Illinois Baptist
Why Sandy has 100,000 popsicle sticks Table Talk P. 9
in focus
IBSA Annual Meeting coming to ‘da burbs Special section inside
Ashburn Baptist Church - Orland Park
Will our students lead the way? Daniel Kim, P. 7 IllinoisBaptist.org
News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
Vol. 118 No. 10
Baptists in space P. 6
IB Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
Foshie elected SBC entity chair Illinoisan succeeds chair who resigned after attempted Leatherwood dismissal
Nashville, Tenn. | IBSA Health Team tices. And in the past two years, the Director Scott Foshie was elected ERLC has amended the bylaws to chairman of the trustees of the SBC’s address trustee training and open the Ethics and Religious Liberty Comcommunications process between mission on September 11. trustees and the president. As chairman, he succeeds Foshie first began serving as Kevin Smith who resigned in a trustee for the denominaJuly after he attempted to tion’s public policy entity dismiss ERLC President when he was pastor Brent Leatherwood of Steeleville Baptist without proper trustee Church in Steeleville, authorization. In his Illinois. Foshie served as ERLC tenure, Foshie has a Zone Consultant in 2018 been known as a calming before joining the IBSA FOSHIE presence during troubled staff full time a year later. times that included the deparTrustees affirmed Leathture of Leatherwood’s predeerwood and the ERLC staff cessor, Russell Moore. with an official vote during the Foshie served on a work group that meeting. After Smith’s failed attempt examined communications practo oust Leatherwood, the panel P. 3
Thinking about resilience P. 2 SBC NEWS
EC navigates straits in Iorg’s first meeting P. 4
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Church and debate Are graceful discussions possible right now? P. 10
BRIGHTER DAY
I’m still waiting and learning P. 11