Over the past three days, Adam Cruse, Mitch and Linda Flesch, Penny Davis, Wes Feltner, Clif Jones, Chris Vieth, and I joined the IBSA Staff along with about 300 other Illinois Baptists at the North Central States Rally in Indianapolis, IN. This is a tri-annual meeting of State and Associational leaders for training, worship, and fellowship.
This event was a great success. We heard inspiring and biblical messages from key SBC leaders including Thom Rainer of LifeWay; Robert Smith of Beeson Divinity School; Ed Stetzer of LifeWay Research (and just about everywhere else); Geoff Hammond of NAMB; and Fermin Whittaker of the California Baptist Convention. In addition, 52 Break-out sessions were offered with everyone having the opportunity to attend up to six of their choosing. Lots of practical lessons were taught and hopefully caught by those who attended!
I found these sessions to be of great value. I trust that this event will produce fruit in the life of those who attended for years to come. Dr. Nate Adams and the IBSA Staff ought to be congratulated for the wonderful impact of this meeting. They both worked hard and invested heavily in equipping Assocational leaders from all over Illinois.
Because of the sale of the Johnson Property, we have funds available to assist members of our affiliated churches who would like to attend various training events in Illinois and across the Nation. I hope you will take advantage of these opportunities.
*Note: You will soon be able to view and download the key messages and some of the break-out sessions at www.ibsa.org
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