IBSA

The Illinois Baptist State Association is an association of messengers from nearly 900 Southern Baptist churches. A follow does not equal an endorsement.

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Summer camps are a growing experience for about 1,000 Illinois Baptist students each year. This year they were also growing experiences for new managers at Lake Sallateeska and Streator Baptist camps.
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Pastor Maurice Gaiter on why “Committed people are reliable. And they can be counted on to pass along the gospel.” https://t.co/sycbpkVwQd

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A Baptist will be the new president of Moody Bible Institute (MBI) starting August 17. Rick Melson will leave his role at Southwest Baptist University (SBU) in Bolivar, Missouri for the post vacated by Chicago pastor Mark Jobe after seven years.

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IMB President Paul Chitwood toured Caracas, witnessing local churches serving their communities as Baptists back home pray and give.
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Michael Byrd is a St. Louis native. He started as a 19-year-old preacher. Now he’s the first African-American executive director of the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association.
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One student summed up her experienced, “Getting the kid out of the small town, I was able to see it doesn’t seem like such a small world when you’re in Chicago.” Pray for Go Chicago next week.
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Zoom out over Chicago and you will see not only one world class city, or one monolithic metro region with 10 million people sprawled across three states.

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The Illinois General Assembly passed multiple bills that conflict with the biblical values of Illinois Baptists.
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Mindy Cobb moved to Chicago with her husband, Lindsay, nearly 50 years ago to be a part of a church plant and hasn’t looked back.

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Why would an Illinois family of 10 make an almost 1,000-mile journey from their home in Casey to Central Florida (or some other distant location) every year? For the Howards of Casey, the reason is simple: to share the gospel.

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There are a lot of Christians who are comfortable relying on Jesus, but as soon as I say, “You also need to rely on others,” I lose them.

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ICYMI: Our nation's half-celebration at 250 https://t.co/SbNlhnvesM

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“I think Americans have just forgotten how good we have it. Some of the things we just assume are part of natural, normal life, (World Cup visitors) are overwhelmed by…the freedom of movement, the prosperity we have…even something like air conditioning.”https://t.co/Cr5fiu9S8x

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Every year, Super Summer offers dozens of students from across the state an opportunity to experience God and grow their faith. After five years across state lines, the event returned home to the original host, Greenville University.

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Devastating news continues streaming out of Venezuela as the death toll keeps rising. Many suspect the June 30 total of 1,719 victims may only be scratching the surface of the total loss of life from last week’s earthquakes.

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Two IBSA directors were promoted to team leaders in June.

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Returning to Greenville University in Metro East, the IBSA-led week for student development was on familiar territory for the leaders, but new ground for some of the teenagers.

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Zoom out over Chicago and you will see not only one world class city, or one monolithic metro region with 10 million people sprawled across three states.

https://t.co/ukk2txnsHW

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Could it be that Jesus has opened wide a new door of shared ministry and missions for Southern Baptists to walk through together? That’s the question that continues permeating my mind after our time together in Orlando.
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During these red, white, and blue months, YouTube keeps sending me a video clip. It’s King George’s solo from the musical “Hamilton.” Amid endless rapping and stamping of boots and swishing of tailcoats by Founding Fathers,. . .
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