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Q&A with Alan Robinson: Launching Project 250

We are excited to announce the launch of Project 250, a new initiative from BIC U.S. Over the past several decades, we have created vision statements that help guide us for certain periods of time. Project 250 is our latest endeavor that will carry us from now until the Brethren in Christ’s 250th birthday in… Read On

Published December 2, 2020

Humility as a Bridge to Generational Understanding

Culture & Perspectives

Humility as a Bridge to Generational Understanding

Perhaps you are experiencing the joys and frustrations of life in close quarters during these times of social isolation. My family is one among many who are living daily under one roof. We are a family of six (mom, dad, four daughters). At the time… Read On

Published September 22, 2020

Pandemic Lessons from My Grandmother

Culture & Perspectives

Pandemic Lessons from My Grandmother

I sat quietly at a row of long rectangular tables. My wife, Heather, and my two-year-old son Lucas sat to my left, with my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew adjacent to us. Country renditions of familiar hymns flowed from an inconspicuous speaker… Read On

Published September 9, 2020

Growing Churches in America’s Heartland

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… 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

Impact + Profiles

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

Impact + Resources

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