Sometimes progress looks like a sanctuary overflowing with worshippers. Other times it looks like a rock concert on school bleachers filled with hundreds of screaming students. When the long-range planning committee at Chatham Baptist Church engaged IBSA’s Scott Foshie in a recent consultation, one clear area of progress that surfaced was in engaging younger families […]
Illinois Baptists named to SBC committee
Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton announced the appointment of 68 members to the 2022 Committee on Committees in April. Two of those appointed are Illinois Baptists – Cheryl Dorsey, Beacon Hill Missionary Baptist, Chicago Heights, and Burnette Hughes, Hillcrest Baptist, Country Club Hills. Dorsey is prayer coordinator for Beacon Hill Missionary Baptist and Chicago […]
Becoming a multi-generational church
“When a church closes it’s doors, it says something about the power and glory of God that we don’t want to say.” Mark Clifton, Senior Director of Church Replanting and Rural Strategy at NAMB, said that when a church closes its doors, it undermines the message of the power of God in the community. “They […]
BCHFS staff member charged with assault
A staff member of the Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services of Illinois (BCHFS) was arrested Friday, April 15, on multiple criminal sexual assault charges. Daniel W. Lanning Jr. was charged after a resident of the BCHFS facility in Carmi brought credible accusations against him. BCHFS has cooperated with the Department of Children and Family […]
Three new staff join IBSA
The Illinois Baptist State Association recently filled three staff vacancies. The new staff and filled vacancies are: John Calio will serve Zone 3 as IBSA’s new Zone Consultant. Calio was pastor of First Southern Baptist Church of Mattoon for 18 years until his retirement, and before that he served FBC Romeoville for 10 years. For […]
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