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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.

‘Let’s talk about that’: Why God sent me to Greenland

December 18, 2024

“A few weeks ago, I traveled to Greenland to enjoy the beauty of Creation while knowing that God had someone whom I needed to share the gospel with,” writes Jennifer Smith.

Iorg urges Illinois messengers that spirit of cooperation is ‘under attack’

November 22, 2024

At the Illinois Baptist State Association Annual Meeting, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg emphasized the value of cooperation despite cultural and denominational challenges.

Illinois Baptist messengers approve 6 resolutions, including office of pastor

November 21, 2024

Messengers took up the role of pastors and stronger marriages in a presentation from the Resolutions and Christian Life Committee Nov. 20 at the Illinois Baptist State Association Annual Meeting.

Disaster Relief updates: Georgia, Maryland/Delaware, Illinois and other teams continue work across southeast

October 22, 2024

In the more than three weeks since Hurricane Helene tore through Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have been working hard

First person: What steps can cultivate revival in this generation?

October 17, 2024

“Wow! It sounds like your student ministry is experiencing a revival,” a youth pastor friend said to me after I shared what’s been happening in

First person: Do we have separation of church and … debate?

October 14, 2024

A new poll of pastors’ preferences in the upcoming presidential election shows not only the divide between clergy in political terms, but also the difficulty in talking about politics, especially in church.

Illinois student missions teams hit Chicago streets

September 7, 2024

The IBSA student missions event, held annually in late July, provides middle and high school students one week of rotating service opportunities alongside Illinois Baptist church plants and Christ-centered non-profits in Chicago.