The key word for 2023 is “shift,” IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams told the Board of Directors in their fall meeting Sept. 13—shifts in posture, processes, platforming, and a leadership pipeline. Adams also reviewed new recommendations for sexual abuse prevention and for the 2023 budget year. “We’re not changing the main focus of IBSA’s work […]
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Reform implementation begins
The nine members of the successor to the SBC’s Sexual Abuse Task Force were named by new convention president Bart Barber of Texas after one month on the job. At the same time the list was made public, the South Carolina pastor who will lead implementation of abuse prevention reforms was advising local association leaders […]
Former editor dies at 61
Former newspaper editor Michael Leathers died August 3 at Springfield Memorial Hospital. He was 61. Leathers served as editor of the Illinois Baptist 1999-2002, and was currently a media and public relations consultant for Memorial Health Systems. He was a native of Mt. Vernon and a graduate of Judson College. He is survived by his […]
IBSA affiliation notice
Churches wishing to apply for affiliation with the Illinois Baptist State Association must submit an application for membership by September 20. To request an affiliation packet, visit www.IBSA.org/membership. For more information, email Barb Troeger or call her at (217) 391-3107.
Next Step: Letting the Word do the work in Atwood
When Pastor Woody White reached out to IBSA’s Fran Trascritti, his focus was on helping leadership function more efficiently as a team at First Baptist Church of Atwood. But through the consulting process, he also gained the clarity about discipleship that is changing the church. “I call us a big church in a small town,” […]
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