Nearly a week after an EF3 tornado struck Journey Church of Kankakee County, Church Treasurer Rachel Thill said she feels, “God’s inexplicable peace about the situation. We shouldn’t have any peace, but we do.”
You have probably heard some of the troubling statistics about teens and young adults. The data points are piling up like symptoms for a very ill patient.
Leadership transitions are common in life. A boss retires. An incumbent loses an election. A pastor moves to another church. A parent leaves or passes away. … Having experienced all those leadership transitions, I’ve learned they can be both good and bad, depending on the people, the situations and how well the transition is planned and implemented.
Redefine your measurements for success if you want to reach the next generation, said Seth Conerly, pastor of Metro Community Church in Illinois.
The SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) approved a statement January 30 that will help guide the work of the public policy entity’s next president.
The 2026 Illinois Leadership Summit, held in Springfield January 20-21, featured four main session speakers discussing the hard work needed to reach the next generation.
Extreme cold and water pipes can be a bad combination. That was case Thursday (January 22) at Streator Baptist Camp in Streator, Illinois, when a water pipe in the kitchen ceiling froze and then burst creating a cold, wet and costly mess for the camp.
With less than two weeks remaining before Christmas and two days before the start of Hanukkah, there was no big announcement or splashy public signing.
The Church has been discussing topics like abortion, embryo adoption, in vitro fertilization and vaccines for many years.
Are the winds of revival blowing across the nation? More specifically, is there an awakening of young people here and abroad right now? Pastors citing
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