It was a celebration of tears and laughter, as messengers at the Illinois Baptist State Association annual meeting honored Executive Director Nate Adams ahead of his planned retirement.
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Adams will serve until April 1. His successor is expected to be named in December, and to be in office in January, allowing for a three-month onboarding process.
Adams is the longest serving IBSA executive director, recently surpassing both B. F. Rodman, the first head of the state association from its founding in 1907 to 1926, and Noel Taylor who reached 19 years before his retirement in 1965. Eleven men have served as executive director of IBSA.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written and originally published by the Illinois Baptist.
