Celebrating God

by Brian KirbyPastor, IBC Berlin, Germany            I love to celebrate! In my family as I was growing up birthdays were a chance to be surrounded by friends, family, and fun. I looked forward to my birthday -- not just to get some great gifts but to feel like it was...

Celebrating Church

by Andrea HesterbergChurch Development Coordinator, IBC Düsseldorf, GermanyWhen I was asked to write an article about Celebrating Church, I was excited right away and thought: “Yes, of course! We have a lot to celebrate!” Despite and even in contrast to all the bad...

Celebrating Unity

by Gerhard VenterFormer IBC Pastor and Interim PastorMost Christians, especially those in positions of leadership, are familiar with the fact that Jesus prayed for His followers’ unity (John 17:20-21 – it’s best to look at these verses against the background of the...

Celebrating Family

by Lydia WhitleyChurch Planter, Community Church, Berlin, GermanyAs we rode the bus away from IBC Stuttgart, our oldest son excitedly told us about all the toys, snacks, and new friends he made at church that day. I shared his excitement as I reflected on all 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...

IBC Conducts Successful CPAC in Naples

The International Baptist Convention conducted a successful church planter assessment center on 24-25 October at Il Faro International Baptist Church, Naples, Italy.Twenty people gathered to provide assessment on three church planter candidate couples. IBC churches...

Women’s Conference: Tuning In to Discern God’s Will

The IBC Women’s Conference will be held 24-26 April at the Madrid Nuevo Boston Hotel in Madrid, Spain.  The weekend conference provides an opportunity for women to fellowship and grow with other women from IBC churches.  It includes conference sessions, seminars,...

Two Conferences, One Goal: Leadership Development

Plan now to attend one of two ministry leadership development conferences being offered by the International Baptist Convention.  The conferences are designed for IBC church leaders desiring biblical teaching on leadership.The Ministry Leadership...

EuroVenture 2019: Different Ages, Different Nations, Same God

EuroVenture 2019 in Grindelwald, Switzerland, was a great experience! We had a small group, just four people, from IBC Eindhoven, The Netherlands, and we were blessed to travel together with our sister church from Antwerp, Belgium. We arrived Saturday late in the...

We are Family

We are Family

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” (Galatians 6:9-10)   I grew up...

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