Read: Ezekiel 20:40-42 God’s nation, divided, was carried into exile in several waves. But the story, throughout these cycles, was of one truth: a people who were called by God to be his own had spent too many years and lifetimes away from God. Only exile would bring them to their knees in repentance and […]
10 questions for reopening: Developing strategy for health, safety, and ministry
As tempted as we may be to throw open the doors and declare our churches ready for business, pastors and church leaders should take cues from restaurants, doctors’ offices, and supermarkets about safe ways to resume operations. Everyone’s health is at stake. Please consider these questions as church leaders meet, to protect the people who […]
‘Feeling the pressure’: Early reopening in other states and ‘quarantine fatigue’ test patience
Editor’s note: Updated May 1 to reflect new language in Illinois’s extended stay-at-home order. Governor J.B. Pritzker’s extension of the shelter-at-home order until May 30 was met with approval by some and dismay by others, even as many other states began relaxing restrictions designed to combat spread of Coronavirus—including limitations on church meetings. In Illinois, […]
Thinking about death—and life—and ministry in the middle
I find myself thinking about Jack Anders* right now. Jack was relatively a young man when he accepted the pastorate of a large established church in a popular oceanside community in Florida. The church was approaching 100 years old and so were many of its members. Jack lived not far from where I did. We […]
Wilma Booth of Elgin died on Good Friday
Wilma Booth of Elgin died from Coronavirus complications April 10 at Sherman Hospital. A lifelong Southern Baptist and leader in Baptist circles, Booth, 81, is being remembered fondly for decades of service to her church and to Illinois Baptists. “Wilma was a rare jewel,” said Nate Adams, executive director of the Illinois Baptist State Association. […]
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