Wednesday, March 12, 2014
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News from the Illinois Baptist
"What took you so long to come back?"
The question came from someone Ron Philpot had never met before. But the man, a spiritual leader in his village, had met people like Philpot before. Read the stories of five Baptists from Illinois as they encountered many who had never heard of Christ in Guinea, West Africa. Visit IBSA.org to read the stories of five Baptists from Illinois who journeyed to Guinea, West Africa and encountered many who had never heard of Christ.
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 B101 teaches basics of Baptist faith
"Baptist 101" is a new downloadable Illinois Baptist newspaper feature created to help clarify and reinforce what it means today to be Baptist, not just doctrinally, but also in cooperative missions endeavors and practical church matters. We hope it will help Illinois Baptists become more articulate proponents of Baptist, evangelical, Christian faith. Get a copy of the first issue of B101 at IBSA.org.
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 How to revitalize an old church (and live to tell the tale)
Most dying congregations are that way for a reason, chief among them being that they are wed to the present way of doing things and are dead-set on not changing a thing. Can those congregations be turned around? It's hard to do, but it can be done. Learn what it takes at ChurchLeaders.com.
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 Is your church 'Serving Across Illinois'?
It's not too late for your church to join. On Saturday, April 12 churches from across Illinois are encouraged to engage in servant evangelism projects in their own communities. Find out more about the effort and how your church can get involved at IBSA.org.
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 9 reasons why church leaders should read the daily news
If you're a church leader, you're busy. With so much to do, who has time left to read the news every day? Through Great Commission lenses, you'll look at the world differently. Find out why reading the news is important for church leaders at ThomRainer.com. |
 Noah: 5 negative features about this film
Dr. Jerry Johnson, President of the NRB, shared some negatives of the new film Noah (coming March 28) with Ed Stetzer. Note: Spoilers ahead, including the fact that there is a big flood and only a few people make it through the flood in a big boat. But, really, these are big spoilers... so don't complain if you if you don't want to know what happens. Read all about it at ChristianityToday.com. |
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