Illinois Baptist Southern baptist convention
Litton declines Seeks no second term after trying year
Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
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news Ukranian Baptists prayed here daily for five years, then Freedom Square was shelled.
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News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
Another man’s inspiration
Until the bombs
Springfield | Illinois leaders expressed surprise that Ed Litton chose not to seek the customary second oneyear term as SBC president. Litton’s announcement marks only the second time in forty years that an incumbent president has not pursued a second term. The church Litton serves in Mobile, Alabama posted a YouTube video March 1 explaining his decision. Litton wants to spend the next five to ten years of his ministry working toward racial reconciliation. Litton said he believes he can better engage that work from a pastoral position than from an elected office. “The announcement by President Litton really caught me by surprise,” said Adron Robinson, an Illinois representative on the SBC Executive Committee and pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in the Chicago suburb of Country Club Hills. “Dr. Litton has
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One man’s trash
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APRIL 1, 2022 Vol. 116 No. 4
HLGU finances called ‘dire’ P. 3 SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CEO search begins
With Illinoisan at the helm P. 3
MISSION
Salt talks Seasoned church planters target college campuses P. 10
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
From Pearl Harbor to Ukraine Connecting the dots P. 6
2022 Convention Preview and latest SBC news Pages 7-9 Joy comes in the mourning GRIEFSHARE P. 11
Resurrection promises P. 13