Ron Mulvaney was honored as the 2022 Bivocational Pastor of the Year at his church, Farina First Southern Baptist, Jan. 8. That was the second time he was recognized, because during the first announcement at the IBSA Pastors Conference in November, Mulvaney was at work—at his other job. He works full-time in facilities maintenance at […]
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Rhodus joins IBSA
Tim Rhodus joined the Health Team Jan. 1. He will serve as a contract worker in the area of revitalization. “I am encouraged and excited to have Tim serving our churches in this greater capacity this year,” said Health Team Leader Scott Foshie. “He will be helping us to strengthen and to expand our revitalization […]
Carrothers to head BCHFS
Wide search leads to Illinoisan Carmi | After a year-long search for a new leader for Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services, the Board of Trustees elected a man with deep Illinois roots as Executive Director. Kevin Carrothers is well known to Illinois Baptists as a pastor, Associational Mission Strategist, and leader in the state […]
Fall events build teen disciples
Hundreds of students gathered for discipleship events led by IBSA this fall. Youth Encounter (YE), IBSA’s annual one-day student event, featured a clear presentation of the gospel and practical evangelism training for teens. YE was staged at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Decatur and Cornerstone Church in Marion. “We really saw God move,” IBSA’s Kevin Jones said. […]
Ministers’ wives told ‘lean in and let go’
Jacki King opened her message on resilience by defining what it isn’t. “When we think resilience, we don’t need to be thinking we’re just going to barrel through, pull up our bootstraps, and make it through,” King told IBSA ministers’ wives meeting at Metro Community Church. “Instead, it really is leaning in, letting go, and […]
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