Meet the Thriving Congregations Initiative Coaches We are pleased to announce the coaching team for the Thriving Congregations Initiative. Those who participate in the Thriving Congregations Initiative commit significant time and energy to the program over three years… Read On Published November 7, 2024
New Project Supports Holistic Training for Amazonian Youth This week, BIC U.S. World Missions launched a new project in their Partnership Handbook that supports the work of the Nanki Tsakari Comprehensive Training Center in the Amazon region of Ecuador. Indigenous youth in this area are often sent to live in a nearby city where they have access to better education… Read On Published October 25, 2024
World Missions Launches Project to Care for Refugees and International Students El Roi: Caring for People Away from Home, a new special project from BIC U.S. World Missions, aims to serve families and individuals who by choice or by force have left their homeland. The project name, El Roi (which in Hebrew means “the God who sees”), comes from Hagar’s story in Genesis 16… Read On Published October 10, 2024
Impact The Journey of White Oak Lodge Christian summer camps have long been a staple of children’s and youth ministry. They invoke fond memories of hikes, campfires, and evening vespers. Christian Retreat Center (CRC), a BIC camp in East Waterford, Pa., is one such camp, and they are… Read On Published October 8, 2024
Resources 5 Principles for Twenty-First Century Worship BIC communities look different and face new challenges in the twenty-first century than they did even a generation ago. Today, BIC churches in the United States are found in rural, suburban, and urban contexts, with members from many cultural… Read On Published September 18, 2024
Resources 10 Days of Prayer For General Assembly We invite the whole Brethren in Christ family to pray for General Assembly 2024, July 12-15, in Cincinnati, Ohio. General Assembly brings together the broader BIC family to fellowship together, learn from each other, and make important decisions… Read On Published June 27, 2024
Impact A Tale of Two Building Projects Amid their own church building project, Revolution Church in Salina, Kansas, chose to support another congregation’s building project. When I asked Pastor Jeff Piepho what prompted Revolution to do such a project, he shared: We were doing a… Read On Published June 10, 2024
