by Tess Rivers OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (BP) — IMB President David Platt outlined his five-point strategic plan while presiding over his first trustee meeting as head of the mission agency. In a plan based on five biblical...
Read MoreBy Ronnie W. Floyd With a deep burden for revival in the church, spiritual awakening in America, and for the world to be reached for Christ, I wrote this simple and brief 16-page e-book entitled, “Pleading With Southern...
Read Moreby Adam Miller ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — Liz Olear says she’s learned Christians can’t separate faith from other areas of life. Olear served for several months as a missionary through an internship program, called...
Read MoreBy Ed Gregory, BCI Field Staff for Eastern Iowa First Baptist Church of Dunkerton, Iowa is alive and church on the move again. Their pastor describes the Church as a well-established, vibrant church – on fire for the...
Read MoreWatch this video and find out what God has been doing among the churches of the Baptist Convention of Iowa, and what the BCI is doing to support our churches.
Read MoreBy John L. Shaull, BCI Field Staff for Western Iowa After nearly six years of church planting work in Iowa, including churches in Des Moines, Ottumwa and Fort Dodge; Arnaldo and Mabel Achucarro and their three children;...
Read MoreBy Ronnie W. Floyd From 1978-1983, 30.5% of churches in the Southern Baptist Convention were seeing at least a 10% increase in total membership over a five-year period of time. During this same time, 51.9% of our SBC churches...
Read MoreBy Mike Leake I still remember my white-knuckled pew grabbing. When I really wanted to go forward at service and give my life to Christ. Maybe it was a rededication—maybe it was coming to Christ for the first time. I don’t know,...
Read MoreBy Meredith Flynn In two out of three Southern Baptist congregations, fewer than 100 people gather for worship on Sunday morning. Megachurches may get more attention, but small churches are the backbone of the SBC, Frank...
Read MoreRyan and Rebecca Van Arkel, pastor and wife of Living Hope Community Church in Des Moines, with their four sons. Their newest addition, Cole Van Arkel, was born on 9/18/14. His brothers are, oldest to youngest, Gabe, Eben and...
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Friday, March 27 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at Stonebrook Community Church
Friday, April 10 @ 4:00 pm - Saturday, April 11 @ 1:00 pm at Hidden Acres Camp
Thursday, April 16 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Friday, April 17 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at Westwind Church
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