Springfield | After serving IBSA nearly 27 years, Administrative Coordinator Carole Doom retired on January 2, 2026. However, she won’t be missed for long. Doom will return in mid-January to serve with the Operations Team in a part-time role, three-days a week, as a ministry coordinator. During her tenure with IBSA, she’s been part of […]
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Farewells in Rehoboth, Louisville
Rehoboth Baptist Association saw two of its top ministry leaders retire at the end of 2025, Director of Missions (DOM) Joe Lawson and Administrative Assistant Theresa Flowers. Both served over 25 years with Flowers joining the association in November 1999 and Lawson becoming DOM in May 2000. They retired on December 31. Lawson is also […]
Consultants work in 5 regions
After 14 years, IBSA’s zone strategy is receiving its first significant remodel. The move will map the state into 5 regions rather than 10 zones. Each geographic region (Northern, Central, Southern, Chicago, and Metro East) will still have a locally based consultant to serve as a nearby connection for churches and local associations. However, the […]
Annual Church Needs Survey seeks input
The 2025 IBSA Church Needs Survey is now seeking input from pastors, ministry staff, and volunteer leaders from cooperating churches. The short survey, conducted every fall, provides valuable insight into the ministry help and missional opportunities churches value most from their state network. The results, released in late winter alongside statewide Annual Church Profile results, […]
Nine churches welcomed by IBSA
Springfield, IL | Nine newly cooperating churches were welcomed into the Illinois Baptist State Baptist Association on Tuesday evening at the November 4-5, 2025 Annual Meeting by the 381 registered messengers and 111 visitors who were present. In the months and weeks prior to the meeting, their leaders completed paperwork to become “cooperating churches” and […]
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