First person: Working through seasons of change
July 18, 2025
Nothing is scarier than change. Well, maybe spiders are scarier, but I digress.
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Illinois Baptist summer camps set record with 2 camps remaining
July 18, 2025
This week, Michael Awbrey, Illinois Baptist State Association’s leadership development director, recently announced IBSA Summer Camps have set a record high attendance level — and the summer camp season isn’t even finished.
‘Chatham Strong’: When tragedy hits home
April 30, 2025
Three children and one teenager were killed April 2 in the village of Chatham, Illinois, when an SUV drove through the site of an afterschool program. Eric Reed, editor of the Illinois Baptist, reflects on the tragedy.
Illinois church reaches out to neighbors following tragedy
April 29, 2025
Four children were killed, and six others were injured in the village of Chatham at the YNOT Outdoor Kids Camp. Chatham Baptist Church served as the reunification site for families.
Nate Adams announces retirement plans after nearly 20 years as executive director
February 27, 2025
During the Feb. 24–25 meetings of Illinois Baptist State Association Board Committees, Nate Adams shared with board leadership his desire to begin working with the
Ben Carson to share expertise in medicine, politics and Christian service with HLGU students
February 20, 2025
Ben Carson, neurosurgeon and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, will speak at Hannibal-LaGrange University March 13.
Hawaii wildfire recovery experience helps aid California relief efforts
February 10, 2025
“We are thankful for our SBC family of churches and leaders who have responded to the needs that have arisen from the Los Angeles fires,” said CSBC executive director Pete Ramirez.
Disaster Relief volunteers sharing hope amid ice storm recovery efforts
January 28, 2025
The state’s southernmost counties were covered in two-thirds of an inch of ice that brought down tree limbs and knocked out power to a reported 60,000 customers during the Jan. 4-5 storm.
Church leaders warned of coming generational decline
January 23, 2025
An immediate concern for future-conscious leaders is the coming demographic cliff described by Kelly Kannwischer at the Illinois Leadership Summit.
Churches offer shelter after winter storm brings heavy snowfall
January 10, 2025
While people in central Illinois dug out from heavy snowfall, the state’s southernmost counties were covered in ice and fallen trees causing power losses, leaving many without shelter. That’s when local churches came to the rescue.
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