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Ministers’ Wives: Hope for now, hope for always

December 7, 2017 By Lisa Misner

“There is hope for the present. There is hope for the future. If you are breathing, there is hope for you, ” Mathewson-Speer, the wife of Allen Speer, said.  Read…

IBSA Annual Meeting and Pastors’ Conference schedules

November 1, 2017 By Lisa Misner

The Illinois Baptist published a special section featuring information about the IBSA Annual Meeting, Pastors’ Conference, Ministers’ Wives Luncheon, and meeting dates and schedules. Read the Annual Meeting special section. Follow the Annual Meeting next week on Facebook and Twitter using #IBSA2017. Get more information about the IBSA Annual Meeting and Pastors Conference at IBSAAnnualMeeting.org.

The 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation

October 31, 2017 By Lisa Misner

Martin Luther

Nailing his 95 theses to it on October 31, 1517, disgruntled monk Martin Luther made the church door at Wittenberg a famous 16th-century landmark, and a modern-day tourist attraction. Today, the work of early Reformers is carried on by theologians and church-goers alike who continue to explore the doctrines of grace and election, sovereignty and […]

Illinois commits to Texas aid: Massive Florida storm stretches Baptist response

September 25, 2017 By Lisa Misner

“We will continue to focus our efforts in Texas because this is where we have identified a specific and strategic need that IBDR can meet,” Dwayne Doyle, IBDR state director said. Read…

Rites of Summer: Mission trips

August 25, 2017 By Lisa Misner

This summer, more than 300 Illinois Southern Baptists set out to bring the hope of Christ to Cairo Illinois. IBSA teams also worked in Toronto, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. Read…

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Dinosaurs

We need to talk about the dinosaurs

Chris Turner

I just wanted to know when dinosaurs lived. That’s it. That was the most profound biblical mystery swirling in my head when I began seminary. I landed in the survey class of a professor considered one of the Southern Baptist Convention’s foremost Old Testament scholars at the time. Surely, he’d know about dinosaurs. About 15 […]

Ill person

A response to physician-assisted suicide

Jeremy Bell

(Editor’s note: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is considering signing SB 1950, a bill passed Oct. 31 as House Floor Amendment No. 2 to the Sanitary Food Preparation Act by the state senate, that would allow physicians to help terminally ill patients end their lives. If he does, Illinois will join 11 states and the District […]

A place of genuine thanksgiving: Journaling God’s goodness

Tammie Emerson

(Editor’s note: This column was originally published on November 23, 2022. We liked it so much, we’re sharing it again.) Many years ago, I was in a Bible study where an author discussed the spiritual practice of rehearsing our trust in God’s faithfulness. There haven’t been many learning moments in my life that were as […]

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Foshie elected as next IBSA Executive Director

Eric Reed

Springfield | Dr. Scott Foshie was elected to serve as the 12th Executive Director of the Illinois Baptist State Association by the IBSA Board of Directors meeting in Springfield December 9. Foshie will succeed Nate Adams, who will retire April 1 after 20 years’ service. Foshie will serve as Executive Director Elect until then, allowing […]

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Church Needs Survey

Annual Church Needs Survey seeks input

Illinois Baptist Staff

The 2025 IBSA Church Needs Survey is now seeking input from pastors, ministry staff, and volunteer leaders from cooperating churches. The short survey, conducted every fall, provides valuable insight into the ministry help and missional opportunities churches value most from their state network. The results, released in late winter alongside statewide Annual Church Profile results, […]

Nine churches welcomed by IBSA

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Mission

“While we have not yet arrived at the destination we envision, I believe we are clearly headed in the right direction,” said IMB President Paul Chitwood to trustees in the May 22 plenary session. IMB Photo

IMB trustees appoint new missionaries, elect first woman chair

Leslie Caldwell

Richmond | International Mission Board trustees approved 65 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 21-22 meeting near Richmond, Virginia. The missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on Tuesday, June 10, at 10:08 a.m. CDT in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. The event will […]

Metro East church plant hosts multiplication meeting

Sallateeska baptism demonstrates SBC connections

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