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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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It is the beginning of the school year, which means we have to get ready for fall programs and block parties, Christmas services are coming, and we cannot forget the Thanksgiving dinner. The list goes on and on and on. We know that ministry is ever present and ongoing. It keeps us busy, but does […]

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Grace in Evansville began a ministry on North Garvin Street on January 22, 1922. A 100th Anniversary celebration was held the weekend of July 30th-31st. Members past and present came together for a Saturday afternoon reception enjoying a time of fellowship and reminiscing. Sunday started with a combined adult Sunday School class led by Dr. […]

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Wednesday, August 24, the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana (SCBI) had the first Generational Pastors Connection hosted by Oak Park Baptist Church in Jeffersonville. We see time and time again that high school students graduate from church when they graduate from high school. What we have learned through experience and research is how vital […]

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The word of God uses different metaphors and word pictures to describe the church.  Two of them are the body of Christ and the bride of Christ.  At this moment in history, these two descriptions of who we are to be and how we are to act are vital for us to remember. Paul uses […]

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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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Summertime, summertime, sumsumsummertime…. And Camp Season is officially on! Time to get out and get into your camp. No better time to be involved in an experience that gets an individual “out of the world” for a short period of time and gets them into the presence of the Father as they fellowship with other […]

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Our world is full of accusations, allegations, condemnations, retaliations, polarization, victimization, and the list goes on and on. What are we, as believers in Jesus Christ our God and Savior, supposed to do with all of these things? How do we respond biblically? The answer is simple, but it is not easy. We stand for […]

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On May 23-26, SCBI hosted this event at Highland Lakes Camp to train a group of our pastors and associational leaders, as well as our partners from the Illinois Baptist State Association (IBSA).  Corpus offers training for pastors and network leaders in church revitalization (entitled ReFocus), pastor coaching, leader resilience, and service as transitional interims.  […]

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Each spring, Indiana Baptist ladies from all around the state are blessed to enjoy a weekend away—to refresh, renew, and refocus our lives on Christ…together. After two years of virtual (or partially virtual) Transformed gatherings, this year, the Lord brought us through—and TO each other. This spring, we enjoyed two locations, first convening at Graceland […]

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