From the Executive Office

Many of you have heard by now that the Lord has given Jeannine and me peace about the next steps in our journey with Him. I have presented to our Executive Board Chairman, Tom Savage, that it is my plan to retire from the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana as of June 30, 2021. […]

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Challenges – things that get in our way, barriers to where we believe God is leading us. 2020 opened our eyes to many gaps in our local church ministry. It forced us to look internally at how and why we do the things we do. One challenge is will we just go back to doing […]

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“Let There Be Peace on Earth” The popular Christmas hymn was written by husband-and-wife songwriting duo Jill Jackson Miller and Sy Miller as a simple reminder to be the change you want to see in the world: “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.” The Millers wrote the tune in […]

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Every November we are reminded by the date on our calendar to be thankful and express a thankful spirit. I have been spending time in some of Paul’s epistles over the past year, and you cannot help but see the consistent theme of thanks in his letters. Phil 1:3, “I give thanks to my God […]

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We hope that you have scheduled Monday, October 19th to be at your State Convention of Baptists in Indiana annual celebration. We will begin at 10:00 AM and conclude at 5:15 PM. You can see more information at, https://scbi.org/events/annual-convention-meeting/. This year we will be inviting you to join the SCBI staff, the Executive Board in […]

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In last month’s Indiana Baptist I shared with you an overarching view of the work that a team of SCBI leaders have been working on over the past year.  Today I would like to take one piece of that work and dig a little deeper with you.  Let’s talk about our SCBI Mission. I know […]

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    I believe that God’s word is true and I find myself these days thinking a lot about 1 Chronicles 12:32 (NASB) 32  Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do,” These are interesting days in which we live. The promise and hope that we […]

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The theme of this year’s state convention annual meeting was based on Hebrews 3:13, But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today.” Interesting isn’t it, that this was the theme determined three years ago by a team of leaders in our state convention of churches. Once again I […]

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What “phase” are we in? How long has it been now? I wonder what will be next? Will my job still be there? Oh, my job is already gone! When should we come back to meeting at church for worship? I am sure that there are a ton of questions like these that are regularly […]

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There seems to be a quiet murmuring around the countryside of Indiana. A murmur of people quietly huddled in their homes with loved ones or alone, that is ready to “Go to Church.” One of the benefits of the Stay at home order has been the opportunity for “the church” to actually be the church […]

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