| Apr 01, 2025
The Indiana Baptist (IB) is undergoing a transformation in its publication format and schedule. These articles for April will be the last ones before taking a brief hiatus. Then, the IB will relaunch in September 2025 as a digital magazine.
Tags: April 2025, Indiana Baptist | Posted in From the Executive Office, Uncategorized
| Mar 03, 2025
I’m thankful for the addition of 14 new churches to the SCBI family in 2024! These churches, representing diverse communities across Indiana, join us in our cooperative mission to reach the state with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
| Feb 03, 2025
In 2024, the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana (SCBI) partnered with Small Church USA (SCUSA) to strengthen and revitalize churches across Indiana. Through SCUSA’s proven methods, Indiana churches receive specialized training, resources, and mentorship opportunities while maintaining their unique identities and missions. SCUSA offers pastors a year-long cohort engagement to develop skills and tools for their churches, and SCBI provides scholarships to make this program very affordable for all churches.
Tags: Assessment, February 2025, Partnership, Retreat, Revitilization, SCUSA, Small Church USA, Small Church USA Cohort | Posted in From the Executive Office
| Jan 06, 2025
As of November 30, 2024, our International Mission Board (IMB) has 3,565 missionary personnel on the field. Currently, 43 of those missionaries claim Indiana as their home state, which constitutes 25 units. The IMB defines one missionary unit as either an individual or a family. For example, two units could be five individuals (one individual and four people in one family: two units).
Tags: 50 missionary units IMB, Care, Gifts, Hoosier Heartline, IMB, January 2025, Missionaries, Platinum Challenge, Prayer, Support | Posted in From the Executive Office, SCBI
| Dec 04, 2024
By Caleb Strother [Originally submitted to class for an assignment on November 26, 2024] In the past two weeks, I went on a mission trip overseas with my dad to Tokyo, Japan, the capital of Japan. This has been a trip I’ve been looking forward to ever since my dad came home from it last […]
Tags: Christianity, December 2024, Missions trip, SCBI, Shintoism, Tokyo Japan | Posted in From the Executive Office, Missions
| Nov 05, 2024
During the SCBI Annual Summit in October 2024, I revealed the Platinum Challenge, which is nine strategic goals the SCBI will pursue by the end of 2028 (the 70th anniversary of the SCBI).
| Oct 06, 2024
With technology today, there’s no excuse. Pastors and missionaries can be teammates in ministry, not just one doing it here and one doing it over there.
Pray for Each Other
You can have committed and confidential prayer support from someone outside your immediate church/team/organization. You can share genuine prayer requests without internal politics or expectations that could exist in a church or missionary team.
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| Sep 04, 2024
The SCBI’s strategy for serving churches utilizes leaders in cooperating churches who serve as connectors in very part-time capacities. We have general Next Step Connectors who have next-step conversations with pastors and connectors in specific areas of ministry.
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| Aug 05, 2024
A mentor pastor once told me to be wise in giving my time to people. He said negative people will take 100% of my time if I let them. Instead, he said to listen to any legitimacy in their complaints and criticism but then spend most of my time with the people who want to get things done and be committed to kingdom work.
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Chris Conrades | Jul 08, 2024
Athletes do much better with coaches who support them. Someone trying to lose weight will have better success with people supporting them through the ups and downs. The first time I read through the New Testament as a middle schooler was because three other guys were reading it with me and meeting weekly to talk about it.
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