Students across Illinois are seeking to live for Jesus each day, said John Howard, pastor of Second Baptist Church in Marion. Youth Encounter, IBSA’s annual one-day student event, is a reminder that they’re not taking the journey alone. Howard organized the last of three Youth Encounter sites for 2019 at First Baptist Church in O’Fallon […]
Evangelism
Youth Encounter encourages next steps for students at every level of faith
IBSA’s annual youth conference needs to reach some distinct audiences, said Jimmy Hammond. Youth Encounter, held in two of its three locations this month, is designed for students who know Christ and those who don’t, for teens in the church and out of it. At Tabernacle Baptist Church in Decatur, speaker Josh Griffin (pictured on […]
On Sept. 8: Our first act of discipleship
Editor’s note: Churches in Illinois baptized more than 700 people during One GRAND Month last April. September 8 is Baptism Sunday across the Southern Baptist Convention. For several years now, I have been greatly burdened by the declining number of baptisms across the Southern Baptist Convention. I believe the baptism numbers serve as one of […]
Turn back-to-school outreach into a year-round opportunity
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. […]
‘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 […]
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