Former Southern Baptist Convention President James Merritt (right) will chair the 2021 SBC Resolutions Committee, replacing Ed Stetzer of Wheaton College’s Billy Graham Center. Stetzer would have chaired the committee at the 2020 SBC annual meeting, but the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stetzer informed SBC President J.D. Greear he is unable […]
GA pastor joins race for SBC presidency
Mike Stone, former chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, will be nominated for president of the denomination during this summer’s annual meeting in Nashville, The Christian Index reported Jan. 13. Stone is pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear, Ga., and on the steering council for the Conservative Baptist Network, which launched in […]
Christians look for path forward after Capitol riot
Graham calls for meeting between Trump, Biden Evangelist Franklin Graham urged President Donald Trump to invite President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to the White House for a meeting in the aftermath of a violent riot in the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6. The meeting would “begin the healing and preparation for a smooth […]
CAC taps pastor to lead ministry
Jeffrey Williams will serve as the new executive director of the Christian Activity Center (CAC). The pastor of New Christian Fellowship Church in Fairview Heights has served several years with the East St. Louis ministry as a child sponsor and board member, including two years as CAC board chairman. “I have had the opportunity of […]
2021 Forecast: Evangelism shifts to an ancient model, with modern technology
Editor’s note: For the January 1 issue of the Illinois Baptist, pastors and leaders from IBSA shared their thoughts on the challenges and opportunities facing the church in 2021. You’ll see them here every Wednesday this month. Fran Trascritti, IBSA administrative director of leadership development Who would have thought even a year ago that churches […]
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