Three past presidents of the Illinois Baptist State Association joined current president Sammy Simmons and IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams for a virtual town hall meeting Feb. 4 on how pastors can encourage unity in their congregations and contexts in times of racial tension. Kevin Carrothers, Adron Robinson, Don Sharp, and Simmons fielded questions from […]
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Student ministry coordinator mourned
Leah Bening, longtime international coordinator at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) Center at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, died January 19. She was engaged in student ministry leadership for over three decades. Bening was a member of Christ Church in Carbondale. “I worked with her for the last five years and she was very encouraging to me,” […]
‘Priority’ speakers announced
Three speakers will lead this spring’s Illinois Baptist Women Priority conference. Evangelist and teacher Anne Graham Lotz, inspirational speaker Betsy Bolick, and women’s leader Missie Branch will focus on “Abide: God’s Spirit in Me,” which is the theme for the April event. Lotz is the daughter of renowned preacher Billy Graham and the author of […]
IBSA adds to Mobilization Team
Scott Harris will join the IBSA staff Jan. 1 as evangelism director and administrative director of mobilization. Harris and his wife, Teresa, will relocate to Springfield from Georgia, where he pastored Hopewell Baptist Church in Gainesville. Harris was mentored by Bobby Welch, developer of the F.A.I.T.H. evangelism strategy used in many Southern Baptist churches. IBSA’s […]
Illinois Leadership Summit goes online
Challenges presented by the pandemic are proving to be growth opportunities for IBSA conferences and leadership events. Because of limitations on attendance in a single location, the 2021 Illinois Leadership Summit will be available online for the first time. Future Focus: Leading Your Church Beyond COVID-19 will be the theme of the event on Jan. […]
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