My cousin Holly’s house burned down in July. The family and their dog were saved, but they lost everything. Literally everything, except her grandmother’s ancient roasting pan just big enough for a 12-pound turkey and a diamond ring. Everything else in their rural home was gone in under an hour. The irony was that my […]
Newsmakers interview with Bart Barber, part 1
Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber is featured in the September issue of the Illinois Baptist. An hour-long interview focused on several key issues, including actions on the role of women in pastoral life. Editor Eric Reed asked Barber to respond to the recent use of “comfortably complementarian” to describe where the SBC has landed […]
Illinois couple leads Maui’s DR response
John and Gay Williams anticipate a very long response by Disaster Relief teams after wildfires decimated Lahaina, Hawaii. Beyond the immediate needs of those who lost everything in the conflagration, the Williams are thinking about spiritual ministry to those who are combing the ashes looking for evidence of victims. “The islands are a small community, […]
Barber taps Wellman to lead ‘cooperation’ study, makes ARITF changes
Nashville, Tenn. | Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber named fellow Texas pastor Jared Wellman to chair the group studying “friendly cooperation” as a standard for church membership in the denomination. “I am concerned about the way that we’re defining friendly cooperation,” Barber said in an exclusive interview with the Illinois Baptist just ahead of […]
Baptists bless churches across Chicagoland
Chicago | The first weekend in August will be remembered for several events in Chicagoland: big baseball rivalries, Lollapalooza concerts, and the arrival of Southern Baptists for Serve Tour. A total of 973 volunteer participants from 11 states and 67 SBC churches partnered with church planters and pastors in the city and suburbs for two […]
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