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COVID-19 causes IBSA event postponements

March 16, 2020 By Lisa Misner

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, IBSA is postponing until further notice all of its events through March 31 including: Children’s Ministry Day, March 21 VBS Clinic at Chatham Baptist, March 28 Training Night at Journey Church in Peoria, March 17 and Emmanuel Baptist in Carlinville, March 31. In addition, all church group visits to IBSA […]

Illinois Coronavirus responses vary, from prayer to canceled services

March 13, 2020 By Lisa Misner

Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19)

As the nation’s leaders work to contain the threat posed by COVID-19 (Coronavirus), state, community, and church leaders are also seeking the best ways deal with the growing concern. In Illinois, church leaders are taking action to keep congregants safe while maintaining community and continuing to minister. Meanwhile, SBC entity heads have issued a call […]

Capitol Watch: Parental notification law at risk

February 27, 2020 By Lisa Misner

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released state abortion statistics for 2018 which showed an increase of over 3,000 procedures in 2017. According to IDPH, 42,441 abortions were performed, 3,112 more than the previous year. A total of 3,578 of the patients reported they were married Illinois residents. Some attribute the nearly 8% increase […]

Midwest Leadership Summit: ‘You have a special assignment from God’

February 24, 2020 By Lisa Misner

Will Mancini declared to a packed room: “God had a dream over your life before you were born.” He told the Midwest Leadership Summit attenders people often don’t know how to understand what that special assignment is, but his goal is to help them discover it so they can live a fulfilling, God-honoring life. Mancini […]

Pastors’ Conf. head gets 40-day extension on line-up request

February 21, 2020 By Lisa Misner

Nashville, Tenn. | David Uth, president of the 2020 SBC Pastors’ Conference (SBCPC), has sought and been given an extension to enter into a time of prayer and fasting before responding to the SBC Executive Committee’s (EC) request for a conference line-up program change. The SBC EC voted at its February 17-18 meeting in Nashville […]

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After another leadership failure, forgive? Yes. Forget? Maybe later.

Eric Reed

My cousin Holly’s house burned down in July. The family and their dog were saved, but they lost everything. Literally everything, except her grandmother’s ancient roasting pan just big enough for a 12-pound turkey and a diamond ring. Everything else in their rural home was gone in under an hour. The irony was that my […]

Nate Adams

Positive purpose

Nate Adams

Without question, more of my time and passion is invested in encouraging churches to give to missions through the Cooperative Program than through any designated offering, including our own state missions offering. I believe that’s as it should be. Yet both the CP and designated offerings have vital, important purposes. My conviction is that the […]

What personal missions commitment looks like

Meredith Flynn

“Your partnership is needed now.” That sentence jumped out as I looked over this year’s Mission Illinois Offering materials. This time of year always reminds me of the things that unite Illinois Baptists: the shared prayer that more people will come to know Jesus; the shared burden for our communities in need of transformation; and […]

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Newsmakers Interview with Bart Barber, Part 3

Eric Reed

Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber is featured in the September issue of the Illinois Baptist. An hour-long interview focused on key issues including women in pastoral ministry and “friendly cooperation.” Editor Eric Reed asked Barber to look ahead to the 2024 SBC in Indianapolis. They discussed the role of social media in our Baptist […]

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SBC EC votes at September 2023 meeting

Recap of this week’s SBC Exec Comm meeting

The Baptist Paper

While the anticipated next step regarding who will temporarily lead the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee in the interim period changed mid-way through the trustees’ meeting this week, trustee chair Philip Robertson plans to begin a new search right away. Recently retired Kentucky pastor Dan Summerlin provided this statement yesterday afternoon (Sept. 19) after alerting […]

Barber recalls ‘bold’ Southern Baptists, urges cooperation amid trials

Quick look at SBC Exec Comm agenda, Sept. 18-19

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Metro East church plant hosts multiplication meeting

Metro East church plant hosts multiplication meeting

Ben Jones

Pastors and church leaders from around the Metro East area gathered in Collinsville May 17 for the second Multiply Illinois Hub. These quarterly regional events are designed to encourage and equip those interested in church multiplication. Heights Community Church, planted in 2016, hosted the gathering in their newly renovated home. With the St. Louis skyline […]

Sallateeska baptism demonstrates SBC connections

A first-time ministry to migrant workers is very fruitful

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