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IBSA events Renewing the church; God’s glory is focus of conference for pastors

March 2, 2017 By Illinois Baptist Staff

Pastors are invited to a one-day retreat this spring focused on bringing new life to churches in new of renewal, at the association’s two camp facilities: Lake Sallateeska in Pinckneyville on March 31, and Streator Baptist camp on April 1. Read…

Follow the follower

February 8, 2017 By Lisa Misner

“Our intake of Jesus must be greater than our outtake,” Michael Kramer said. “We need to be spending much time in the Word. Not time in sermon preparation, don’t count that.” Read…

Leverage others’ strengths

February 8, 2017 By Illinois Baptist Staff

“All people experience things emotionally before their reason kicks in, but not all people do this at the same level,” Carmen Halsey said. “Understanding the differences of how this works within a team will increase performance and decrease time wasted.” Read…

In times like these: Ministry must be ‘creative, winsome, determined’

February 8, 2017 By Illinois Baptist Staff

“This year, the IBSA staff will prioritize evangelism and discipleship, leadership development, and next generation strategies among churches, even as we continue to facilitate church planting and missions,” IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams said. Read…

Cultivate spiritual health

February 8, 2017 By Meredith Flynn

“Spiritual build-up prepares us for burnout and blind spots that we know are on the horizon,” Heath Tibbetts said during his breakout session on the spiritual health of a leader. Read…

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Paul Cooper

What’s greater than independence? Hebrews 10:19-25

Paul Cooper

We got news from my sister in New Mexico, and my brother, Dave, immediately called me. He wanted to see her, but the 20-hour drive was too hard to do alone. It would be easier with his brother. We could share the load. Even so, we would spend more than half our time on the […]

George

Our nation’s half-celebration at 250

Eric Reed

During these red, white, and blue months, YouTube keeps sending me a video clip. It’s King George’s solo from the musical “Hamilton.” Amid endless rapping and stamping of boots and swishing of tailcoats by Founding Fathers, a lone figure walks slowly to center stage, decked in satin knee breeches, ermine cape, and a crown. And […]

Our new open door

Scott Foshie

Could it be that Jesus has opened wide a new door of shared ministry and missions for Southern Baptists to walk through together? That’s the question that continues permeating my mind after our time together in Orlando. We need to remember we ‘have but little power’ in ourselves. Southern Baptists have always found themselves called […]

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Mindy Cobb’s endless summer

Illinois Baptist Staff

Mindy Cobb moved to Chicago with her husband, Lindsay, nearly 50 years ago to be a part of a church plant and hasn’t looked back. In Longevity, a collection of essays by Nathan Carter, Cobb shared she originally planned to give God one summer of her life, but he wanted the whole thing. Out of […]

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Illinois State Capitol

New Illinois laws raise concerns for Baptists

Lisa Misner

Springfield | The spring session of the Illinois General Assembly passed multiple bills that conflict with the biblical values of Illinois Baptists. Some were signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in late June: – HB 4834, the Prescription Monitoring Program, removed testosterone, estrogen, mifepristone and misoprostol from the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program. The law […]

World Cup visitors, America’s 250th celebration reminders of ‘how good we have it’

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Mission

“While we have not yet arrived at the destination we envision, I believe we are clearly headed in the right direction,” said IMB President Paul Chitwood to trustees in the May 22 plenary session. IMB Photo

IMB trustees appoint new missionaries, elect first woman chair

Leslie Caldwell

Richmond | International Mission Board trustees approved 65 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 21-22 meeting near Richmond, Virginia. The missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on Tuesday, June 10, at 10:08 a.m. CDT in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas. The event will […]

Metro East church plant hosts multiplication meeting

Sallateeska baptism demonstrates SBC connections

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