On Mission Every Day and to the End
by Jimmy Martin General SecretaryThen Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and...
God Builds His Church
Lessons Learned about Church Planting in the Midst of the Corona Crisis 26 April 2020. That was the day we hoped to see our plans and prayers come to fruition. On that Sunday, River of Life Church was to hold its very first Sunday gathering. Months of planning were...
An Era Ends
"God does not live in temples built by human hands.” (Acts 17:24b) Thursday, 25 June, was kind of a sad day. Not in the sense of unhappiness. More in the sense of melancholy or mourning. As is normally the case when it is time to bid farewell to something or someone...
Tim Faulkner Elected as New General Secretary
In a special online called meeting on 16 March, the International Baptist Convention overwhelmingly approved Tim Faulkner as the next General Secretary of the convention. Faulkner was presented as the candidate by the General Secretary Search Team after a 15-month...
Euroventure Cancelled for 2020
The Euroventure Team has made the hard decision to cancel camp for 2020. This was difficult because we are always in awe of what God does at camp and the incredible experience of many teens placing their faith in Jesus for the first time or recommitting their lives...
Partnership and Progress in the Gospel
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, confident of this that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the...
ACM 2019: Two Churches Become Full Members
The International Baptist Convention at its 56th Annual Convention Meeting, held 21-23 October in Naples, Italy, welcomed two churches as full members, heard reports from the General Secretary and Core Strategy Directors, and approved a €406,285 budget for next...