Baptist Church Planting West

Baptist Church Planting West Established in 1983, Baptist Church Planting West became a ministry of Moab Baptist Church of Moab, Utah in 2019.

We seek to emphasize the need for doctrinally sound, stable, soul-winning Baptist churches in the Mountain West region of the United States. Baptist Church Planting WEST (BCPW) was started in 1983 by Pastor and Mrs. Harvey Seidel in Idaho Falls, Idaho, as a ministry of Gethsemane Baptist Church. In May 1984, BCPW was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the State of Idaho. Soon after, i

n September 1984, BCPW came under the ministry umbrella of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship, and Pastor Seidel remained as the Director. BCPW’s ministry and that of the Seidel’s is still being felt today, even though this organization became officially inactive in 1999. The last BCPW missionary was Pastor Cole Howe (1998-1999) when he came as the pastor of Moab Baptist Church. BCPW and the Seidel’s served as mentors and financial and ministry accountability sources for the Howe family. July 2019, Pastor Howe sent a letter to Pastor Seidel requesting that he become the custodian of Baptist Church Planting WEST files, even using the name and reputation for further church planting endeavors in the West. In addition to the BCPW name and files, Pastor Howe was also given the complete library (many hundreds of volumes) and sermon outlines, notebooks, and manuscripts (for over 50 years of ministry) of Pastor Seidel! Moab Baptist Church became the official home of Baptist Church Planting WEST on October 23, 2019, with Pastor Howe as its Director. The purpose of Baptist Church Planting WEST remains the same as it was in 1983, mirroring that of Moab Baptist Church: to operate exclusively for religious, charitable, missionary purposes, and particularly to conduct church planting with emphasis upon teaching the Holy Bible and thus secure individuals’ trust in Jesus Christ through a religious program of evangelism, Christian education, worship, social activity, and missionary outreach; and to engage in any and all lawful activities. The intention of BCPW and Moab Baptist is to be a valuable resource of information, fellowship, financial support, ministry accountability, and mentorship for new church works and existing churches, especially in the Mountain West region of the United States.

06/22/2026

John Todd, who pastored churches across New England for almost fifty years, suffered the loss of both of his parents when he was just a little boy. An aunt offered to take him into her home and raised him as her own. Decades later when she was dying, she wrote him asking for comfort. He responded by telling her the story of the day he came to live with her. When he asked if she would be awake, the man taking him said, “She’ll stay up for you. When we get out o' these here woods, you'll see her candle shinin' in the window.”

Todd wrote, "Presently, we did ride out into the clearing, and there, sure enough, was your candle. I remember you were waiting at the door, that you put your arms close about me—a tired and bewildered little boy. You had a fire burning on the hearth and a hot supper waiting on the stove. Some day soon God will send for you to take you to a new home. Don't fear the summons, the strange journey, or the messenger of death. At the end of the road, you will find love and a welcome awaiting, and you will be safe in God's care."

Unless the Lord returns first, all of us will one day face death. But while death is one of the greatest fears for the world, for a child of God it is merely the doorway into His presence. We have His good and faithful promise and He will never leave us. “For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death” (Psalm 48:14).

God's promise of Heaven is certain and sure, and we need have no fear of either the future or of death.

*2 Corinthians 5:5-8; today’s Daily in the Word devotional (copied)

06/22/2026

Angie Foley bought a barn in northern Michigan to turn into an event venue. Inside she found eighteen classic cars, including a 1941 Buick Special. The vehicles had sat in the barn for years. They were rusty and caked with dirt. Their tires were flat. But imagine their value when restored! (Joseph Brogan, “Graveyard Goldmine: Woman Clears Out Old Barn and Auctions Off Over a Dozen Vintage Cars,” The U.S. Sun, September 16, 2025.)

Anything deteriorates if unused, but restoration is an exciting process. Take your spiritual gift, for example. It will deteriorate if unused. You’ll become rusty and fall short of your potential in the Lord’s work. But if you begin using your gift, God will restore its worth.

When you know your spiritual gift, you should begin using it. Don’t let it sit idly in a barn. Dust it off. Polish it so you can use it for the glory of God. Ask God to give you the spark of the Holy Spirit. Fuel yourself with the Word and hit the road. You’ll be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and useful for the Master in every good work.

“The very best way to discover spiritual gifts … is to get involved in ministry and see where the Spirit leads and equips.” -Charles Swindoll

*2 Timothy 2:21; today’s Turning Point devotional (copied)

Happy Father’s Day!
06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day!

Enjoy some of the faces of Cooper Miller! He’s in Douglas, Wyoming with Pastor Brad Jenkins and the fine folks of Dougla...
06/20/2026

Enjoy some of the faces of Cooper Miller! He’s in Douglas, Wyoming with Pastor Brad Jenkins and the fine folks of Douglas Baptist. He also took a quick trip to the town of Glenrock to chat with Pastor Cole Howe’s folks, Gale & Cathy McNeff. Cooper is doing a tremendous job on his circuit.

06/19/2026

Alice Roosevelt was just seventeen when her father Teddy became President following the assassination of President McKinley. She became a prominent figure in the Washington DC social scene, attending parties and frequently appearing in newspaper stories. One of the things for which she was most noted was her acerbic tongue. She was quick to criticize those who did not meet her approval and spoke openly against those she disliked. It is said that she kept a pillow visible in her sitting room embroidered with the motto "If you can't say something good about someone, sit right here by me.”

It can be easy and tempting to talk about other people, especially if we have the latest “news” to pass on. But giving in to that temptation can quickly destroy relationships, damage families, and hinder God’s work. When we talk about other people in ways that damage their name and reputation we are doing the enemy’s work for him, because that is one of the priorities of the devil. “And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night” (Revelation 12:10).

Every time we repeat an unverified story, pass along criticism, or share information that diminishes someone in the eyes of others, we risk becoming part of the very pattern Paul warned against. Words have the power to strengthen relationships and build up the body of Christ, but they also have the power to wound and divide. Before speaking about someone else, we should ask whether our words are motivated by love and whether they will help rather than harm.

Christians who share gossip and criticism with others do a great deal of damage to the body of Christ.

*Galatians 5:13-15; today’s Daily in the Word devotional (copied)

06/19/2026

The apostle Paul talked about spiritual gifts in Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, and Ephesians 4. In studying these passages we can determine that a spiritual gift is a capacity the Holy Spirit places within us for serving God in the unique way He has designed for us. When the Holy Spirit came to live within your heart, He gave you spiritual gifts. Every Christian has at least one.

Dr. A. T. Pierson said, “Everyone has some gift, therefore all should be encouraged. No one has all the gifts, therefore all should be humble. All the gifts are for one Body, therefore all should be harmonious. All the gifts are needful, therefore all should be faithful.”

One of the best ways of discovering your spiritual gifts is seeing how God uses you. What do you enjoy doing for Him? What does He seem to bless? What areas of Christian service ignite your passion?

Ask God to show you the gift He has given you for service and then go to work!

“Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.” -Leo Buscaglia

*1 Corinthians 12:4; today’s Turning Point devotional (copied)

06/18/2026

One of the best-selling books of the 1970s was titled “Looking Out for Number One” and encouraged people to put themselves ahead of everything else. It's not surprising that was a best-seller because we are naturally inclined to pride. The world tells us to promote ourselves and make sure people know how great we are. God’s design is different. Rather than lifting up ourselves, we are to follow the example of Jesus: “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men” (Philippians 2:5-7).

Unlike us Jesus actually deserved all the praise and glory both Heaven and Earth could offer. Yet He still willingly laid all of that aside to accomplish God’s plan for our salvation. The way for us to obtain the grace that we need to live as Jesus did is to humble ourselves. “But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble” (James 4:6). The only true source of promotion in things that matter is God.

Charles Spurgeon said, “If you are not humbled in the presence of Jesus, you do not know Him. You were so lost that nothing could save you but the sacrifice of God’s only begotten Son. As Jesus stooped for you, bow in humility at His feet. A realization of Christ’s amazing love has a greater tendency to humble us than even a consciousness of our own guilt. Pride cannot live beneath the cross. Let us sit there and learn our lesson. Then let us rise and carry it into practice.”

Our fellowship with God will never be what it should be if we allow pride to take root in our hearts.

*James 4:8-10; today’s Daily in the Word devotional (copied)

06/18/2026

Many people are baffled by what Jesus said to His disciples in John 14:12: “…He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” But Jesus knew that His greatest ministry was still ahead of Him. He was going to send the Holy Spirit into the lives of believers and continue His work through them by the power of the Spirit.

The apostle Paul said, “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place” (2 Corinthians 2:14). He said, “Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion” (2 Timothy 4:17).

Our Christian work is never a matter of what we are doing for Christ but of what He is doing through us by His Spirit. Those are His “greater things.” Ask the Lord to make you His channel, speaking His words and doing His works through you by the Spirit.

“The only life that ever pleased God on earth was the life of Jesus Christ, and He must reproduce His life in us.” -Oswald Chambers

*2 Corinthians 5:20; today’s Turning Point devotional (copied)

06/17/2026

Dan Coats, who served for a number of years as United States Senator from Indiana, told this story: “I recently saw the story of a high school values clarification class conducted by a teacher in Teaneck, New Jersey. A girl in the class had found a purse containing $1,000 and returned it to its owner. The teacher asked for the class's reaction. Every single one of her fellow students concluded the girl had been foolish. Most of the students contended that if someone is careless, they should be punished. When the teacher was asked what he said to the students, he responded, ‘Well, of course, I didn't say anything. If I come from the position of what is right and what is wrong, then I'm not their counselor. I can't impose my views.’”

While silence may be the simplest response to attempt to avoid trouble, as children of God we are called to be people who not only believe the truth, but who live by it ourselves and are willing to speak it to others. Our purpose in this life is not to be popular and widely accepted, but to be examples of godly living.

Our lives as well as our words should be a constant declaration that as members of the family of God we behave differently than those who live in the world. Paul wrote, “That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world” (Philippians 2:15). The truth is worth standing up for no matter how many may stand against us and no matter how much opposition and ridicule we might face.

The world needs to see a clear light of God's truth from those of us who know it.

*1 Timothy 4:10-12; today’s Daily in the Word devotional (copied)

06/17/2026

It is the nature of God’s economy for there to be a continual state of increase. The seeds in the apples on a single apple tree will produce multiple times more trees. Even Jesus spoke of Himself as a singular vine from which multiple branches bear an abundance of fruit (John 15:1-8).

Jesus told His disciples that they would produce “greater works” than He did.

If you believe in Jesus Christ, you should expect to duplicate His ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit (verses 16-17). Ask God to show you the “greater works” He wants you to carry out.

“The unfinished task which lies before us is no greater than the unlimited power of God behind us.” -Fred D. Jarvis

*John 14:12; excerpt from today’s Turning Point devotional (copied)

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