THANKSGIVING: A healthy heart
By Vicki Heath CHARLESTON, S.C. (BP) -- Don’t you love it when science and medicine catch up with the Bible? Health- and exercise-conscious people have been saying for years there is a connection between a healthy body and a healthy spirit. Now there is clinical proof...
Church Starting Report, BCI Annual Meeting
by Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director We continue to regard church starting as a key strategy for reaching new Iowa communities for Christ. Normally the ingredients for a church start include a qualified church planter, a needy location, a sponsoring church, and...
The Salt Company Iowa City Fall Retreat
by Randyl Meyer-LaMaack, Coordinator, Veritas Church The Salt Company’s annual fall retreat took place at East Iowa Bible Camp October 16-18, 2015. The air was crisp and the leaves on the trees were just starting to turn as 227 students from Iowa City and Cedar...
God’s work in Iowa praised at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Baptist Convention of Iowa
by Jon “Ole” Olsen, Communications Coordinator God’s good work in Iowa was the highlight of the twentieth Annual Meeting of the Baptist Convention of Iowa which was held in Des Moines on November 7, 2015. Executive Director Dr. Tim Lubinus shared exciting news about...
Rafael Cruz challenges BCI Annual Meeting messengers and guests
Rafael B Cruz challenging the messengers and guests to get involved in returning America to the biblical and historical foundations that made this country exceptional at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Baptist Convention of Iowa on November 7th, 2015. Rafael Cruz is a...
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...
