IBSA eConnection

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

News from the Illinois Baptist
2015: The year of prayer
 
Our IBSA Annual Meeting focused on prayer, as part of a statewide call to revival and spiritual awakening. Using Isaiah 6:1-8 as your inspiration, move through this cycle of prayer: lament, repent, intercede, commit. Get materials to lead your church through this cycle in 2015 at IB2news.org. 
Small church building

Do small churches need self-assessment?

Facts are our friends, and we need to use them with care. A church assessment is about giving you the facts you need. Churches of all sizes, even small ones, should engage in some form of assessment because it is necessary, legitimate, and beneficial. Learn more at ChristianityToday.com. 

Four considerations for every Southern Baptist church in 2015
"As we near the coming of the Lord, we should be more focused than ever before," says SBC President Ronnie Floyd. "As our 50,000 plus churches and congregations partner together in gospel causes, the time is now for us to rise up like never before." Find out more at RonnieFloyd.com.

Register now for the Church Technology Conference

Techies and non-techies find out how your church can use social media, train leaders through Equip.net, do video editing, develop a website, learn how to complete the Annual Church Profile, and more. Attend the Church Technology Conference January 31 at the IBSA Building in Springfield. Visit IBSA.org to register. 

Hunt and Reid to speak at Evangelism Conference
Save the dates for the IBSA New Awakening Evangelism Conference March 27-28 at Tabernacle Baptist in Decatur. Pastor and former SBC President Johnny Hunt and author and SEBTS professor Alvin Reid are scheduled to speak with additional speakers to be announced. Watch for more information at IBSA.org/Evangelism.

10 facts about the unchurched in America 

You may have noticed fewer Americans are attending church. Are there significant demographic or psychographic differences among those who attend church and those who don't? Find out at Barna.org.

IBSA eConnection is a weekly e-newsletter designed to provide Illinois Baptists with useful information and resources. We pray it enriches your ministry and helps your church to grow and minister.

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