In the morning hours of Sunday, June 14, the Iowa Legislature, after 16 continuous hours of session, passed a pair of pro-life measures: The “Alfie Evans” bill, which protects children […]
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Des Moines police, pastors kneel together in prayer
DES MOINES, Iowa – On Monday evening, June 1, over 100 pastors, religious, community, and government leaders met on the steps of the Des Moines Police Department to pray for […]
Iowa begins to open: What does it mean?
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced many of the restrictions we have lived under during the COVID-19 crisis will be lifted June 1. What does it mean for churches, for […]
VIDEO: Burdened Iowa leaders need your prayers
The FAMiLY Leader’s Bob Vander Plaats and Greg Baker discuss meetings with Church, state, and national leaders, who have governed under a heavy, human burden for weeks. These servants of […]
Governor’s press conference highlights church response
The FAMiLY Leader’s Vice President of Church Engagement Greg Baker joined Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds by invitation for her daily live press conference on Friday, May 1. Baker shared an […]
VIDEO: Iowa opens, but what about churches?
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has defended religious liberty and issued a new proclamation about opening churches. But with liberty comes responsibility. TFL’s Bob Vander Plaats and Greg Baker discuss how […]
Guidelines and recommendations for reopening churches
URGENT NEED: Younger Iowans to keep our election running
Facing an upcoming election in a season of coronavirus concerns, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office is asking younger Iowans to step in for the state’s typically older poll workers. […]
So can our church meet or not? Important new guidelines
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ initial emergency proclamation that limited religious gathering to 10 or fewer all across Iowa is set to expire on April 30. Gov. Reynolds, however, has issued […]
The COVID crisis is a revival moment
What is God doing now? Could He be calling His people to repentance? What if THIS is a revival moment? TFL President and CEO Bob Vander Plaats invites you to […]
COVID Update: The Church as long-term solution to short-term crisis
The FAMiLY Leader President and CEO Bob Vander Plaats and TFL Vice President of Church Engagement Greg Baker discuss how the Church is stepping in to this time of crisis […]
The Church in COVID: Out of the dark, light comes through!
The FAMiLY Leader’s Bob Vander Plaats and Greg Baker share a good-news conversation about how the coronavirus crisis has caused people to refocus on family and God, has inspired the […]