The 2019 IBSA Pastors’ Conference kicks off Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Cornerstone Church in Marion. The meeting’s theme of revival and renewal will be explored in six sermons and multiple breakout sessions led by local and national leaders. Psalm 143:11 will set the stage for the Pastors’ Conference: “For your name’s sake, Lord, let me […]
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Nov. 6-7 Annual Meeting to encourage clearer vision for ministry
Two years after committing to embrace the pioneering spirit of their Baptist forebears, modern Illinois Baptists will look to the future at this year’s IBSA Annual Meeting at Cornerstone Church. The two-day gathering Nov. 6-7 will focus on the strategies and spirit needed to move forward in uncertain times and a challenging focus. Churches and […]
IBSA Annual Meeting to ‘ReFocus’ ministry
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 […]
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 […]
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