Back-to-school season is upon us, offering your church a great opportunity to serve families, teachers, and administrators in your community. Much of our back-to-school outreach often centers around meeting physical needs. School supplies, free haircuts, new tennis shoes—all of those giveaways and donations are wonderful ways to help families in this busy, often expensive season. […]
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‘Spectacular’ Saturday: Dozens meet Christ at Beardstown outreach
Daryl Vermillion’s church knew God was working in their community when an evangelistic event last spring at the high school drew 50 students to make professions of faith in Christ. “We spent two hours ministering to sobbing, heartbroken children who had every kind of social and family crisis happening in their lives that you could […]
Associational leaders talk partnership, revitalization at annual meeting
At their annual roundtable meeting this month, leaders of local Baptist associations in Illinois learned what churches around the country value most from their own associations. They also discussed revitalization, an urgent need at a time when many churches across the country are plateaued or declining. Revitalization is one of three key areas in which […]
Mission Illinois: Hearts for tomorrow
I recently learned of the passing of Mary Lou Cameron at age 99. Mary Lou was the widow of Harold Cameron, who was state missions director and a church planting leader at IBSA for many years. I didn’t know Mary Lou personally, but her passing reminded me of the only time I remember meeting her […]
The New Reality: More believers fly under the radar
Christians aren’t as public with their faith as they used to be. In a new study by LifeWay Research, about two-thirds of Protestants said other people know they are Christians, but a growing number are less open. 39% of people who regularly attend Protestant churches say conversations about spiritual matters do not come up in […]
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