After a weekend of unrest in his city, Ron Gray stood on Monday morning with a group of fellow pastors in front of the only grocery store in their neighborhood. The Jewel Osco had survived the worst of the looting, with some groceries stolen and the windows broken out. The local pastors were there to […]
The Briefing: Baptists grieve George Floyd
Statement cites America’s ‘long history of unequal justice’ As protests continued across the country, Southern Baptist leaders released a statement grieving the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis May 25 after a police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was fired, along with three others. Chauvin has […]
Lake Sallateeska Camp manager named
Brock Vandever will join the IBSA staff as camp manager at Lake Sallateeska, the state association’s camp facility in southern Illinois. He and his wife, Polly, previously served 10 years in West Africa, where they worked to plant churches among a people group that is less than 1% Christian. The Vandevers also helped equip local […]
Who is my neighbor?
“But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor?’” When the lawyer in Luke 10 tested Jesus by asking that question, he probably didn’t expect to hear what one of Jesus’ best known parables. The moral of his Good Samaritan story is that true neighborliness shows itself as mercy. The […]
Survey: Most IBSA churches plan to reopen this summer
The majority of IBSA pastors surveyed in May plan to reopen their church’s building for public worship this summer. The survey of 115 pastors found 55% plan to resume worship gatherings in June or July, while 10% said their churches started meeting in May. A smaller share—8%—said it may be fall or even next year […]
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