In the hills of western Kenya, 10 volunteers from central and southern Illinois saw hundreds of patients at a medical clinic and witnessed dozens of decisions for Christ. The team, led by IBSA’s Jeff Deasy and his wife, Kathy, camped just steps from the clinic, which they set up in partnership with a local Baptist […]
Mandrell brings ‘non-Southern’ perspective to LifeWay
The new president of LifeWay Christian Resources is a native of Illinois. Ben Mandrell (pictured above with his family) was elected June 28 to lead the 128-year-old publishing house. Mandrell, who currently pastors a church in the Denver area, grew up in Tampico in northwestern Illinois. “One of the reasons I believe God has raised […]
Illinois native unanimously elected LifeWay president
Trustees unanimously elected Ben Mandrell, a native of Tampico, Ill., as LifeWay Christian Resource’s 10th president June 28 during a special-called meeting in Atlanta. Mandrell, 42, is the lead pastor of Storyline Fellowship in Arvada, Colo. were he preached an emotional message June 23 – two days after his nomination to lead LifeWay Christian Resources […]
Gender roles in church discussed during convention
A panel discussion near the end of the SBC’s annual meeting in Birmingham might have flown under the radar because of its place on the schedule. But not its subject matter. The Wednesday afternoon conversation on “Indispensable partners: The value of women in God’s mission” brought together women and men to discuss the doctrine of […]
Election makes SBC history
Litton, Gardner signify shifts Outside a networking event in Birmingham, a group of young women stood with Kathy Litton, who just hours before had won a close election for SBC office. The women laughed as they congratulated “Madame Secretary.” Litton is the first woman in history to serve as SBC registration secretary, beating incumbent Don […]
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