February
Churches of Strength Conferences: Feb. 25, Chatham Baptist Church, Chatham. Feb. 28, Woodland Baptist Church, Peoria. Registration begins at 8 a.m.; confernece ends at noon. Featuring training in Sunday School, evangelism, discipleship, music & worship, family ministries, and more. For more information, call (217) 391-3124 or e-mail CathyWaters@IBSA.org.
March
Vacation Bible School Clinics: Southern Region: March 3, Third Baptist Church, Marion. Mid-Southern Region: March 17, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon. Central Region: March 31, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Decatur. Registration begins at 8 a.m., clinics end at noon. Register online at IBSA.org/education_leadership; for more information, call (217) 391-3124 or e-mail CathyWaters@IBSA.org.
REACH Evangelistic Sunday School/Small Group Training: March 6, Anna Heights Baptist Church, Anna. March 27, Dayton Avenue Baptist Church, Peoria. REACH is a comprehensive prayer and outreach strategy based on Biblical mandate, researched facts about our culture, and contextual need. Call (217) 391-3127 or e-mail BarbaraHalleman@IBSA.org.
Ministers' Wives' Retreat: March 9-10, First Southern Baptist Church, Mattoon. Wives of pastors, church ministry staff, vocational ministry staff, state and associational staff, missionaries, retired ministers and widows of any of these are invited. Cost is $45 per person and includes conference fee, hotel and meals. For more information, or to request a registration form, contact Alice Davis at alidavis@mchsi.com or (217) 649-1699.
Children's Ministry Day: March 10, Journey Church, Bourbannais; Living Faith Baptist Church, Sherman; Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon. Kids are invited to participate in one of 15-20 hands-on missions opportunities at each location, ending the day will with a missions celebration. Cost is $15 per person, which includes a T-shirt, lunch and some ministry supplies. For more information visit IBSA.org/children, e-mail BarbTroeger@IBSA.org or call (217) 391-3138.
Churches of Strength Super Saturday Seminars: March 10, Hispanic conference, Romanian Baptist Church, Des Plaines. March 24, Calvary Baptist Church, Monticello. Registration begins at 8 a.m.; conferences end at noon. Featuring training in Sunday School, evangelism, discipleship, music & worship, family ministries, and more. For more information, call (217) 391-3124 or e-mail CathyWaters@IBSA.org.
Creative Preaching Conference: March 15, First Baptist Church, Rochester. Call (217) 391-3127 or e-mail BarbaraHalleman@IBSA.org.
Technical Worship Ministries Workshop (Formerly Finale Workshop): March 17, IBSA Building, Springfield. Workshop sessions will include training in Finale, video and sound. Worship leaders and tech people save the date. Call (217) 391-3126 or e-mail DebbieMuller@IBSA.org.
Statewide RA Congress: March 23-24, Lake Sallateeska Baptist Camp, Pinckneyville. Registration begins 5 p.m. Friday, Congress ends 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Boys in grades 1-6 can participate in traditional RA races (cars, gliders, turtles, run/walk) and learn about missions. Cost is $20 per person and includes a Friday evening snack/supper and evening snack; Saturday morning breakfast and lunch. For more information visit IBSA.org/children, e-mail BarbTroeger@IBSA.org or call (217) 391-3138. Online registration will be available after Jan. 15.
April
Building Powerful Ministry Teams: April 14, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Elm Street Baptist Church, Murphysboro. Helping church leadership teams develop elements of effective teamwork. Cost is $20 per person or $100 maximum per church leadership team, and includes a workbook, lunch and snacks. Call (217) 391-3124 or e-mail CathyWaters@IBSA.org.
Vacation Bible School Clinic: April 14, Broadview Missionary Baptist Church, Broadview. Registration begins at 8 a.m., clinics end at noon. Register online at IBSA.org/education_leadership; for more information, call (217) 391-3124 or e-mail CathyWaters@IBSA.org.
Singing Churchmen Retreat: April 19-20, Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, Jacksonville. Beginning at noon on Friday, the Illinois Singing Churchmen will rehearse prior to the IBSA Worship Leaders’ Retreat. Call (217) 391-3126 or e-mail DebbieMuller@IBSA.org
Worship Leaders’ Retreat: April 20-21, Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, Jacksonville. Tracks for full-time worship leaders and professional music ministers, bivocational and volunteer worship leaders, and children’s worship leaders. Call (217) 391-3126 or e-mail DebbieMuller@IBSA.org.
Churches of Strength Super Saturday Seminar: April 21, First Baptist Church, Effingham. Registration begins at 8 a.m.; conference ends at noon. Training in Sunday School, evangelism, discipleship, music & worship, family ministries, and more. Call (217) 391-3124 or e-mail CathyWaters@IBSA.org.
Disaster Relief Training: Central Region, April 27-28, Vale Community Church, Bloomington. Training begins Fri. 1 p.m. for chaplains, 5 p.m. Fri. for all other trainees. Sessions end Sat. at 3 p.m. Cost is $30 for new trainees and $10 for renewals. Register no later than one week before training. Call (217) 391-3137 or e-mail LindaDarden@IBSA.org.
State Bible Drills: April 28 in four locations, First Baptist Church, Effingham; Second Baptist Church, Marion; Tabernacle Baptist Church, Decatur; Cristo Es Rey, Bolingbrook. State Speakers’ Tournament also will be held at Tabernacle. Call (217) 391-3124 or e-mail CathyWaters@IBSA.org.
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