Illinois Disaster Relief volunteer killed in tragic accident
May 10, 2023
An Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer working at Streator Baptist Camp Tuesday (May 9) was killed when a tree he was cutting down fell on
Illinois
‘Sobering reminder’: High winds, dust cause deadly pileup in Illinois
May 2, 2023
Six people were killed after a dust storm resulted in multiple car crashes along Interstate 55 south of Springfield, Illinois, Monday (May 1). Illinois State
Baptist communicators connect to learn, grow, refine skills
April 27, 2023
Missions photographer Kathleen Sparks, media specialist Dominic Henry and content creator Kedrick Nettleton —communicators from different areas of Southern Baptist life — now have something
Disaster Relief volunteers, storm survivors begin the long recovery in Arkansas
April 4, 2023
Matt Dunavant was 10 miles outside of town when a tornado carved up his beloved Arkansas community on March 31, as part of a system
After the storm: Canceled Easter event leads to ‘greater opportunity to serve community’
April 4, 2023
Living Faith Baptist Church had planned to host its annual Easter Palooza outreach event on April 1 in Sherman, illinois. Thousands of plastic Easter eggs
More deadly tornadoes prompt swift response from Southern Baptist DR volunteers
April 3, 2023
Another wave of deadly tornadoes over the weekend kept Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams in the South and the Midwest on the move after 11
First Person: Consider how compassionate investing honors God
March 24, 2023
I never heard the following terms in a seminary classroom — performance transparency, donor-advised fund, fiduciary, asset allocation, values-based investing, evergreen model, duration bonds and
Former SWBTS professor of missions Samuel Shahid dies at 87
March 22, 2023
Samuel Shahid, professor of missions in the Islamic Studies program at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1998–2013, died March 2. He was 87 years old.
Pro-life advocates in Illinois engaging new normal of post-Roe world
January 6, 2023
“Pregnant? We will help!” The blue and white billboard for First Step Women’s Center towers over a major thoroughfare in Springfield, Illinois. It’s designed to
Student events build up teen disciples in Illinois
November 20, 2022
Hundreds of students gathered this fall for discipleship events led by Illinois Baptist State Association. Youth Encounter, IBSA’s annual one-day student event, featured a clear
Latest News
-
Teaching resource for Lifeway’s Explore the Bible lesson for April 19, 2026April 17, 2026/0 Comments -
Still meeting needs left by Hurricane HeleneApril 17, 2026/ -
Workshop creates ‘real and lasting’ growth among menApril 17, 2026/
