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Dynamic families: Raising gospel-minded children is a big challenge, but a worthy one.

September 12, 2017 By Meredith Flynn

At ERLC’s conference on “Christ-Centered Parenting in a Complex World” speakers drew on their experiences to guide parents toward a gospel-centered view of the family. Read…

Sharing Jesus everywhere

August 21, 2017 By Eric Reed

Pat Pajak praying

“If we are going to reach northwest Illinois, I really believe that we’re going to have to develop an appetite for risk,” John Mattingly, one of IBSA’s church planting directors said. Read…

A place of safety: Why security should be on every church’s radar

August 9, 2017 By Morgan Jackson

Violent attacks do happen inside the church walls, and with that realization comes the challenge to be ready for the next time, perhaps in our own sanctuary.  Read…

Prayer begets evangelism; New task force to explore baptisms decline, ERLC complaints fail to materialize at Annual Meeting

July 11, 2017 By Eric Reed

After another year of baptism declines and a decade of shrinking SBC church membership, SBC President Steve Gaines announced plans for a year-long study on evangelism in the denomination. Read…

Surrendered life

April 18, 2017 By MegaAdmin

From his book, “Discerning Your Call to Ministry,” Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Jason K. Allen offers insight on ministry, calling, and Christian education. Read…

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Featured Columns

After another leadership failure, forgive? Yes. Forget? Maybe later.

Eric Reed

My cousin Holly’s house burned down in July. The family and their dog were saved, but they lost everything. Literally everything, except her grandmother’s ancient roasting pan just big enough for a 12-pound turkey and a diamond ring. Everything else in their rural home was gone in under an hour. The irony was that my […]

Nate Adams

Positive purpose

Nate Adams

Without question, more of my time and passion is invested in encouraging churches to give to missions through the Cooperative Program than through any designated offering, including our own state missions offering. I believe that’s as it should be. Yet both the CP and designated offerings have vital, important purposes. My conviction is that the […]

What personal missions commitment looks like

Meredith Flynn

“Your partnership is needed now.” That sentence jumped out as I looked over this year’s Mission Illinois Offering materials. This time of year always reminds me of the things that unite Illinois Baptists: the shared prayer that more people will come to know Jesus; the shared burden for our communities in need of transformation; and […]

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Newsmakers Interview with Bart Barber, Part 3

Eric Reed

Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber is featured in the September issue of the Illinois Baptist. An hour-long interview focused on key issues including women in pastoral ministry and “friendly cooperation.” Editor Eric Reed asked Barber to look ahead to the 2024 SBC in Indianapolis. They discussed the role of social media in our Baptist […]

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SBC EC votes at September 2023 meeting

Recap of this week’s SBC Exec Comm meeting

The Baptist Paper

While the anticipated next step regarding who will temporarily lead the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee in the interim period changed mid-way through the trustees’ meeting this week, trustee chair Philip Robertson plans to begin a new search right away. Recently retired Kentucky pastor Dan Summerlin provided this statement yesterday afternoon (Sept. 19) after alerting […]

Barber recalls ‘bold’ Southern Baptists, urges cooperation amid trials

Quick look at SBC Exec Comm agenda, Sept. 18-19

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Mission

Metro East church plant hosts multiplication meeting

Metro East church plant hosts multiplication meeting

Ben Jones

Pastors and church leaders from around the Metro East area gathered in Collinsville May 17 for the second Multiply Illinois Hub. These quarterly regional events are designed to encourage and equip those interested in church multiplication. Heights Community Church, planted in 2016, hosted the gathering in their newly renovated home. With the St. Louis skyline […]

Sallateeska baptism demonstrates SBC connections

A first-time ministry to migrant workers is very fruitful

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