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Beloved trio performs final concert

August 31, 2017 By Illinois Baptist Staff

Gospel group Sons of the Father has decided to call it a career. The trio is retiring after 28 years of performing in churches around the Midwest and South. Read…

‘The need is great’ Disaster Relief teams respond after northern Illinois floods

August 30, 2017 By Illinois Baptist Staff

More than 2,000 homes were affected by July flooding in northern Illinois, resulting in a multi-week response by Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers. Read…

Relevant and relational Associational leaders meet in Springfield

August 22, 2017 By Baptist Press

Speaking to associational leaders, Ray Gentry addressed a new national survey that found relationships between local Baptist associations and churches may be not be as close as they once were. Read…

How to measure your influence: Ministers’ wives have greater impact than they may think

April 26, 2017 By Illinois Baptist Staff

At their annual retreat, 75 ministers’ wives from across Illinois studied what it means to operate out of one’s God-given influence. Read…

IBSA board reports Property decisions and renovations

April 17, 2017 By MegaAdmin

The March 28 meeting of the IBSA Board of Directors was a celebration of ministry being done through the lands and facilities of the Association around Illinois. Read…

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Scott Foshie

An honest word about our CP giving

Scott Foshie

The first six months of serving you have been filled with encouragement and hope. God is bringing a new season of harvest across our state, with rising attendance, baptisms, and outreach opportunities. We are answering his invitation to join him in his work as we say “yes” to opportunities to show up in the lives […]

Carmen Halsey-Menghini

What if leadership isn’t the main issue?

Carmen Halsey-Menghini

Recently, I’ve been reflecting on something Henry Blackaby said: “The church doesn’t have a leadership problem; it has a discipleship problem.” I’ve found myself thinking about that, especially when talking with pastors of smaller churches who are discouraged because they don’t see enough people stepping into leadership roles. What if the question isn’t “Why aren’t […]

5 things bivocational pastors wish you knew

Will Dole

If you had told me 15 years ago that I would be a bivocational pastor today, it’s doubtful I would’ve believed you. At the time, I was working—bivocationally—with a small parachurch ministry and desperately hoping to be fully funded so I could focus on ministry. It was around that point that a friend asked me: […]

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An honest word about our CP giving

Scott Foshie

The first six months of serving you have been filled with encouragement and hope. God is bringing a new season of harvest across our state, with rising attendance, baptisms, and outreach opportunities. We are answering his invitation to join him in his work as we say “yes” to opportunities to show up in the lives […]

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U.S. Capitol

GuideStone, ERLC applaud Senate’s passage of Clergy Act

Roy Hayhurst

Dallas | The U.S. Senate passed the Clergy Act Wednesday (Sept. 30), which sends the legislation to President Donald Trump for consideration. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the act in April. GuideStone Financial Resources applauded passage of the bipartisan bill that would provide eligible ministers who previously opted out of Social Security with a […]

Moms reconnect at Super Summer—because their kids are attending

Prayer tours the Mother Road

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Mission

World Cup scores for digital witness

Illinois Baptist Staff

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup roared to a close and Spain left holding the trophy, Southern Baptist churches and missionaries around the world prayed for impact that outlasts the hardware. Southern Baptists mission boards joined churches and associations in digital and in-person outreach, as North America hosted the World Cup for the first time […]

IMB trustees appoint new missionaries, elect first woman chair

Metro East church plant hosts multiplication meeting

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