In early 2019, a group of intercessors boarded a bus and visited four Chicagoland churches. They prayed with and for pastors and congregations, asking God to do mighty things in the city where millions of people don’t yet know Christ. On Feb. 1, the mobile prayer experience will hit the road again, led by Chicago […]
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God redirects church’s building plan
A truth from the book of Proverbs guided Crossroads Church’s recent building project: “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps” (Prov. 16:9 NLT). Three years ago, the church began working with the Baptist Foundation of Illinois (BFI) to plan for an addition that would give them more space for worship, students, […]
Youth Encounter tells students, ‘You are not alone’
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 […]
Bloom where you’re planted: Ministers’ wives meet in Marion
Robin Dickerson said, “There’s no training to be a pastor’s wife.” She then asked a room full of women, “Have any of you all had training?” The question was greeted with laughter. Dickerson (right), wife of Bob Dickerson, pastor of Marion First Baptist Church, was the keynote speaker at the Ministers’ Wives Fellowship during the […]
Pregnancy clinic planned
“We desire to open a pro-life crisis pregnancy resource clinic,” Denny Hydrick, executive director of Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (BCHFS), announced in his report to messengers at the 2019 IBSA Annual Meeting Nov. 6-7 in Marion. Hydrick shared how since the ministry’s founding in 1919 it has adapted, added, or adjusted to meet […]
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