IBSA mission trips scheduled through Aug. 31, 2020, are canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. But IBSA’s mobilization director said despite the cancellations, God may provide new opportunities to share the gospel across Illinois. “Missional leaders in Illinois desire to be responsive to what God is doing in the midst of the pandemic,” Brad Lovin […]
Illinois pastor shares COVID-19 diagnosis
As churches across Illinois and the U.S. gathered for online worship amid the Coronavirus pandemic, Pastor Tim Lewis shared a video update from quarantine at his home. Lewis, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Troy, contracted COVID-19 while on a mission trip to Ukraine. In the 8-minute clip on YouTube, Lewis said he self-quarantined after […]
C.S. Lewis on coronavirus
The popular theologian and author of the Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis, lived through WW2 and the Cold War that followed, but somehow he responded to the threats of his age with faith. Matt Smethurst of The Gospel Coalition posted a Lewis essay recently, and suggested we substitute “COVID-19” for “atomic bomb” to gain […]
Outbreak opens new doors for ministry
Fears over Coronavirus and its spread across the United States have already caused some churches to temporarily suspend services. As congregations mull preventive actions, some churches in parts of the world already affected by the virus are sharing how the unforeseen circumstances have been an opportunity to try new ministries or beef up existing outreaches. […]
IBSA works from home, but the work continues
Springfield | Ministry teams and missionaries of the Illinois Baptist State Association (IBSA) are taking their work on the road, in an effort to combat spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus). In keeping with requests from Illinois state health officials and Governor J. B. Pritzker to stay at home if possible, IBSA has enabled all personnel […]
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