By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader Discipleship is the application of principles and practices for followers of Jesus Christ. It’s the goal of church life, particularly as evidenced in small groups, to lead men and...
Read MoreBy Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer The executive board of the Baptist Convention of Iowa recently approved a new leadership structure for the Baptist Friendship Center, a ministry in a poverty-impacted community in...
Read Moreby Jonette Appleton First Baptist has sponsored a Food Pantry ministry for many years. Over those years numerous volunteers have been a part of this important need to the community. It was in 2001 when Ed Posey felt God’s...
Read MoreBy Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer No doubt about it, local associations of Baptist Convention of Iowa churches have been transformed over the last few years. The days of a full-time director of missions, annual...
Read Moreby Amalie Palmerlee Kate was raised in a very kind Catholic family. The fact that they are Catholic is extremely important to them; however, God was just not discussed at home. Kate came to ISU as a freshmen this past fall and...
Read MoreEach Easter season, the North American Mission Board (NAMB) collects an offering for North American Missions. These funds are invested in places like Iowa to help support ministries to reach the people of Iowa for Christ. These...
Read Moreby Diana Davis Each Sunday, we’d haul baby beds, equipment and chairs to our temporary meeting place. We were church planters. Though it was hard work, the results were awesome. Flash forward to present day. Our son-in-law and...
Read Moreby David Platt Why should every Christian say to God, “I will pray however You want me to pray, I will give whatever You want me to give and I will go wherever and whenever You want me to go” — whether...
Read MoreBy Waylan Owens FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — We all know about Easter Sunday (resurrection) and Good Friday (crucifixion). Some know about Maundy Thursday (Last Supper). But do you know about Easter Monday, the day after...
Read MoreBy Jim Burton PENSACOLA, Fla. (BP) — The Easter service drew a packed crowd, so when 12-year-old Steve Davis entered the auditorium, the only seat he found was at the side of the platform. The crowd didn’t intimidate...
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