Regaining consciousness after attackers left him for dead in his house church in eastern India, Pastor Basant Kumar Paul proclaimed he no longer fears persecution and is certain of his heavenly home. “My physical body might be weak, but my spirit is very strong, it will not break with persecution,” Morning Star News quoted Paul […]
A Thanksgiving prayer for 2019
Editor’s Note: For thirty years, Chicago Tribune columnist Joan Beck penned an annual prayer in free verse for many things that made her grateful in the year gone by. With appreciation for her inspiration and input from the Illinois Baptist team, we attempt a similar expression of gratitude. As we gather together to ask the […]
And here’s to you, Dr. Robinson
Adron Robinson concluded his term as IBSA President with his usual aplomb and a firm tapping of the gavel to close the 2019 Annual Meeting. In that moment, we were reminded of his contributions to the leadership of the Illinois Baptist State Association and to the Southern Baptist Convention in the four years he has […]
Reporter’s Notebook: 3 views from Marion
As you prepare to turn the page to our coverage of 2019 Annual Meeting, please consider these observations from our reporting team in Marion. It’s a brief look at our yearly big Baptist family reunion. The Meeting that almost wasn’t Some years, the Annual Meeting theme emerges quickly, and with it the content to populate […]
Illinois churches ‘ReFocus’ for revitalized ministry
Across the country, the numbers are sobering. At least 80% of American churches are plateaued or declining, and many leaders are struggling to know what steps to take to revitalize flagging ministries. “We need a new wave of church revitalization to sweep across America,” Rob Peters said at the Illinois Baptist State Association’s Annual Meeting […]
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