small Groups meet the real need of authentic community
A Big Deal about Small Groups By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader We began this series last week with an overview of the profound impact small group life can have on the vision and mission of a local church. I want to state again that when discussing small...
Resources for 2015 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Resources are available to help you promote the 2015 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions online at imb.org/lottie-moon and from the Baptist Convention of Iowa. Check out the resources online, and if you need assistance or more information...
In his brother’s footsteps – The Salt Company Iowa City
by Randyl Meyer-LaMaack, Coordinator, Veritas Church Sam* grew up in a pretty normal home in rural Iowa with two older brothers and two loving parents who instilled their Catholic religion into the boys from a young age. Sam was a good kid with good morals who stayed...
