The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee took noteworthy action on several issues during its February meeting, including a polarizing program for the 2020 SBC Pastors’ Conference and a new 5-year vision plan for denomination. The EC also voted for the first time to disfellowship a church over sexual abuse. No action garnered as much attention, […]
Your church’s new front door
Although fewer Americans are joining churches, virtual congregations are growing. And experts say a church’s online presence is likely a valuable entry point for newcomers. Twenty years ago, 70% of Americans belonged to a church. Now, the number is down to about half, according to data from Gallup. Fewer people in the pews could mean […]
2020 in focus: Our annual look at the year ahead
Our annual review of the top news stories of the year gone by also serves to point out likely trends for Christians and the world. Highlights of our collection: Illinois is the new Vegas. Legal and moral shifts are making our state the new Sin City—except that it’s a whole state. Eye on the Capitol. […]
Prayer tour hits the road
In early 2019, a group of intercessors boarded a bus and visited four Chicagoland churches. They prayed with and for pastors and congregations, asking God to do mighty things in the city where millions of people don’t yet know Christ. On Feb. 1, the mobile prayer experience will hit the road again, led by Chicago […]
God redirects church’s building plan
A truth from the book of Proverbs guided Crossroads Church’s recent building project: “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps” (Prov. 16:9 NLT). Three years ago, the church began working with the Baptist Foundation of Illinois (BFI) to plan for an addition that would give them more space for worship, students, […]
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