Unity, harmony, or disparity
Illinois Baptist
Two Chicago pastors address a tough question P. 11
Leaders step up
PREVIEW
Illinois’ very own tapped for SBC roles Wake Forest, N.C. | The April meeting of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s trustees was marked by an historic moment in the Southern Baptist Convention: the election of Becky Gardner as trustee chair. Gardner, a member of Woodland Baptist Church in Peoria, is believed to be the first female trustee chair for a seminary, according to Southeastern’s examination of SBC Annuals. She is one of two Illinois Baptists recently elected to a prominent role in Southern Baptist life. Adron Robinson, IBSA president and pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Country Club Hills, was elected to the search committee charged with nominating the next president GARDNER of the Executive Committee. Gardner, a Southeastern trustee since 2010, is superintendent of Peoria Christian School. Her husband, Joe, is an IBSA zone consultant and director of missions for the Metro Peoria Baptist Association. P. 3
NATE ADAMS
Protecting our churches
The
IBSA teams with Alliance Defending Freedom P. 2
50 years later
Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
MLK, race & the church P. 9-11
Dallas
Convention
TABLE TALK
Why I ask, WWMD?
Mothering lessons from Jesus’ mom P. 13
Why this one matters P. 5-7
PAT’S PLAYBOOK
Guarding CP missions
We need to teach a better way to give P. 14
Making Christ our Priority
IB
Gaines calls for unity and prayer
News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association Vol. 112 No. 6
Presidential election could signal important shifts Q & A shows candidates’ differences
Online all the time IllinoisBaptist.org MAY 07, 2018
What to expect in Texas
Report from Illinois women’s annual gathering P. 4
Notebook: Patterson and other controversies