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Meet Our Keynote Speakers - General Assembly 2018
We are delighted to announce this year's plenary presenters for General Assembly 2018: Danisa Ndlovu, Meredith Dancause, and Scot McKnight. Each speaker will focus on one aspect of our conference theme: To Know, Love, and Follow Jesus. Read more »
Blog: Five Ways My Faith Has Grown as an Entrepreneur
Often business is viewed as secular, church as sacred. But entrepreneur Carissa Ressler discovered God is intimately involved in business, and, ultimately, the sacred and secular divide is nonexistent. Carissa shares, "God has taught me some of the most valuable lessons through the lens of being a small business owner." Read more »
BIC Foundation - Invest with Us
In the last 18 months at the BIC Foundation, our loan portfolio grew by 35 percent - because sisters and brothers are planting churches or expanding their outreach. To keep pace with growing ministry needs, we're seeking new investors. And accounts can be opened with as little as $5. Consider partnering with us in ministry. Watch Video »
$250,000 to Eliminate Pension Deficit with Matching Grant
Because of your generous gifts, we are positioned to eliminate the deficit for the defined benefit plan (BIC Pension Fund) - which served as a retirement plan for BIC U.S. pastors and missionaries - by General Assembly 2018. An additional $500,000 is needed; however, generous donors have pledged to match donations - making the financial goal $250,000. Read more »
P. and H.R. to Serve Cross-Culturally in Lexington, Kentucky
We celebrate P. and H.R. having moved from Wisconsin in December 2017 to begin providing hospitality and friendship to the international community of Lexington, Kentucky. Offering homestays for international students attending area colleges, the R.'s are also helping recruit other loving families to do the same. They plan to teach English as a second language (ESL), mentor students, and provide practical assistance to internationals adjusting to life in the United States. Read more »
Perspectives on Safety and Risk - Shalom! A Journal for the Practice of Reconciliation
Explore Christ-centered responses to contemporary issues in the quarterly BIC U.S. publication Shalom! A Journal for the Practice of Reconciliation.The winter 2018 edition, Perspectives on Safety and Risk, asks: How should we protect ourselves against the threat of violence? What kind of risk-taking does Jesus model for us? Read Shalom! »
