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When will we get back to normal? Children’s ministers, whether paid or volunteer, have spent many hours praying that they would be able to have VBS, that they would have enough volunteers to have children’s small groups or AWANA, wondering if the kids would even show up if they had the volunteers. Why do we pray so fervently for normalcy? Because we want kids to hear that Jesus loves them and will always be there for them. We want to see the look on a child’s face when they understand salvation for the first time and believe that Jesus is a friend that will never leave them. We want to be a part of kids making decisions at VBS and Camp, see them baptized and choose to follow Christ.

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In 2021, SCBI Women will be looking to take equipping to the next level by “partnering with churches to discover and fulfill their next step.”  During this past year, we learned that we can reach women in new ways through technological methods and will be implementing some new strategies to help train women to develop their leadership abilities.  We will see this approach in 3 primary ways this coming year.

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If we thought that after the November Elections we would return to normal – we were wrong. If we thought the arrival of a new year was going to miraculously alter our circumstances and return us to normal – we were wrong.

I think it is time we begin to consider that waiting for normal is like waiting for a ship that has already sailed. Perhaps we need to accept, we are living in the “normal” right now.

So if the “Normal” looks like what we have then what do we have?

The church I serve as an Interim Pastor has about 50% of the people attending than they did PC (Pre Covid-19). Giving has remained strong. Does that sound familiar? Most reports I have received from pastors say the same.

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Naivasha Children’s Shelter, Kenya Hundreds of thousands of boys sleep on the streets in Kenya. These children are marginalized, beaten, sexually abused and arrested. Many Kenyans regard these children as worthless and not to be trusted. Kenyans call these boys “trash eaters.” International Mission Board missionary Kristen Lowry and the staff at the Naivasha Children’s […]

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The following brief comments are intended to let you know what is happening with your State Convention. I hope that you will take some time and view the videos that are available on our website to give you further information from your SCBI convention President, Executive Board Chairman, Executive Director, the staff team reports and […]

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In my humble opinion, Disaster Relief for the year of 2020 will come as….2021! The whole year has seen numerous disasters….from wildfires and hurricanes and tornadoes; to Covid and canceled church services, camps, conferences; closed businesses, restaurants; zoom meeting after zoom meeting after zoom meeting…… But we do what Southern Baptist do and have done […]

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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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The State Convention of Baptists in Indiana’s Committee on Order of Business met on August 20th to discuss this year’s convention meeting.  After about an hour of discussion, the committee came to the following decisions.  These actions we believe will help us conduct a safe and secure meeting that abides by our by-laws and will […]

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Notification of proposed changes to the SCBI By-laws.  The following were approved by the Executive Board during the March and the August board meetings. The Executive Board recommends that this change be approved, to clarify the spirit of convention officers who are nominated and elected to serve the convention for one consecutive two-year term in […]

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The title is not flashy. I get that. The process may not be pretty but is necessary and often overlooked in the passion of the hunt. We often look at the call that is laid on our hearts by the Father and that is exciting. We are given a mandate and taught to stir up […]

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