Indiana Baptist Magazine
Bob Weeks | May 03, 2023
Last month I was invited to speak at one of our SCBI Churches for an event geared toward younger married couples. I was asked to focus on what young couples needed to know about preparing for the future from a financial perspective. I gave them a biblical foundation to build on; God has provided all […]
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Bob Weeks | Apr 06, 2023
In my journeys to churches around the State of Indiana, I am noticing that many of our churches are filled primarily with people that are at or are fast approaching retirement age. While we can argue the merits of reaching families to grow our churches younger we must also care for the sheep God has […]
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Bob Weeks | Jan 17, 2023
The Baptist Foundation of Indiana exists to support the work of the churches of our State Convention. What better way to stand alongside our churches than to encourage and elevate the training of her pastors? You might think that the Foundation uses OUR money to give scholarships. That would be wrong. BFI has no money […]
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Bob Weeks | Dec 14, 2022
Bill and Mildred lived in a small two-bedroom home that was built sometime in the early 1950’s. It was surrounded by overflowing flower boxes filled with bright blooms that somehow drew attention that the house could use some paint and a bit of repair. They had a yard sale. Not just a once or twice-a-year […]
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Bob Weeks | Oct 06, 2022
Barrington Ridge Baptist Church in Hobart, IN worked to maintain its parking lot every year. Over the years they invested more and more time and money filling the potholes in an effort to provide a nice place to park and ensure safe walking into their facility. This year, however, the parking lot was impossible to […]
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Bob Weeks | Sep 06, 2022
People with money think differently. Most of us think about how we afford to put the kids through college and pay medical bills. People with money think about how to have a financial impact that outlives them while blessing family, church, and the world. What they long to do is to practice Uncommon Generosity. While […]
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Bob Weeks | Aug 01, 2022
A pastor that I contacted to tell him that I had just accepted a position with the Baptist Foundation of Indiana (BFI) replied to me, “So, I am confused. Do we have a foundation? Our money just got returned.” Yes, people and ministries got their money back. No, the Foundation did not die, but there […]
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| Jul 01, 2021
By: John Burke Rethink Ministry CEO and Founder What next? Over the last 18 months, churches across the nation have scrambled to be something that they have never been before. But if we believe that “all things work together for good to them that love God” (Rom 8:28), then good is on the horizon. Now […]
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Jennifer Hall | Jun 02, 2021
In spite of experiencing a global pandemic in 2020, BFI finished the year financially strong – with a growth of assets under management to over $8 million and 150 investments. We have seen God’s hand in every area of the Foundation, and we are thankful for His ongoing provision. Transition in staff, but not in […]
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| Jun 02, 2021
After serving the SCBI family for 23 years, on staff at SCBI 1998-2017 and with the Baptist Foundation of Indiana since 2017, Bev has sensed the Lord’s leading to retire. Her prayer and trust is that God will continue to grow His Kingdom through these organizations for His glory! She has been a blessing to […]
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