tag: leadership

It was a warm October day in Southern California, and the meeting room held a quiet buzz as twenty pastors waited for the course to start. These pastors had gathered from across California, Arizona, and even Japan to attend a BIC U.S…

The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God…

The Susquehanna Regional Conference of Brethren in Christ U.S. is pleased to welcome new leaders Bryan Hoke and Heather Beaty. In accordance with the Manual of Doctrine and Government (MDG) which states that each region must be assigned a bishop, Bryan Hoke…

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 vision for the church: all of life in and with Jesus…

46 days. 1,104 hours. 66,240 minutes. 397,4400 seconds. This is how long I am fasting from desserts and sweets. The fast began on Wednesday — Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is observed in many Christian traditions over the course of the six weeks leading up to Easter…

As the BIC U.S. family, we value making decisions together. Our 2018 General Assembly — the delegates representing our collective family of congregations — gathered to make the following decisions this week: 1. The 2018 General Assembly confirmed General Conference Board’s decision to approve the General Conference 2016 (now General Assembly) minutes…

I never dreamed of being an entrepreneur. Yet God has walked alongside me as I gained experience and explored my gifting. And over the years, God has taught me some of the most valuable lessons through the lens of being a small business owner…

After two years in a former steakhouse, our CrossRoads church plant in Salina, Kansas, purchased the largest bar in the city and converted it into a house of worship. Taking advantage of a natural divide in the building, we used about two-thirds for a worship center and the other third as a multipurpose room/fellowship hall…

On behalf of the General Conference Board (GCB), Wanda Heise, chairperson, is pleased to announce that Alan Robinson, national director of the BIC U.S., has accepted an invitation to serve another term as national director: "Since assuming the position in 2013, Alan has led the denomination with wisdom and vision…

We are thrilled to announce that donors (who wish to remain anonymous) have committed to giving $1.4 million in matching funds for the Honor the Past: Build the Future campaign. If matched dollar for dollar over the next three years, the pledge should eliminate the BIC Pension Fund deficit: the ministry campaign’s first goal…