Springfield | Illinois lawmakers rushed to meet the 2024 spring session filing deadline submitting bills that would make parents guilty of child abuse for denying their minor children gender modification treatment and abortions, and one would legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. Another would provide tax credits to health care providers and public-school teachers […]
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‘Hubs’ revamped for 2024
Regional training opportunities for pastors have been revamped for 2024. Multiply Illinois Hubs, held regionally four times per year, offer a new look and new ways to gather, care for, and train leaders. Hubs will serve as ongoing trainings and encouragement processes, not merely a one-time event. Pastors have unique work schedules that limit availability […]
Remembering the life and legacy of ‘Experiencing God’ author Henry Blackaby
Henry Blackaby, author of Experiencing God, passed away Feb. 10, 2024. He was 88. Considered a spiritual statesman by many, the quiet pastor from Canada had a ministry that reached from pastors, missionaries and lay people, to CEOs, U.S. presidents and world leaders. Blackaby’s famous summary of how to know and do the will of God—“watch […]
Maestas joins IBSA
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 […]
Ga. Exec withdraws from EC candidacy
Nashville, Tenn. | The nominee for President and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee (EC) has withdrawn his name, after the search committee told EC trustees it had a candidate and would reveal his name ahead of their February 19 meeting and vote. He is Thomas Hammond, Executive Director of the Georgia Baptist […]
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