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.
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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.
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
‘We stand by our position’: Illinois Baptists plan appeal to loss in religious freedom case
September 10, 2024
A circuit judge in Springfield has ruled against the Illinois Baptist State Association in a suit to protect IBSA from requirements to provide employees with insurance benefits that cover abortion.
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.
New state law could force churches, pregnancy centers to hire abortion advocates
August 26, 2024
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 4867 (HB 4867), which amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to “prohibit discrimination based on reproductive health decisions,” according to a media release from his office.
Evangelism consultation helps reignite movement for church
August 18, 2024
Every church and pastor goes through seasons of ups and downs. There are years when baptisms come in waves, and new people show up each
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