SBC

Baptists told, ‘Go West;’ Meeting in Arizona for third time

May 3, 2017 By Illinois Baptist Staff

“I believe Southern Baptists can be used of God to spark a mighty movement of prayer, evangelism, and discipleship across our nation and around the world,” said SBC President Steve Gaines. Read…

Pastors’ Conference scholarships

April 23, 2017 By Baptist Press

The Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference will provide $1,000 travel scholarships to pastors of “average-sized churches” who cannot otherwise afford to attend the Pastors’ Conference Read…

Events

April 17, 2017 By Illinois Baptist Staff

Check out these upcoming events! Read…

Leaders strive for unity; Moore issues statement after ERLC tensions

April 12, 2017 By Meredith Flynn

ERLC President Russell Moore and his entity’s executive board released a statement March 20 seeking unity amid recent debate in the SBC. Read…

Gaines’s thoughts on America, Revival, and Young Leaders

March 31, 2017 By Baptist Press

Hear SBC President Steve Gaines’s take on America, revival and young leaders as quoted in the Baptist Press this February. Read…

7 BOLOs for the Dallas Convention

Eric Reed

If the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Dallas June 10-11 proves to be a rowdy rodeo, we will “be on the lookout” for these issues. 1. The long arm of the Law Amendment. The open letter to SBC churches on a method to resurrect the Law Amendment virtually guarantees that someone will try it. Asked […]

Between summits

Nate Adams

Those who know me or who have been reading this column for a while know that I am on a bit of a quest to climb as many of Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains as possible. My oldest son, Caleb, and I have summited 37 “fourteeners” together, some with other family members. My wife, Beth, would be […]