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1 day, 1,285 baptisms

June 8, 2017 By Baptist Press

112 Florida Baptist churches partnered for “Acts 2:41 Sunday—Baptizing Coast-to-Coast” baptizing 1,285 new Christian believers May 7. Read…

South to Southwest: A desert vacation kindles this family’s call to Arizona

June 5, 2017 By Baptist Press

“I never considered planting a church,” Josh Jennings said. Yet, from 2011 to 2013, God began to impress upon the Jennings’ hearts that he was calling them to Arizona, sometimes in unusual ways. Read…

Chicago’s Choi to preach in Phoenix

May 29, 2017 By Baptist Press

Chicago pastor David Choi is the first of 12 preachers who will be featured at the 2017 SBC Pastors’ Conference in Phoenix next month. Read…

Religious Liberty Order to enforce ‘robust protections’ Southern Baptists on hand for signing ceremony

May 28, 2017 By Baptist Press

Religious liberty advocates commended President Donald Trump’s new executive order to protect faith beliefs and practice, but some said it fell short of what is needed. Read…

Charles is Pastors’ Conference nominee

May 27, 2017 By Baptist Press

H.B. Charles, pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla. will be nominated to lead the 2018 SBC Pastors’ Conference in Dallas.  Read…

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Scott Foshie and Heartland interns

Foshie: Seeking Spirit-led momentum

Scott Foshie

As a young man starting out in ministry, I was reminded by mentors many times that “serving the Lord is a marathon, not a sprint.” This admonition continues to ring true as we launch into this new season of Illinois Baptist life. While we celebrate many signs of growing Spirit-led momentum in our Great Commission […]

Mark Emerson

Worth every effort

Mark Emerson

When the news came, I was tired—Day 4 of VBS tired. Tired had been the theme of every drive home with my wife that week. Somewhere along the way I had finally asked the question only the overly weary ask: “How long are we going to keep this up?” Months of planning had become weeks […]

Messengers close loophole

Eric Reed

It seemed like no big deal at the time. Messengers quickly voted for a change to the Baptist Faith and Message in 2023, there was no great debate. The motion came up and it kind of slid through—and that’s the problem. In 2026 they voted to prevent that from ever happening again. At the 2026 […]

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Final claim dismissed in Johnny Hunt lawsuit

Scott Barkley

Nashville | A U.S. district court has once again sided with the Southern Baptist Convention and other defendants in a suit brought by former SBC President Johnny Hunt. Chief District Judge William L. Campbell Jr., of the Middle District of Tennessee issued today (August 12) a final summary judgment on the only remaining claim in the […]

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Scott Foshie and Hispanic pastors in Chicagoland

Good signs (so far)

Illinois Baptist Staff

Springfield | In church life, some summers are marked by a slump—in giving, attendance or attitude. But not this year, and especially not for IBSA. With the new administration now entering its second quarter, there are notable signs of positive attitudes in the network of churches. Some observations are anecdotal, with stories coming from the […]

IMB missionary dies while serving in the Philippines

Young returns to IBSA team

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Mission

World Cup scores for digital witness

Illinois Baptist Staff

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup roared to a close and Spain left holding the trophy, Southern Baptist churches and missionaries around the world prayed for impact that outlasts the hardware. Southern Baptists mission boards joined churches and associations in digital and in-person outreach, as North America hosted the World Cup for the first time […]

IMB trustees appoint new missionaries, elect first woman chair

Metro East church plant hosts multiplication meeting

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