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Josh Bledsoe (left) with Scott Foshie

Josh Bledsoe (left) with Scott Foshie on April 16 at the IBSA Building in Springfield.

Bledsoe joins team

April 15, 2025 By Illinois Baptist Staff

Springfield | Josh Bledsoe, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Monticello, has been named IBSA Church Health Director. With this new full-time role, Bledsoe will provide additional capacity for IBSA’s Health Team to help churches experience revitalization. He began his new position on April 15.

“We are thankful that God has provided Josh to serve on IBSA’s team in the area of church health,” said Scott Foshie, IBSA Health Team Leader. “He is a faithful Illinois Baptist leader with a proven track record, and he will offer valuable wisdom to our churches and leaders with the heart of a servant.”

Bledsoe has served as pastor of Calvary Baptist since 2017. Prior that he spent nine years as student pastor at First Baptist Church in Effingham and one year as youth and music minister at First Baptist Church in Ramsey. Before being called into the ministry, he taught band at Vandalia High School.

Active in Illinois Baptist leadership, Bledsoe has served as a member of IBSA’s Nominating Committee and the IBSA Board of Directors. He also served in various positions in local associations.

Bledsoe earned a BA in Music Education from Eastern Illinois University, a Master of Theological Studies from Midwestern Seminary, and is pursuing a D.Min. specializing in Church Revitalization at Midwestern. He’s also a certified IBSA coach and pathfinder.

Bledsoe and his wife, Holly, have three sons.

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