Shortly after Hurricane Florence made landfall in mid-September, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers arrived in the Carolinas to help homeowners start the recovery process. In Lumberton, a small North Carolina town made a virtual island by flood waters, the National Guard used high-water vehicles to deliver supplies and hot meals prepared by Disaster Relief volunteers. […]
Chicago churches to ‘Explore God’ in 2019
Next January and February, Chicagoland churches will help people in their communities answer some of life’s biggest questions. “Explore God Chicago” is a city-wide, non-denominational emphasis on training Christians to have spiritual conversations and clearly explain the gospel. Phil Miglioratti, IBSA’s prayer ministries consultant, is co-chairman for the emphasis set for January and February of […]
IBSA Annual Meeting to highlight Illinois bicentennial
The Illinois territory became a state in 1818. Now 200 years old, the bicentennial of statehood serves to inspire IBSA’s 2018 Annual Meeting. With the theme “200 & Counting,” the meeting will focus on the Pioneering Spirit commitments made by IBSA churches since the emphasis was unveiled at the 2017 meeting. The yearly gathering, scheduled […]
Illinois police chaplain honored
The International Conference of Police Chaplains awarded Illinois Baptist chaplain Dan Lovin (center) its 2018 Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement Chaplaincy. Read…
Gardner sees ‘God’s open door’
Becky Gardner believed she would grow up to be a schoolteacher in West Tennessee. But now, as superintendent of an award-winning Christian school in central Illinois and the first-ever chairwoman of a Southern Baptist Convention seminary’s board of trustees, she believes she is right where God wants her to be. Read…
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