“If we’re going to be gospel people, we’re going to be about the glory of Christ. And if we’re going to be about the glory of Christ, then we are going to be people that pray,” said David Choi, pastor of Church of the Beloved in Chicago. Choi was one of several Illinois prayer leaders who helped facilitate the “Prayer Link” gathering October 7 at Broadview Missionary Baptist Church in the Chicago suburbs. Read…
IBSA reports solid year for missions and leadership
Messengers voted to increase the state’s Cooperative Program giving to national causes, met missionaries coming off the international field who joined the state staff, and welcomed new churches to the Association in the business sessions of the 2016 IBSA Annual Meeting. Read…
Seeing and believing in Chicagoland
Guests at the IBSA Annual Meeting and Pastors’ Conference were invited to join several “vision tours” to different Chicagoland neighborhoods and communities, where they met church planters in various stages of the planting process. Read…
Colorful and multi-cultural
The call was “Come to Chicago!” and messengers from across Illinois answered. The Illinois Baptist State Association’s 2016 Annual Meeting held at Broadview Missionary Baptist Church focused on reaching across cultures with the gospel. The meeting was attended by 529 people, 341 messengers and 188 visitors. Read…
Not just numbers; Foundation, Children’s Home report stories behind budgets
The Baptist Foundation of Illinois (BFI) deals in numbers. Lots of numbers. In his report to messengers, BFI Executive Director Doug Morrow went a different direction. “I don’t want to spend a lot of time on the numbers,” Morrow said. “I want to spend some time allowing you to hear and see from two churches and pastors and what they’re doing.” Read…
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