Passing the Baton of Leadership
During the final session of the IBC’s Annual Convention Meeting, General Secretary Jimmy Martin passed the baton of leadership to incoming General Secretary Tim Faulkner. Martin will retire at the end of the year, completing 18 years of service as the general...
Prayer of Dedication for the Faulkners
If anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or...
IBC Says Farewell to the Martins
Saying “farewell” to the IBC family is for Laurie and me a farewell to friends who are also brothers and sisters. We have shared much together. I have visited all of our IBC churches, most of them numerous times. Pastors and wives and others in our churches have...
Meet the Faulkners
This fall my father had the honor of stepping into the role of General Secretary for the IBC with my mother at his side. When my parents started their journey of following God's call into the mission field, they never could have dreamed this is where God would take...
Online ACM: IBC Welcomes 3 New Churches
The International Baptist Convention’s at its online 57th Annual Convention Meeting, held 27-28 October, said farewell to General Secretary Jimmy Martin and welcomed new General Secretary Tim Faulkner. It also welcomed three new churches, approved a €363,432 budget...
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...