A new front door for our church
This Sunday, during service, we introduced BBC Connect — the new mobile app and website of Bambili Baptist Church. From today, the life of our church is no longer limited to the hours we spend together in the sanctuary. Sermons, devotionals, hymns, prayer requests, announcements and the Bible now travel with every member, wherever they are.
BBC Connect is more than a new tool. It is the first visible step in our 10-year plan to build a digital university church — a church that disciples students, staff and families on campus and beyond, and keeps them connected long after they graduate and move on.
Why a digital university church
Bambili is a university town. Every year new students arrive, worship with us for a season, and then leave for work and ministry across Cameroon and the world. For too long, that season ended when they left the town.
Our theme, Kingdom Citizens on Missional Discipleship, reminds us that our citizenship is in heaven, and that discipleship does not stop at the church gate. A digital church lets us keep teaching, praying and walking with our members — on campus, at home, and wherever God sends them.
"But our citizenship is in heaven."
Three months in the making
BBC Connect did not appear overnight. For the past three months, the media team and a selected group of testers from the congregation have used the app and website every week, long before anyone else saw them.
The process was simple, and it repeated week after week:
- Build — the media team added a feature or uploaded new content, from Sunday sermons to daily devotionals.
- Test — testers used it in real life: following the sermon on their phones, reading the devotional in the morning, sending prayer requests, singing from the hymn book.
- Listen — testers reported what was confusing, slow or missing.
- Improve — the team fixed it, refined it and sent out a new version.
Every round made the app clearer and more useful. Many of the small details you will notice today — how sermons are organised, how easy it is to find a hymn, how announcements reach you — came straight from that feedback.
To every tester who gave their time, their honest opinions and their patience with early versions: thank you. This launch belongs to you as much as to the media team.
What you can do with BBC Connect
- Sermons — catch up on messages you missed, or revisit the ones that spoke to you.
- Devotionals — start each day in the Word.
- Bible and hymns — read Scripture and sing along wherever you are.
- Prayer — share requests and stand with others in prayer.
- Announcements and activities — stay up to date with what is happening in church and in your ministry.
- Blog — read stories like this one about what God is doing among us.
This is only the beginning
Launching BBC Connect does not mean the work is finished. Just as we tested and improved it for three months, we will keep improving it with you. New features, more content and better ways to grow together are already on the way as we move through the 10-year plan.
Your feedback still matters. If something does not work as you expect, or you have an idea that would help the church, speak to any member of the media team.
Get connected today
Download the app, visit the website, and invite a friend. The media team will be available after service to help anyone who needs support getting started.
Welcome to BBC Connect. Let's grow together as kingdom citizens.
