A Houston newspaper, in reporting on instances of sexual abuse by pastors and others at Southern Baptist churches, has left SBC President J.D. Greear “broken over what was revealed today.” “The abuses described in this @HoustonChron article are pure evil,” Greear stated in a series of tweets after the Houston Chronicle reported today (Feb. 10) […]
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IBSA Statement on Sexual Abuse and the SBC
A report published by the Houston Chronicle on February 10, 2019, raised the issue of sexual abuse as it relates to the Southern Baptist Convention and its participating churches. The report was disturbing in its content, but we support any effort to bring truth to light and to ease the suffering of victims of sexual […]
EC search committee has ‘actively pursued’ non-Anglos
Nashville | Responding to “recent online stories and related social media activity,” the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s presidential search committee says it has “actively pursued resumes from non-Anglo candidates.” In a Feb. 7 statement to the full EC, the search committee also said it “will not have a nomination to share” at the EC’s […]
Changes predicted to state laws including marijuana legalization
Springfield | Gov. JB Pritzker and the Democrat majority leading the Illinois General Assembly have on their legislative agenda moral issues that evangelicals and conservative voters will likely want to watch. According to Concerned Christian Ministries, 1,000 bills have been proposed to date, among them bills expanding health care, mental health instruction, and teaching of […]
Church leaders ‘reimagine’ ministry strategy at Springfield summit
More than 200 IBSA ministry leaders gathered Jan. 22-23 in Springfield for the annual Illinois Leadership Summit. The summit’s large-group sessions and breakouts were focused on revitalizing churches and renewing their commitment to reach their neighbors with the gospel. “Reimagine” was the theme for the conference, which featured teaching by Mark Clifton, senior director of […]
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