Though I grew up the son of a pastor and denominational worker, I was in my mid-30’s before I first attended a national Southern Baptist Convention. When the convention came to Indianapolis one year, a friend invited my dad and me to drive over and experience it with him. Though I was a Sunday School […]
They want to teach what?
How churches can respond to the LGBT curriculum vote Not long ago, someone used a word that wasn’t familiar to me. I immediately began breaking the word apart in my mind, realizing that I recognized pieces of it. Those pieces, along with the context in which the word was being used, allowed me to develop […]
After Easter
Easter is still about new beginnings, and in many ways the most-needed new beginnings in our state are the planting of new churches that will reach new people, and bring them new hope. Read…
Thank you: Gratitude expressed for missions giving
Whatever your church is giving, it is making a difference here in Illinois and around the world, and it is deeply appreciated. Read…
Leadership developers
Almost always, those moments when I realized that I might be able to lead involved the recognition and encouragement of someone else. Leadership encouragers came alongside me to show me how to lead, and to support me. Read…
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