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Lifting our shields of faith, together

November 13, 2020 By Carmen Halsey

I love being in a room where I’m meeting women in our IBSA family. As I talk to them and learn more about their stories, I start to get a sense of their scars—those things that have cut deeply, caused trauma, and left a mark. We all have multiple scars, and in those rooms, I […]

Finish well

November 27, 2019 By Adron Robinson

Read: Acts 20:24 ESV Pastoral ministry is tough. I believe it is one of the toughest jobs in the world. So tough in fact that no pastor can do it well without constantly depending on God. So many pastors start off strong but fade out before they cross the finish line because in an attempt […]

A thank you note

October 31, 2019 By Adron Robinson

Read: Psalm 30:1-5 David composed this psalm after God delivered him from a near-death experience. It was a dark time in David’s life when he thought his life would come to an end. This psalm is a thank you note to God for deliverance. David’s prayer for help had been answered, so in return for […]

The toughest day of the week

October 28, 2019 By Michael Kramer

As an introverted pastor and ministry leader, Monday is the toughest day of the week. After a Sunday of ministry where I find myself around lots of people, on Mondays I’m tired, depleted, and sometimes discouraged. (It is rumored that most pastors quit on Mondays.) I was bemoaning my plight to my wife after a […]

Foundations matter

September 20, 2019 By Adron Robinson

Read: Matthew 7:24-27 From all outward appearances, David Burkhalter’s Brentwood home appeared to be on solid ground. It passed a certified home inspection and everything seemed okay. But a few months after closing on the property his plumber discovered a two-foot sinkhole deep in his crawlspace. Geologists later confirmed that Burkhalter’s home stood atop not […]

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I left the deacons meeting one proud pastor. It had been a tiring Sunday evening filled with meetings and preaching. However, I went home greatly encouraged by how God was at work using our leaders. In our meeting, five deacons told stories about how they had shared the gospel with someone during the past month. […]

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Nate Adams

Recently our IBSA staff set aside a day for spiritual retreat and focus. Since the beginning of the year, our weekly chapel services have been focusing on the Bible passages that undergird key words and phrases in our new mission statement: “Deliver network value that inspires each church to thrive in health, growth, and mission.” […]

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Filled with hate, ignorant of truth, lacking in faith, and void of righteousness, the Jews had plotted to kill Jesus. Rome took ownership of their plot and made a statement of their authority in the act of crucifixion. In the course of less than 24 hours, Jesus was arrested, accused, lied about, cursed, and beaten. […]

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Some in the media are warning the COVID-19 pandemic may last longer than necessary due to members of the evangelical community refusing a vaccine due to spiritual convictions or uncertainty regarding vaccine safety. An article headlined “How white evangelicals’ vaccine refusal could prolong the pandemic” appeared in the April 5 issue of the New York […]

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Leah Honnen

IBSA’s new camp managers moved to Illinois when many COVID-19 restrictions were still in place, limiting to a very small number the people they met in their first months at Lake Sallateeska and Streator. But they’ve used the last few months to prepare for a camp comeback this summer. At Lake Sallateeska, Manager Brock Vandever […]

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Ken Schultz hadn’t performed in nearly a year when he dusted off his suspenders for a mission trip to Africa. The pastor of Crosswinds Church in Plainfield and long-time entertainer recently traveled to Kenya with a mission team to share the gospel with schoolkids. Schultz wowed the crowd with juggling feats and sleight of hand […]

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