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...
7 ways you can make the most of the BCI Annual Meeting
Pray Seriously, isn’t “Pray” the first item on every listicle (an article in the form of a list) on every church or religion blog? There is a reason for that. It is our primary tool for communicating with our Father and aligning our thoughts with His will. We ought to...
A Big Deal about Small Groups
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader Over the next several weeks I’m going to be discussing the importance of small group life in the overall vision and mission of the church. For the purpose of this series I will use that term to include a variety of small...
The Des Moines Register: Why fewer rural Iowans are going to church
Editors note: The Des Moines Register recently featured an article about the decline in church attendance in rural Iowa. While we may not agree with all of the conclusions made by the Des Moines Register, we think that this is an important article to share with our...
There are times a family just needs to be together; 2016 is one of those times for Southern Baptists
By Ronnie Floyd There are times a family just needs to be together. 2016 is one of those times for our Southern Baptist family. This is a season when our family gathering should be a high priority for us all. Our Family Reunion will be in St. Louis on June 14-15, 2016...
IMB grateful for help from Southern Baptists
by Tess Rivers RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- International Mission Board missionaries and staff are expressing thanks for the way Southern Baptists have stepped up to provide offers of housing, vehicles and job opportunities to missionaries who have accepted IMB's voluntary...
A thank you letter, and a story of lives touched by the Gospel
To the Baptist Convention of Iowa, I pray that your hearts will be blessed and encouraged to hear and see all that God did on our South Dakota Missions trip this year. The Holy Spirit was definitely at work. We are so grateful for each of you, your prayers and support...
Students answer call to help relief efforts in S.C.
by Joe Conway -- Leading a group of college disaster relief volunteers for three days would be enough for some 23-year-olds to call it a week. Not Andrew Hendricks. After leading a group of Clemson University Baptist Campus Ministry student volunteers through cleanup...
