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SCBI welcomes Dan Conrades as new Associate Team Leader

Alison Blankenship | Apr 30, 2023

The State Convention of Baptists in Indiana (SCBI) is excited to announce that Dan Conrades will be joining our staff as Associate Team Leader of the Church and Leader Mobilization Team, supervised by Scooter Kellum. Conrades, who previously served as pastor of Crosspoint Church in Richmond, IN, for the past seven years, will begin his […]

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Get to know your Next Step Connector: Mitch Tabla

| 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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Beach Reach 2023

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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Ministry as a Chaplain

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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Restructuring the SCBI for Sustainable Ministry to Churches

Ryan Strother | Mar 08, 2023

The SCBI started in 1958 with 111 churches and a budget of $122,000 with a purpose to “establish, strengthen and inspire the churches in missionary, educational and benevolent enterprises.” 65 years later, much has changed! Yet, our focus on our churches and the gospel of Christ remains.  We are in a moment where change is […]

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IU Southeast Christian Student Fellowship Evangelism Retreat

| Jan 17, 2023

Twenty Indiana University (IUS) Christian Student Fellowship (CSF) students spent their fall break attending the Fall Retreat at Mt. St. Francis on October 17-18, 2022. The overall CSF theme of 2022-23 is “GO” based on Acts 1:8. The retreat was entitled “GO WITH THE GOSPEL” with an overall theme of evangelism. Campus Ministers Chris and […]

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Relationships Jump the Hurdles of Misunderstanding

Ryan Strother | Dec 14, 2022

Our polarized culture has bled into churches, at times creating postures of distrust, uncharitable exchanges, and ignorance about situations and issues. It should be expected, then, that misunderstandings will abound in the SBC, considering we are all finite beings. Understanding ignorance as “the state or fact of being ignorant: lack of knowledge, education, or awareness […]

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Getting Involved with Indiana International Students and Refugee Ministries

John Horn | Dec 13, 2022

John Horn’s interview with Rose Bear from First Southern Baptist Church, Terre Haute John: How did God lead you to get involved with international students and refugee ministries? Rose: When I first came to Terre Haute I started a program with the help of our church to minister to the wives of international students at […]

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An Awareness of the Issues

Jim Shields | Dec 13, 2022

In the words of the great theologian Robert Allen Zimmerman,[1] “The Times, They Are a-Changin’.” Of course, that is nothing new. The times have always been a-changin’. However, in today’s world, the changes are coming at a rate of speed never before experienced. Today we see change coming at the speed of, well, the internet. […]

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Pastors’ wives meet for a weekend of fellowship together

| Oct 06, 2022

The Wives in Ministry retreat is a one-and-a-half-day weekend retreat at beautiful Highland Lakes Baptist Camp in Martinsville, IN. Its purpose is to give pastors’ wives from our Indiana SCBI churches the opportunity to get away from the pressures of their roles and enjoy a weekend of rest, teaching, renewal, worship, encouragement, and delight in […]

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