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The Story Behind the New Next Step Certificate Program with NOBTS

Ryan Strother | Jan 17, 2023

Our partnership with New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) is expanding to create our Next Step Certificate Program (NSCP). All SBC seminaries offer certificates, but this is the first we know where a state convention is bringing seminary professors into our state to teach our pastors and lay people in person with a customized certificate […]

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Relationships Jump the Hurdles of Misunderstanding

Ryan Strother | Dec 14, 2022

Our polarized culture has bled into churches, at times creating postures of distrust, uncharitable exchanges, and ignorance about situations and issues. It should be expected, then, that misunderstandings will abound in the SBC, considering we are all finite beings. Understanding ignorance as “the state or fact of being ignorant: lack of knowledge, education, or awareness […]

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I’m Thankful For This Statistic

Ryan Strother | Nov 10, 2022

Of all the statistics I could mention, I’m very thankful that 91 churches were represented in the messenger attendance at our Annual Summit in October, 2022.  2021: 65 churches. 2022: 91 churches.  The 26-church increase this year is 21% of our 432 SCBI-affiliated churches.  But that’s 26 more churches than last year attending our most […]

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Four reasons to attend the SCBI Annual Summit

Ryan Strother | Oct 06, 2022

Diversity Size, leadership style, methodology, and ethnicities– I love the diversity of churches in our convention! At the Annual Summit, you get to spend time with leaders who are doing things differently than you, which could inspire you in your ministry context.  Plus, this year, I want to celebrate ethnic diversity and facilitate encouragement for […]

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Introducing the Hoosier Heartbeat For Missions

Ryan Strother | Sep 06, 2022

The SCBI wants to set the environment for every church to be active in missions in our state and globally.  We need to fuel the IMB pipeline with more missionary candidates, and we need to actively reach people in our state and beyond with the gospel of Jesus Christ.  The Hoosier Heartbeat for Missions is […]

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How Will You Reach the Nations In Our State?

Ryan Strother | Aug 03, 2022

We all desire and long for Revelation 7:9-10: “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a […]

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Why We Invested In Rebranding the SCBI

Ryan Strother | Jul 08, 2022

Early this year, the Administrative Committee of our Executive Board agreed to contract with The Useful Group to lead a rebranding project for our state convention. It is finished and will be revealed on Monday, July 11. You’ll see a new logo but there is so much more that goes into a rebranding effort like […]

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Advancing Pro-Life Work As We Seek to Start Children’s Services

Ryan Strother | Jun 06, 2022

Here’s the hopeful big news:  The SCBI will enter children’s services by licensing families to foster and adopt children.  A lot of moving pieces have to come together to make that happen. But we’re moving them. I’ve shared my desire with our Executive Board, and while no official decisions have been made yet, there seems […]

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The Value of Next Step Connectors

Ryan Strother | May 05, 2022

Quick note: Over the last few months, I have been explaining various parts of our new strategy in these Indiana Baptist articles. The first article in this series appeared a few months ago. Additionally, we’ll make a concerted effort when it is fully developed to go around the state and explain it to our churches […]

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Connection & Innovation

Ryan Strother | Apr 07, 2022

Quick note: Over the last few months, I have been explaining various parts of our new strategy in these Indiana Baptist articles. The first article in this series appeared a few months ago. Additionally, we’ll make a concerted effort when it is fully developed to go around the state and explain it to our churches […]

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