Illinois Baptist
Speak for the unborn What preacher John Piper taught me Table talk with Jonathan Davis P. 11
Table Grace
MISSION
Vision for the New Year The year past offers glimpses into a few big issues. Some evangelicals seeking shelter in the maelstrom Gorsuch favors religious liberty; his effect on the High Court Millennials aren’t as conservative on social issues as their parents
Families embrace their community for the gospel
SBC entities steadier after downsizing and debate #churchtoo IN FOCUS P. 7-9
It’s an old idea that’s new again. Part one in a series on counter-cultural parenting, P. 12-13
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Back to basics What drives today’s pioneers
News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
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JANUARY 15, 2018
SECURITY
Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
Vol. 112 No. 1
A ‘GRAND’ goal for April 8
Churches challenged to baptize 1,000 on one day Springfield | One thousand baptisms on a single Sunday. That’s the challenge behind One GRAND Sunday, an initiative designed to help IBSA churches train church members in evangelism, share the gospel, and follow-up with believer’s baptism. One GRAND Sunday is scheduled for April 8, one week after Easter. “Easter is normally a high attendance day, and the strategy of scheduling April 8 as One GRAND Sunday is to encourage people to return the following week to witness an historic event—their P. 3
Churches everywhere beef up After Texas massacre P. 4
PUBLIC OPINION
Do you trust pastors? New poll shows decline P. 5
SANCTITY OF LIFE
New status report PAJAK
& ‘A changed life’ P. 10-11