Updated Sept. 24 to include statements from the SBC Executive Committee Office of Media Relations and Ron Hale. The SBC Executive Committee voted this week against waiving attorney-client privilege in an investigation called for by the messengers to the 2021 Annual Meeting, but not all members agreed. The day after the vote some members who […]
Shrinking Illinois: What does it mean for ministry?
Each year U-Haul releases a report showing state population growth and loss by the number of its trucks moving to or out of a state. Since 2015, the state of Illinois has been ranked either 49th or 50th in truck loss. So, it wasn’t surprising when the U.S. Census Bureau released its county-by-county count, which […]
IBDR hurricane recovery work pauses briefly
Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) volunteers paused their Hurricane Ida recovery work in Mandeville, La. when heavy rains from Hurricane Nicholas began falling. Weather forecasters called for some areas on the Gulf Coast to receive as much as 20 inches of rain from the hurricane which weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall September […]
Board readies for IBSA Annual Meeting
In a reminder that the Covid-19 pandemic has not yet ended, the Illinois Baptist State Association Board of Directors met virtually for its fall meeting. Board members heard a report from IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams regarding the network’s efforts to assist churches through changing times, voted to send the 2022 budget to messengers at […]
New partnership targets biblical literacy
Almost 9-in-10 Americans own a Bible, according to a survey by the American Bible Society, but 5-in-10 Americans say they have read “relatively little of the Bible,” according to Lifeway Research. Despite its ready accessibility through print, websites, and multiple free apps for use on cell phones, there is a lot of biblical illiteracy in […]
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