Illinois Baptist
‘Tiny house’– craze or crazy Christian financial advice from Dave Ramsey P. 11
Bring down the walls
A time to pray Chicago to host day of intercession October 7
Broadview | Southern Baptist prayer warriors from around the country will meet in Illinois in October and are inviting local church leaders and members to join them for a day of prayer organized into five 60-minute sessions. Sponsored by PrayerLink, a network of prayer coordinators from SBC entities, state conventions, and ethnic fellowship groups, the “Great Commission Prayer Experience” is Friday, October 7, at Broadview Missionary Baptist Church, located in the west suburbs of Chicago. The event starts at 9 a.m. and includes five hour-long sessions built around the Acts 1:8 call to take the P. 3
News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 Vol. 110 No. 13
in focus
The very things that divide us can bring us together
Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Four Illinois pastors on cross-cultural ministry P. 5
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IBSA Annual Meeting in the Windy City Nov. 2-3
Offering & Week of Prayer
September 11-18
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LOUISIANA FLOODS
DR teams callout Illinois joins relief effort P. 3
UPPER MIDWEST
Bikers converge on Sturgis So do evangelists P. 4
Special section
on “Cross Culture” mission celebration inside this issue IBSAannualmeeting.org
TABLE TALK Doug Munton P. 9