Indiana Baptist Magazine
| Apr 06, 2023
Meet Mitch Tabla! Mitch has been serving Valparaiso Baptist Church as pastor since August of 2020 and the Northwest Indiana Baptist Association since March of 2021. Mitch married the love of his life, Kelly, in April of 2016. Mitch & Kelly had their firstborn child, Hannah, in October of 2022. Mitch is a graduate of […]
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Alison Blankenship | Apr 06, 2023
For three weeks, college students from across the nation come to Panama City Beach, Florida. Some come to blow off steam through drinking and partying, but some others come to share the Gospel through a mission trip called Beach Reach. Describing Beach Reach to someone who’s never had the opportunity to go is a challenge. […]
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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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| Apr 06, 2023
If you have been following Indiana Disaster Relief, you will know that there is a renewed energy and excitement among the volunteers and leaders. Here are just a few of the thrilling things happening in the first three months of 2023! In January 2023 Butch Porter took three members of the Executive Task Force to […]
Posted in Disaster Relief, Front Page New
Alison Blankenship | Apr 06, 2023
When I joined the US Army as a seventeen-year-old, I had no idea how God would use it decades later. After transitioning from active duty to the National Guard, my wife and I came to trust in Christ through a small town local church. As time continued, I discovered that my service in uniform could […]
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Alison Blankenship | Mar 08, 2023
Cooperative Program giving. Maybe you know of it, but don’t understand what it is or how it works. The Cooperative Program is the financial fuel to fund the mission and vision of reaching every person for Jesus Christ in every town, city, state, and nation. It’s over 47,000 Southern Baptists churches coming together to fulfill […]
Posted in Accountable Accounting, Front Page New
John Horn | Mar 08, 2023
It’s evident from these statistics that a growing number of churches today are struggling, and in need of revitalization… 300,000-360,000 of the 400,000 churches in the U.S. are plateaued or declining. 40,000 of 47,000+ Southern Baptist churches are plateaued or declining. After the COVID crisis, church attendance is down 20-40%. In the past 10 years, […]
Posted in Church Health, Front Page New
| Mar 08, 2023
On February 5th, a team of 9 women from four East Central Baptist Association (ECBA) churches left Indiana to serve “On Mission” at the Samaritan’s Purse Operational Christmas Child Shoebox Processing Center in Charlotte, NC. These women represented Kingston Ave Baptist Church (Anderson), Redeemer Baptist Church (Anderson), New Day Baptist Church (Alexandria) and New Day […]
Posted in Around the State, Front Page New
| Mar 08, 2023
St Joe Community Church, Bible Life Community Church and Lion of Judah Church gathered together for one worship service on Sunday, February 26, 2023. All three worship teams blended English and Spanish words as they sang. All three pastors preached on their unity in Christ. Spanish/English translators helped everyone understand what was said. Christ’s presence […]
Posted in Around the State, Front Page New
| 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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