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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

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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

Grace Holland: Legacy of Prayer

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Grace Holland: Legacy of Prayer

Each week for almost 20 years, Grace Holland has encouraged the BIC community in prayer. As author of two prayer publications influencing the life of the denomination — the Prayer Focus and the Cutting Edge — Grace, a former BIC missionary, has… Read On

Published March 27, 2019

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Conversation with C.F.: Moving to the Center of Arab America

We’d like to introduce you to C.F.*, a participant in our Missionary Development Program! This summer, she will be moving to the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, to learn Arabic in the city with the highest concentration of Arab Americans in… Read On

Published March 27, 2019

From Anger to Hope

From Anger to Hope

I woke up one morning not long ago to a Washington Post article about sexual abuse and misuse of power in a large Christian denomination (the denomination I grew up in). According to the article, a woman reported that while pursuing a degree at… Read On

Published November 15, 2018

Madison Street Church’s Field of Dreams

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Madison Street Church’s Field of Dreams

Pastor Jeff Wright and Madison Street Church, a BIC U.S. congregation in Riverside, California, have an empty lot behind their church and an audacious dream — end chronic homelessness in their city. Such a dream is possible because the government… Read On

Published October 26, 2018

How Porn Helped My Church Mature

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How Porn Helped My Church Mature

Not far from my elementary school, my friend unfolded the pages of a magazine. For the first time, my eyes gazed Playboy. Shortly afterward, the internet gained popularity. And before I even understood the concept of addiction, I developed an… Read On

Published May 21, 2018