Hello, Friend.
Thanks for visiting our new blog. In the era of the 24-hour news cycle and instant journalism, you need news more often than the Illinois Baptist newspaper’s publishing schedule allows. We hope this will become a frequent stop for news junkies, cultural observers, and Christian thinkers alike.
Southern Baptist life in the Upper Midwest is different from the deep South version: We are far outnumbered. There’s not an SBC church on every corner in every town. Our theology and polity have to be explained, and they are not readily embraced by the masses. Early church planters called this pioneer territory. The North was the Baptist frontier.
It still is.
So to encourage and bolster your ministry, we launch this blog, a community of people called to reach the cities and towns and rural communities that represent one of the edges of Southern Baptist work.
Visit the blog regularly, and look for —
- Tuesday News Briefing, news of interest to IBSA church leaders and members.
- Breaking news, when it really qualifies as breaking news. (We’ll update as merited, and we’ll try not to abuse the term “news alert.”)
- Commentary on happenings in our state, our denomination, and the world from the pages of the Illinois Baptist newspaper. (You’ll often get it here before the print edition reaches your mailbox.)
- New voices and fresh perspectives on ministry from people who may not have appeared in the paper often. We’ll explore faith and culture, and the challenge of living and leading Christianly in challenging times.
We hope to share with you good reporting and invigorating discussion.
Thanks for stopping by. Come back soon.
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