“Be still, and know that I am God,” (Psalm 46:10). Since leaving full-time employment in 2019, I have learned I am not good at being still. My ministry life for the past 20 years is marked with constant going; to events and conferences, consulting with pastors and church planters, staff meetings…the list goes on. I […]
IBSA Board affirms plan to help churches during pandemic
The Board of Directors of the Illinois Baptist State Association has affirmed a plan to assist churches that could be forced to stop ministry because of the Coronavirus pandemic. While pastors and leaders church leaders are dealing with questions about worship services and how to continue ministry under the current “shelter-at-home” order, the next question for […]
The Briefing: Churches get creative during stay-at-home order
Drive-in church: One-time trend sees resurgence amid pandemic As several state governments tried to stop the spread of Coronavirus with stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders, churches went online and, in some cases, back to a 1950s trend. Drive-in worship was promoted as the church of the future, Christianity Today reports. The trend didn’t really take hold […]
Churches worship from home amid pandemic
Across Illinois, churches gathered for a different kind of worship March 22. Hours after a statewide stay-at-home order went into effect, church members attended Sunday services in their living rooms. Many pastors preached from home, or via pre-recorded sermons posted online. Chance and Ginger Newingham worshiped with three of their children and their live-in grandma, […]
Priority Conference goes online
IBSA’s Priority Women’s Conference will not meet in-person April 24-25 as scheduled. Due to the continued impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, the conference will now be delivered online and available for participation from home or in small groups. “We’re not canceling; we’re just changing the format,” said IBSA’s Carmen Halsey, director of leadership development. Halsey […]
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