Indiana Baptist Magazine
Alison Blankenship | May 03, 2023
My name is Ryan Sidwell, and I grew up in a Christian home right here in Indiana. I have an amazing and supportive wife named Kimberly, and we will be married for 8 years in June. We met while working in the movie theater in our hometown. We have a 2-year-old little boy named Roman. […]
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| Mar 08, 2023
I became a follower of Jesus Christ at the age of six at Southside Baptist Church in Anderson, Indiana. I have been married to my wife, Laura, for almost 33 years. We have one son who is a software engineer in Chicago. I attended Indiana University and received a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance. […]
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| Mar 08, 2023
My name is Ben Beland. I grew up in a Christian family in Quebec, Canada. God, through the help of an IMB missionary, led me on a mission trip doing disaster relief after the devastating 2017 hurricane season. During this time, my wife, Katheryn, and I met while we were both serving in Puerto Rico. […]
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| Feb 09, 2023
The SCBI partners with churches to help discover and fulfill their next step so that we can, together, connect for Kingdom Advancement. To see this vision fulfilled, the SCBI has trained and empowered six local pastors from around the state to be Next Steps Connectors. The Training Your Next Step Connectors met on Tuesday, January […]
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| Jan 17, 2023
During the weekend of Friday October 21st through Sunday October 23rd, members of Launch Campus Ministry at Purdue University were blessed with the opportunity to attend our annual Fall Retreat at Highland Lake Baptist Camp. Under the Direction of Will & Risha Evans, Launch members were given the chance to study together, pray, and bond […]
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John Horn | Dec 02, 2021
Christmas is about hope. God sent His Son into our dark, broken world to reconcile us to Himself, and to give us the hope of a future with Him. Individuals need to be reminded of this message more than ever as we continue to struggle with the effects of COVID. Churches need that hope now […]
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John Horn | Oct 05, 2021
This has been a challenging year for many of our Pastors, so during October’s Pastor Appreciation Month, we want to express gratitude for them in a variety of ways… First, we are encouraging our SCBI church leaders to do something special during Pastor Appreciation Month to honor the man of God who faithfully serves your […]
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John Horn | Sep 01, 2021
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14) Jesus has commissioned our churches to proclaim the gospel throughout the world while we still have the opportunity. SCBI is committed to partnering with our churches to discover […]
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John Horn | Aug 03, 2021
Missions is the heartbeat of God and of who we are as Indiana Baptists! SCBI will offer its annual Missions Lifeline event on Saturday, August 21 (8:30 am-3:30 pm) at Calvary Baptist Church in Greenfield. It’s designed for Pastors, mission-minded church members and children. The purpose is to help your church continue to pursue reaching […]
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John Horn | Jun 30, 2021
As your new Interim Team Leader for Church and Leader Development, I work a lot with church revitalization in our State. One of the best books I’ve read on this subject in the last year is Reclaimed Church by Pastor Bill Henard. He defines church revitalization as the spiritual “process by which the church learns […]
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