Illinois Baptist
Indy Preview
SBC is coming in June: 6 candidate profiles, meeting schedule, tourist sites P. 5-9
Pardners
NEWS
March for Life 1000+ rally at Capitol P. 4
TABLE TALK
Hard lesson When God is silent P. 13
FOR THE PASTOR
Mentors needed Opportunities with church planters P. 14
SECTION B
Missions giving
Barber visits Illinois prior to SBC Annual Meeting P. 5
First quarter report Inside
IllinoisBaptist.org
IB
mission
News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
Coming full circle
Indy convention has large slate of candidates, as it did last time
MAY 1, 2024 Vol. 118 No. 4
Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
southern baptist convention
Illinois touches Uganda P. 11
Thank you, Mrs. Proctor P. 15
An unusually large field of candidates for Southern Baptist Convention President promises multiple ballots with the customary announcement, “Take ballot number four and only ballot number four…” Six candidates announced for the denomination’s top elected post, matching the number who ran in 2008, a convention that was also held in Indianapolis. The field has more pastors from churches that would be closer to the average size in the SBC, rather than megachurch pastors. Three lead churches with more than 1,000 average attendance for Sunday morning worship services. Two of the candidates have run for the presidency previously. The field is ▶ David Allen, Sunnyvale, Texas ▶ Bruce Frank, Asheville, N.C. ▶ Mike Keahbone, Lawton, Okla. ▶ Jared Moore, Crossville, Tenn. ▶ Clint Pressley, Charlotte, N.C. ▶ Dan Spencer, Sevierville, Tenn. P. 3