IBSA News

Illinois Baptist State Newspaper

Pastors’ Conference: Clinging to the Word in a world of chaos

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Speaking to a room full of pastors, Charlie Dates warned that what they say now will outlast anything they do. “The Word we preach will outlive our ministries,” said Dates, pastor of Progressive Baptist Church in Chicago. “What you proclaim will outlive what you’ve done.” Dates spoke during the final session of the Southern Baptist […]

Tuesday Briefing: SBC wrap-up, local county declares ‘abortion sanctuary,’ 4 in 10 LGBT identify as Christian

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SBC WRAP-UP: Greear, Pence, #MeToo draw SBC’s focus At an annual meeting that saw what chief parliamentarian Barry McCarty called an “extra heavy volume of business” on its opening day, the Southern Baptist Convention elected J.D. Greear as convention president and heard an address by Vice President Mike Pence. Local county condemns abortion, declares ‘unborn […]

Motion to replace VP with time of prayer fails on the floor

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Controversy arose Monday when the Southern Baptist Convention’s Order of Business Committee announced Vice President Mike Pence had been added to the Wednesday morning schedule. Debate online and in the convention hall centered on the appropriateness of having a political figure speak at time when the country and the denomination itself is experiencing so much […]

Baptist leader submits resolution ‘affirming dignity of women’

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The annual Southern Baptist Convention is June 12-13 in Dallas, TX, and the Illinois Baptist will be there to provide complete coverage of it and the Pastors’ Conference that precedes it. You can follow our coverage here, on Facebook, Twitter, and on our IB2news blog. Messengers will elect a new president – two candidates are […]

Illinois becomes 37th state to approve ERA

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The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) was approved, 72-45, by the Illinois House in a nighttime vote on May 30. The vote does not need the approval of Governor Bruce Rauner who said he supports equal rights. The Senate approved SBRCA4 in April. Supporters say the ERA, if ratified into the US Constitution, would provide full […]