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Mohler, Akin apologize for backing accused leader

February 15, 2019 By Baptist Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. | Southern Baptist Convention seminary presidents R. Albert Mohler Jr. and Danny Akin have apologized for their former support of C.J. Mahaney, a pastor accused of concealing sexual abuse at the ministry he used to lead. Meanwhile, former SBC seminary president Paige Patterson has written a letter to the editor of the Houston […]

Churches identify ministry needs in online survey

February 15, 2019 By Eric Reed

Preparing people to share the gospel, making disciples, and developing leaders remain top concerns in the latest survey of IBSA churches. The 2018 Church Needs Survey, conducted online in October and November, showed few shifts compared to the previous four years. Evangelism and the desire to reach young people rank high for a large majority […]

ACP tallies show need for new ministry strategies

February 14, 2019 By Meredith Flynn

Illinois Baptist churches celebrated 3,676 baptisms in 2018, an increase of 6.8% over the previous year. The increase is one highlight of the Annual Church Profile (ACP) reports completed by 97% of IBSA churches, a new record high. Other indicators measured by the ACP reports are leading IBSA staff to focus increasingly on church revitalization […]

IBSA Statement on Sexual Abuse and the SBC

February 11, 2019 By Eric Reed

A report published by the Houston Chronicle on February 10, 2019, raised the issue of sexual abuse as it relates to the Southern Baptist Convention and its participating churches. The report was disturbing in its content, but we support any effort to bring truth to light and to ease the suffering of victims of sexual […]

Church leaders ‘reimagine’ ministry strategy at Springfield summit

January 29, 2019 By Illinois Baptist Staff

More than 200 IBSA ministry leaders gathered Jan. 22-23 in Springfield for the annual Illinois Leadership Summit. The summit’s large-group sessions and breakouts were focused on revitalizing churches and renewing their commitment to reach their neighbors with the gospel. “Reimagine” was the theme for the conference, which featured teaching by Mark Clifton, senior director of […]

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SBC leaders to discuss action after paper reports on sexual abuse in SBC churches

Meredith Flynn

Charleston, S.C. | Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear will speak to the SBC Executive Committee Feb. 18 on the progress of a study group tasked with exploring how the denomination has handled sexual abuse. Greear’s presentation at the Executive Committee’s meeting was scheduled prior to a three-part report in the Houston Chronicle on hundreds […]

Paper’s sexual abuse report leaves SBC’s Greear ‘broken’

EC search committee has ‘actively pursued’ non-Anglos

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IBSA churches report uptick in evangelism

Meredith Flynn

When Pastor Kenyatta Smith’s church moved into their new building, an important piece was missing. The former Catholic church had no baptistry. Another Chance Church, which Smith planted in 2012, got around it by bringing in an inflatable pool when someone was ready to be baptized. Last year, that was often. The church baptized 52 […]

Taking prayer on the road in Chicagoland

Chitwood installed as IMB president

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