The 2019 IBSA Annual Meeting will focus on renewal of church ministry. The three-day event begins with the Pastors’ Conference Nov. 5-6, followed by the Annual Meeting Nov. 6-7. Both conferences will take place at Cornerstone Church in Marion. Cornerstone pastor Michael Nave will be the featured speaker in a special worship service on Wednesday […]
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In appreciation of Bill Weedman 1937-2019
William “Bill” Weedman is being remembered fondly by Illinois Baptists following his death Thursday, September 12, 2019 at a hospice facility in Springfield, Ill. Weedman, 81, retired as IBSA senior associate executive director in October 2006 after 28 years’ service at IBSA. Prior to his lengthy tenure, he pastored churches in Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. […]
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 […]
Statement on Structure and Staffing Changes at IBSA
IBSA to focus on church revitalization in 2020 Restructure of staff will focus on three key areas The process of preparing IBSA’s 2020 strategy and budget has led to some structure and staffing adjustments for the coming year. These adjustments are necessary in order to fund a new and much-needed church health and revitalization strategy, with […]
Pastor urges prayer for churches in Illinois
Recent abortion-expanding legislation, high-profile pastoral failures, and a pending statewide “exodus” are a few of the concerns cited by Chicago pastor Nathan Carter. “Yet Christians must not despair or retreat,” Carter writes in his call to prayer on ERLC.com. “Ours is not the first age to have rulers who ‘frame injustice by statute’ (Ps. 94:20). […]
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