By Michael Logan RICHMOND, VA. (BP) – Clyde Meador and his wife, Elaine, who retire May 13 from the International Mission Board, are known among missionary teams for steady, unflappable leadership. Yet 41 years of service, with...
Read MoreBy Noel & Jill Gandy, Noel and Jill Gandy, transplants from South Mississippi, have found themselves in Southwestern Iowa as NAMB missionaries. For several months the family sought God’s will for their lives in church...
Read Moreby Diana Davis Vacation Bible School—it’s not just for church kids! VBS can be a fantastic evangelism event. Catch a vision for how your VBS could impact eternity. Here is a simple plan to involve every member of your church or...
Read Moreby Timur Nesbitt, Young Adult/Collegiate Ministries Intern, First Family Church Ankeny I remember last summer I met a DMACC student named Nick White who became a good friend of mine during this year. When I first met him he was...
Read Moreby Jenny Calsyn, Salt Company Coordinator We have seen God work in big ways this year as we have had the amazing opportunity to launch The Salt Company in Cedar Rapids, IA. God continually draws new students to our ministry...
Read MoreBy Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader There are four commitments essential for discipleship to take place in the small group life of the church. Last week we looked at the importance of having the right target when we aim...
Read More5 Steps for Church Leaders to help Churches Recover Evangelism by Micah Fries “Don’t tell me what you believe, show me what you do and I will tell you what you believe.” If that’s the case, I think an argument...
Read Moreby Shannon Ness As leadership interviews begin for next fall, the staff is hearing so many stories of how God is using the community of Salt Company to shape the lives of students and draw them near to Him. Irene is one of the...
Read Moreby Jon Olsen, BCI Communications Coordinator Randy Hentzel, 48, of First Family Church in Ankeny, IA was one of two American missionaries tragically murdered in Jamaica over the weekend. Hentzel and his co-worker, Harold...
Read Moreby Shannon Ness After 5 short years, the Salt Company Iowa City has its first full class of graduating seniors. Nearly ⅓ of leadership is graduating. To celebrate Salt Company seniors joined together at the Veritas Warehouse to...
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