(Ed. note: One IBSA Annual Meeting keynote speaker has been concerned about the direction of the SBC for a long time. As a professor at New Orleans Seminary, he warned in 1983 that the denomination had plateaued. He pointed to the loss of evangelism among Methodists that led to their decline. “They never mounted a […]
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Brent Cloyd: My not-so-secret to success
On September 6, 1982, I was a student at Midwestern Seminary. That day I walked into the kitchen at the dormitory and saw a young woman. There was a spark in her eyes that lit a fire in my soul. On October 26, we went on our first date. On Thanksgiving Day, I asked her […]
3 reasons to improve connections
I’ve said this sentiment frequently in recent days as I’ve spoken to other pastors and Christians and churches around the Illinois Baptist State Association and the Southern Baptist Convention. With the spiritual brokenness of our generation and culture, believers need each other more than ever. At the same time, pastors, Christians, and churches seem less […]
When retreat is not an option
(Editor’s note: Lyman Beecher was a pastor who had 13 famous children, among them abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” and Edward Beecher, the first president of Illinois College in Jacksonville. This excerpt is from a new book, “The Beechers: America’s Most Influential Family.”) When Edward [Beecher] first met Elijah Lovejoy at […]
Why early days on campus are crucial
The first 48 hours of a student’s time on a college campus are some of the most important hours that a student will ever go through in their life. That may sound like a big statement, but it is true. It certainly was for me. Within my first 48 hours at the University of Wyoming, […]
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