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IBSA Board funds revitalization strategies in 2020

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Meeting Sept. 10, the Illinois Baptist State Association’s Board of Directors approved a budget that will fund a revitalization process designed to help churches be more effective. The process will be introduced at the 2019 IBSA Annual Meeting Nov. 6-7 at Cornerstone Church in Marion. This year’s meeting theme is “ReFocus.” IBSA Executive Director Nate […]

Churchgoers say they can go it alone, but they also need others

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A LifeWay Research survey uncovered contradictory info about modern churchgoers and biblical community: 65% say they can walk with God without other believers, but an even larger number–75%–say they need other believers to help them grow in their faith. The findings are at odds with each other, says Southwestern Seminary’s Kenneth Priest, and the issue […]

IBSA Annual Meeting to ‘ReFocus’ ministry

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The 2019 IBSA Annual Meeting will focus on renewal of church ministry. The three-day event begins with the Pastors’ Conference Nov. 5-6, followed by the Annual Meeting Nov. 6-7. Both conferences will take place at Cornerstone Church in Marion. Cornerstone pastor Michael Nave will be the featured speaker in a special worship service on Wednesday […]

Mandrell quotes Jesus, Lincoln at LifeWay installation

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Tampico, Ill., native Ben Mandrell was installed as the 10th president of LifeWay Christian Resources and its predecessor, the Baptist Sunday School Board, in a ceremony at the publisher’s headquarters Aug. 26. Mandrell, most recently founding pastor of Storyline Fellowship Church in Arvada, Col., pointed to the cultural challenges faced by Southern Baptists’ main purveyor […]

Associational leaders talk partnership, revitalization at annual meeting

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At their annual roundtable meeting this month, leaders of local Baptist associations in Illinois learned what churches around the country value most from their own associations. They also discussed revitalization, an urgent need at a time when many churches across the country are plateaued or declining. Revitalization is one of three key areas in which […]