Mark Maestas joined IBSA as the Growth Team Leader February 1. Maestas has 20 years’ experience in church ministry, including stints as executive pastor of Vale Church in Bloomington in 2018-2019 and at Sagebrush Church in Albuquerque in 2015-2018. At Sagebrush, “he helped create a leadership development pipeline that trained over 800 leaders in two […]
Exploring the future of local associations of Baptist churches
Local Baptist Associations are alive and well!” Ray Gentry declared at a regional meeting of Midwest leaders in Springfield. The question of the health of local networks of Baptist churches was legitimate, given the challenges faced by all kinds of churches and networks in the previous decade. At the same time, Gentry warned, “Too many […]
Two hats in the ring: Early declarations mean long election cycle
Two pastors will allow their nominations for president of the Southern Baptist Convention in an early bid for the June election at the Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. Similar early declarations in 2022 ultimately produced a three-man race with a lot of public discussion, as SBC presidential candidates usually don’t “campaign.” The announcements come at the […]
For church leaders overwhelmed by today’s culture, Summit offers help breaking through isolation
Springfield | Trevin Wax set the stage for the event with a clear depiction of the mission field in the United States, especially outside the Bible Belt. He addressed the explosion of pseudo-religions and no-religions in the age of the “be true to yourself” mindset. “The church is going to be here in 40 years—the […]
Summit offer 12,000 hours of training for church leaders
Springfield, Ill. | Church leaders from the central states engaged 12,000 hours of training, teaching, and worship at the three-day Midwest Leadership Summit meeting in Springfield January 23-25. In multiple plenary sessions led by national SBC speakers and church planting practitioners, and in 80 breakout sessions, almost 1,000 leaders shared and received equipping for ministry […]
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