The house was rocking as the worship team from The Journey Church/Hanley Road in St. Louis rattled the rafters with a mix of contemporary worship songs and invigorating old school hymns. Pastors and spouses filled the auditorium at Metro Community Church in Edwardsville for the second session of the 2022 IBSA Pastors Conference. The preachers […]
Pastors can find joy in rest, repentance
The preachers in the opening session of the 2022 IBSA Pastors Conference sounded similar notes, although organizers said it wasn’t planned that way. “We didn’t plan a one-two gut punch,” Vice President Jonathan Davis of Delta Church said, crediting God for the messages that both addressed the strains of ministry and restoration that can be […]
Matz named HLGU President, turnaround called ‘miracle’
The Academic Dean who served as a senior leader in efforts to stabilize Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) was elected president of the Missouri school by its Board of Trustees Oct. 14. Robert J. Matz becomes the 18th president of HLGU, succeeding Anthony Allen who resigned in January after nine years. The appointment serves as a period […]
Missions commitment links Ukrainian refugees with Illinois church
Donn and Joni Schaefer had organized mission trips to Russia ten times since 2008. They taught English in Siberia as a way to open discussions about the gospel. But when the invasion of Ukraine shut down trips into Russia for Americans, the Schaefers looked for other avenues to use their unique skills. The Illinois couple […]
(Re) Building faith
A tent erected for a couple of weeks each year out on the edge of town became the center for personal spiritual renewal and evangelistic zeal for a century or more. Traveling evangelists would ignite dry-wood believers and leave fiery faithful in their places to continue their work in the local church for another season. […]
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