IBSA has postponed three international mission trips in response to COVID-19 pandemic. Trips to Jamaica, Asia, and London have been delayed until later in the summer in hopes the virus will decline with warmer temperatures, said Brad Lovin, IBSA’s administrative director of mobilization. “These decisions are meant to ensure we steward resources and time well […]
Churches respond to Coronavirus threat
Some are already calling it “the new normal,” but doing ministry in a time of social distancing, cancelled group meetings, and intentional isolation is hardly normal. Church leaders awoke to this reality Sunday, March 15, after health officials announced the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outside the Chicago metro area, and urged limits on […]
Priority Women’s Conference is still on—for now
Springfield | Priority, the women’s conference held by the Illinois Baptist State Association each spring, is still scheduled for April 24-25, 2020, pending further developments related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Local authorities in Sangamon County issued a 30-day ban on indoor meetings with more than 250 in attendance, while Governor J.B. Pritzker limited meetings of more […]
Trending: Multicultural churches ‘embrace the tension’
Multiethnic churches are on the rise, according to sociologist Michael Emerson. The University of Illinois-Chicago professor said preliminary research shows 16% of U.S. congregations are multiracial, up from 6% in 1998. Around one-in-five American churchgoers attend a church in which less than 80% of participants are of the same race or ethnicity, a Baylor University […]
COVID 19 statement
Precaution and preparation, not panic: an 8-point checklist from IBSA The news about Coronavirus can be enough to frighten anyone, but the response needed from church leaders now is not panic but precaution and preparation. As one Disaster Relief leader said this week, it’s time to ask if our churches are prepared for disruption. […]
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