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Culture & Perspectives + Profiles

Growing Churches in America’s Heartland

This fall, we celebrate two Brethren in Christ U.S. churches in Abilene, Kansas, opening new worship sites just miles apart yet serving very different populations. New Trail Reaches Ranching Culture It was Saturday afternoon of the rodeo. Stan Norman climbed into the bull pen, baptizing two bull riders in the stock tank surrounded by the… Read On

Published October 9, 2019

Q&A: How to Give Charitably Through Your Savings

Q&A: How to Give Charitably Through Your Savings

We all hope to save — whether it’s for our next vacation, car, or children’s college tuition. Now you can save for your long- and short-term goals while giving to a charity of your choice. Today, John Burns, director of advancement at the BIC… Read On

Published July 23, 2019

Q&A: Gloria Wolfe, BIC Leader and Chaplain of Roller Derby Team

Q&A: Gloria Wolfe, BIC Leader and Chaplain of Roller Derby Team

We’re privileged to welcome Gloria Wolfe, chaplain of the Dirt Road Dears, with us today. Gloria has led ministry for more than 20 years at Jemison Valley Church, Westfield, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Gary, who now leads there as shepherding… Read On

Published July 23, 2019

Engaging Islam, On Its Own Terms

Impact + Profiles

Engaging Islam, On Its Own Terms

Apologetics course through Jay Smith’s veins. His theological lineage includes Francis Schaeffer. The theologian discipled Jay’s missionary parents, who, in turn, discipled Ravi Zacharias, the globally renowned, Indian-born Christian apologist… Read On

Published July 11, 2019

From the Amazon to Okeechobee: The Calling of Misael and Yanet Lopez

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From the Amazon to Okeechobee: The Calling of Misael and Yanet Lopez

Set to fly to the Amazon as missionaries, Misael and Yanet Lopez received unexpected news. Yanet was pregnant. For 12 years, they had prayed for a child. During years of waiting, soul-searching, and heartache, God had begun reorienting their lives… Read On

Published June 19, 2019

Impact + Profiles

Pastor Profile: Luke Embree

Hitchhiking across the United States at 18, Luke posed a question to the Creator of the universe. He had been about to head West on Route 50 — the highway slicing America’s midsection — when he’d been struck by the majesty of the Appalachian… Read On

Published June 7, 2019

The Pastor of the Future? Exploring Bivocational Ministry in the BIC

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The Pastor of the Future? Exploring Bivocational Ministry in the BIC

When I finally get through to Jose Acosta, he is shopping at Lowe’s. “Is this still an OK time to talk?” “Sure,” Jose — a general contractor — responds. “I’m just trying to find a door for a home I’m working on.” I quickly… Read On

Published May 14, 2019

Conversation with Co-Pastoral Team: Dave Fulmer and Todd Harmon

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Conversation with Co-Pastoral Team: Dave Fulmer and Todd Harmon

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Dave Fulmer and Todd Harmon, two friends who began co-pastoring Summit View BIC Church, New Holland, Pennsylvania, in 2018. “Todd and Dave have been incredible in building a culture based on their joint… Read On

Published May 13, 2019

Fourth-Generation Farmer to Deploy to Southern Africa

Fourth-Generation Farmer to Deploy to Southern Africa

In Central Kansas, the name Bathurst is synonymous with excellence in farming. Estol Bathurst hails from a farming dynasty, his great-grandfather having arrived in Abilene, Kansas, in the late 1800s to establish a general store, partially supplying… Read On

Published May 6, 2019

Leaning into the Restlessness of Good Friday

Leaning into the Restlessness of Good Friday

The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Luke 23:55, NRSV Good Friday can be a confusing space for a people oriented toward redemption. We are tempted to pay quick tribute to Good… Read On

Published April 17, 2019