Illinois Baptist
3 ways my kids learn Scripture Meredith Flynn P. 15
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in focus
Moore departs
Flag season
Will join Christianity Today Nashville, Tenn. | After leading the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for eight years, Russell Moore announced his departure from the Southern Baptist Convention’s public policy arm. Moore will join the staff of Christianity Today (CT), headquartered in Carol Stream, as public theologian and director of its new Public Theology Project. “Russell has established himself as one of the most significant evangelical voices of our time,” said Timothy Dalrymple, president and CEO of CT, in a news release about the hire. “He illuminates the relevance of the gospel to the whole of life, from everyday matters of faith to the great debates in our society and culture.” Christianity Today was founded in 1956 by Billy Graham to provide news and perspective from an evangelical worldview. Its footprint now includes multiple online resources for pastors and ministry leaders,
Raising concerns over religious freedom REPORT: Equality Act’s impact on churches; state assembly presses sex ed. P. 7-8
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News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
JUNE 1, 2021
Kingdom builders
Big crowd expected in Nashville
Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
Vol. 115 No. 6
MISSION
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION 2021
Campers on Mission hold national gathering in DuQuoin P. 9
June 15-16
Meeting schedule and vision 2025 Illinoisans nominated to national leadership
IB Always Online IllinoisBaptist.org
The new face of women’s missions
IBSA dessert reception planned at J.W. Marriott on Monday night
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Details on P. 4 and updates online at IBSA.org.