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Baptists Say, Baptist Convention 2019 Annual Meeting No More! in Birmingham What Illinois I learned in prison Table Talk with Baptist Steve Hamrick P. 13 News journal of the RA regatta Illinois Baptist State Association P. 9 in focus JUNE 17, 2019 Vol. 113 No. 09 Women IB on stage Online all the time P. 10 IllinoisBaptist.org From the Southern Baptists say, Baptist Convention 2019 Annual Meeting No more! in Birmingham New policies for combating abuse, aiding survivors, and policing churches approved Women’s voices are heard, leadership roles considered State well represented in WMU celebrations Illinois couple among 26 new Denomination takes action international missionaries on sexual abuse IN FOCUS: Messengers lament failures, launch protection plan. Team coverage starts on page 5 right to life, morals Peoria, Illinois Peoria, Permit No. 325 No. Permit U.S. POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE U.S. Nonprofit Organization Nonprofit Losing ground in Illinois How will Christians move forward after a discouraging season at the Capitol? BY MEREDITH FLYNN Springfield | Illinois lawmakers closed their grieved what they say is among the country’s Spring 2019 session with a series of decisions most extreme abortion legislation. that dismayed conservative voters across the RHA repeals several long-standing re- state. Several measures passed by the General strictions on abortion and declares the Assembly were lauded as progressive by their choice to have an abortion a “fundamental proponents, while signaling precipitous moral right.” In addition to that measure, lawmak- decline to Christians. ers voted to legalize recreational marijuana As other states in the South and Midwest ap- and sports betting in Illinois. proved bans on abortion, Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrat- Pritzker had campaigned on several issues of ed passage of the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) by call- concern to conservative Christians, and Democratic ma- ing Illinois “the most progressive state in the nation for jorities in both houses indicated the governor could make reproductive healthcare.” Meanwhile, pro-life advocates good on his promises sooner rather than later. But the P. 4 2 IBSA.org Illinois Baptist The Illinois Baptist staff NATE ADAMS Editor - Eric Reed Managing Editor - Meredith Flynn Graphic Designer - Kris Kell Contributing Editor - Lisa Misner Three Illinois girls Administrative Assistant - Leah Honnen The general telephone number for IBSA is (217) 786-2600. For questions about subscriptions, articles, or upcoming events, his month it is my privilege to officiate the wedding ceremony contact the Illinois Baptist at (217) 391-3119 or [email protected]. of our youngest son, Ethan, and his fiancée, Alyssa. They will The Illinois Baptist is seeking news from IBSA churches. E-mail us at be married in Elgin, where they first met as Judson University [email protected] to tell us about special events and new ministry staff. students six years ago, and where POSTMASTER: The Illinois Baptist is owned and published every three weeks my wife, Beth, and I also met more by the Illinois Baptist State Association, 3085 Stevenson Drive, Springfield, Illinois than forty years ago. 62703-4440. Subscriptions are free to Illinois Baptists. Subscribe online at IBSA.org. Our middle son, Noah, is also Tmarried to an Alyssa, and so we will gladly navi- gate that potential confusion at family get togeth- ers. They met in high school, however, here in Springfield, not long after I came to serve at IBSA. And our oldest son, Caleb, literally met his wife, Laura, at IBSA. They were in high school at the time, though it wasn’t until a few years later that Church needed here... they reconnected for good. Both Laura’s mom, Melissa, and I worked at IBSA. One summer we dragged our two reluctant col- Location: Roselle lege students to the IBSA family picnic. They started writing letters, and now Focus: Residents of this suburban they’ve been married six years. community Especially as parents who mainly know boys, Beth and I are so grateful for Characteristics: Nestled in DuPage these three young ladies who have become our daughters. All are devoted and Cook counties, the village of Christ-followers who love the Lord and are active with our sons in local Baptist churches. Each one is delightful, gifted, and unique. And we are especially Roselle has nearly 23,000 residents. blessed with the genuine friendship these six young adults have with one an- Three miles east is the unincorporated other—and with us. community of Medinah, home to a And so, I want to say thank you. Thank you first to the Lord, of course, who world-famous golf course. sovereignly brought these three couples together in his perfect timing. But thank you also to the IBSA Board and the larger Illinois Baptist family, who Prayer needs: Pray that God will call a church planter to the area, more than thirteen years ago called me to bring a wife, three teenage sons, and and that a healthy multiplying church will be planted. a slightly quirky dog to serve the churches of Illinois. As I occasionally remind – IBSA Church Planting Team each of our sons, we have prayed for their future wives since before they were born. As it turns out, all of them were here in Illinois. As we discussed wedding prepa- the cooperative program rations, each of our sons and their fiancées asked me to make sure that Giving by IBSA As our youngest their marriage ceremonies contained churches as of 6/07/19 $2,618,596 clear gospel presentations. They Budget Goal: $2,623,077 son marries, I’m asked me to underscore that Christ is the center of their relationships, and Received to date in 2018: $2,508,491 that by his grace he will be the lifelong 2019 Goal: $6.3 Million finding grace in foundation of their marriages. What unlikely places. a privilege it is to prepare a marriage ceremony with that charge. There were a number of challenging topics that I considered writing about CONVENTIONAL WISDOM this month. The Southern Baptist Convention will convene in Birmingham Snapshots from the world and face several difficult issues, including recent accusations of sex abuse in of Illinois Baptists churches and even by missionaries. Leaders will seek the best paths forward for effectively helping prevent the travesty of sex abuse in churches. Also, at the end of their May session, the Illinois legislature approved the Seeker generation “Reproductive Health Act” that legalizes abortion through nine months of pregnancy, requires all insurance to cover abortions, and allows nurse prac- “For at least some young adults, there appears to be titioners to perform abortions. This appalling legislation is a major setback deeper interest in spirituality in general, and in Christianity to the pro-life movement in Illinois. The action stands in stark contrast to specifically.” – Barna Research recent legislation in states including Missouri, Georgia, and Alabama that have sought to limit or end abortion. Millennial non-Christians All older non-Christians So it’s a tough month for Southern Baptists in Illinois. But right in the middle of that, I get to celebrate this wedding, this testimony to the gospel I have had one or more message and to Christ and his church. I get to welcome this wonderful young conversations about my faith 64% lady into our family, and watch our son be welcomed into hers. And I get to perspectives or beliefs with remember that God called me here to this often tough Midwest mission field, a practicing Christian in the 44% past year. and that his grace and provision are still evident, in at least three Illinois girls. A Christian has tried to share 67% Nate Adams is executive director of the Illinois Baptist State Association. his or her faith with me one or Respond at [email protected]. more times in the past year. 51% I am interested in learning 36% more about Christianity and what it could mean for my life. 16% – Barna, May 2019 June 17, 2019 IBSA.org 3 NEWS SOUTHERN BAPTIST STATISTICS the briefing ‘Time to press reset’ As declines continue, Floyd calls Baptists to evangelize Walker joins Southern faculty Illinois native Andrew Walker Southern Baptist churches “For much of the ’80s and ’90s, Southern Nashville, Tenn. | has been named as assistant reported fewer members, worship attenders, Baptist kids were pretty likely to grow up to professor of Christian ethics and baptisms in 2018, according to the lat- become Southern Baptist adults: Seven in and apologetics at Southern est Annual Church Profile (ACP) report com- ten maintained their SBC identity into adult- Baptist Theological Semi- piled by LifeWay Christian Resources in co- hood in surveys conducted between 1984 nary. Walker, who grew up in operation with Baptist state conventions. and 1994,” Burge wrote. Jacksonville, will also contin- Church membership declined by 192,404, “That has declined precipitously. In the ue in his current role as direc- down 1.28% to 14.8 million members, while most recent surveys conducted between tor of research and senior fellow average weekly worship attendance declined 2015 and 2018, just over half of those raised in Christian ethics at the Ethics WALKER by 0.43% to 5.3 million worshipers. Southern Southern Baptist were still with the SBC. In and Religious Liberty Commission. Baptist congregations baptized 246,442 peo- other words, nearly half of Southern Baptists “The great challenge in coming years,” said ple in 2018, a 3% decline from the 254,122 kids leave and never come back.” Southern President R. Albert Mohler Jr., “is to pre- reported in 2017. (The decrease in baptisms pare a generation of young Christians for the chal- follows a 9.49% decline the previous year.) Gains in giving lenges they will face in the future….Andrew Walker Several state conventions experienced Southern Baptist congregations saw an brings a comprehensive theological and biblical growth in baptism numbers, including Illi- increase of more than $82 million in overall vision and an energetic commitment to apologetics nois, where churches celebrated 3,676 bap- giving in 2018.
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