Updated September 8, 2021. A previous version of this article stated the mask requirement applied to churches. The requirement has since been clarified by the Illinois Department of Commerce (page 4, paragraph 2) to exclude churches and other places of worship. Church leaders across Illinois are considering statements to their congregations about masking ahead of […]
MIO: How disaster becomes compassion
Bruce Homontowski had only been in his new pastorate a month when Covid hit. What was a challenge in so many ways, given closures and other limitations, proved to be a blessing in others. “One thing Covid has done, of course, is that it’s opened up families in need to hear about hope,” the pastor […]
Welcome to Judea: This is why our participation in state missions is vital
If charity begins at home, so does missions. Jesus’ instructions in Acts 1:8, simply put, mean start where you are and move outward from there. The ever-widening circles he described are Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. Many missions-minded people interpret these four spheres geographically, starting where the particular believer reading the […]
SBC calls out Uyghur genocide
Resolution 8, approved by messengers at the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention, identified China’s treatment of the mostly Muslim Uyghur people as genocide. That marks the first time an American denomination used the term to label persecution of the people group, according to Christianity Today. The resolution, written by a doctoral student at Southern Baptist Theological […]
Greear’s final sermon as SBC President points to ‘defining moment’
Saying they faced the “most important crossroads” in a generation, departing SBC President J.D. Greear challenged Southern Baptists to hear the concerns of the entire body while unifying around the one true gospel and the Great Commission. Greear addressed the issues that dominated discussion ahead of the convention, but pointed to the centrality of the […]
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