We dubbed 2020 “the year of the asterisk.” It was like the famed home run statistic that had to be followed by a special notation (61*). The stats from the initial Covid year had to be footnoted, when many churches closed for months and all the usual measures of productive ministry dropped precipitously. We thought […]
Illinoisans surprised by Litton’s decision against second SBC term
Southern Baptist leaders in Illinois expressed surprise that Ed Litton chose not to seek the customary second one-year term as SBC president. Litton’s announcement on March 1 marks only the second time in forty years that an incumbent president has not pursued a second term. The church Litton serves in Mobile, Alabama posted a YouTube […]
Litton eyes Anaheim with reconciliation on agenda
Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton has his eyes on Anaheim and his mind on racial reconciliation. The southern California city is best known as the home of Disneyland, but it will also be the site of the SBC Annual Meeting June 12-15, 2022. Litton is planning to address what he called “the stains” on […]
Illinois Disaster Relief assists after Colorado fires
Four volunteers from Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) joined a team manning a feeding center in Colorado where wildfires just before New Year’s wiped out several communities in Boulder County. More than 1,000 homes were destroyed and tens of thousands were forced to evacuate. A semi-trailer mobile kitchen and a support unit were set up […]
MLS Day 3: Leaders pray for personal renewal and gospel advance at Midwest summit
Worship was warm on a morning when temperatures were in the single digits in Springfield. But most of the attenders at the Midwest Leadership Summit are used to cold weather—colder that this. The session concluded the three-day event that drew 850 church leaders from twelve states to Illinois for the biennial conference. South Dakota Church […]
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