Marches in large cities have resumed, including one in Springfield July 9, but the protests are mostly by people angered by the overturning of legalized abortion on the federal level. Pro-life demonstrations are more likely outside abortion clinics. The rallies raise the question: How pro-choice is Illinois? Gov. J. B. Pritzker said, “The majority of […]
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Next Step: Letting the Word do the work in Atwood
When Pastor Woody White reached out to IBSA’s Fran Trascritti, his focus was on helping leadership function more efficiently as a team at First Baptist Church of Atwood. But through the consulting process, he also gained the clarity about discipleship that is changing the church. “I call us a big church in a small town,” […]
Pastor’s teen daughters, sister killed in collision
Two teenage daughters of an Illinois Baptist pastor and the pastor’s sister were killed in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer near Breckenmeyer in Clinton County on Friday. The girls, 17-year-old Savanna Grace Broughton and 15-year-old Brooke-Lynn Kay Broughton, are the daughters of Scott and Amanda Broughton. He is the pastor of First Baptist Church […]
How pro-choice is Illinois?
While Illinois Baptists celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, they were quickly reminded of the challenges ahead to making Illinois a pro-life state when Governor JB Pritzker announced plans to call the Illinois General Assembly back into session to “further enshrine our commitment to reproductive health rights.” Following the June […]
Medical ministry is part of global engagement for Metropolis church
When Randy Oliver saw news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the doctor from Southern Illinois knew he would be going to the region again. And when he received notice from the International Mission Board that Ukrainian refugees were flooding into nearby countries, the family physician quickly joined a five-person medical mission team that included […]
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