IBSA Board Members approved goals for 2012 at their March 2011 meeting.  The twelve goals are organized around IBSA’s four primary purposes of strengthening and starting churches, sending believers, and stimulating stewardship. View the 2012 goals.

• Feb. 13 - Measuring results
• Jan. 30 - We will decide what will not divide
• Jan. 16 - The twinkle in your eye

From the Oct. 24, 2011 Illinois Baptist
SPRINGFIELD | IBSA Executive Director Nate Adams recently answered questions about the adjustments resulting from decisions at the national SBC level and a persistent down economy that has led to lower Cooperative Program giving thus far in 2011.

Q. You have described 2012 as a significant transition year for IBSA. Why?

A. The North American Mission Board has made some strategic and financial decisions that will impact state conventions like IBSA significantly starting next year. One is the decision to require NAMB-funded Directors of Missions to transition to the role of Church Planting Catalyst. A second is to reduce funding Through IBSA by $265,000, which is 18 percent of our current annual funding from NAMB. Read more

Executive Director
(217) 391-3108
NateAdams@IBSA.org

Executive Administrative Assistant
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SandyBarnard@IBSA.org

The Administrative Committee will review Board policy and recommend adjustments to insure efficient operations of Board and staff in order that the various segments of IBSA can effectively work together to achieve our mission, vision and goals

The Resource Development Committee shall assist the Executive Director to gather and recommend distribution of resources to meet the mission, vision and goals of IBSA. It will assist in budget development, allocation of cooperative program resources, long range financial planning, and management of all IBSA facilities.

The Strategic Planning Committee will work directly with the Executive Director to assess the needs of churches and associations, to establish and recommend to the Board of Directors mission, vision and goal statements, to assist the Board of Directors in identifying end results that are desired from IBSA activities and ministries, to asses the effectiveness of IBSA delivery of services, to recommend effective communciation channels and to recommend special ministry projects that will assist IBSA to accomplish its mission, vision and goals.

The Credentials Committee shall enroll all qualified messengers. It shall monitor enrollment by churches and dispense all official materials. It shall receive and review all petitionary letters, church constitutions, and operative documents, a statement of faith and other documents requested by the committee. It shall then make recommendations regarding churches requesting to cooperate with this Association. It shall be the responsibility of the Credentials Committee to count all ballots at the Annual Meeting.

The Resolutions and Christian Life Committee shall prepare and submit to the Association, at its annual meeting, all resolutions, which it deems appropriate for adoption, and report on all matters submitted to it by the Association, with or without recommendations or amendments. All proposed resolutions shall be referred to the Resolutions and Christian Life Committee no later than the second session of the annual meeting.

The Committee on Order of Business shall suggest a program including an order of business for the annual meeting. It shall provide time for the introduction of matters requiring a vote not scheduled on the agenda, and shall fix a time for the consideration of the same. The Committee shall recommend the time and place for the annual meeting three (3) years in advance. The Committee shall recommend a speaker for the annual sermon for the Association?s succeeding annual meeting.

The Nominating Committee shall nominate members to the Boards. If vacancies occur between annual meetings, nominations of prospective members for said vacancies shall be made by the Nominating Committee to the appropriate Board for approval. While serving on the Nominating Committee, members shall be ineligible for nomination to the Boards.

The Historical Committee shall procure and preserve historical records.

The Committee on Committees shall nominate to the Association in the annual meeting, persons for membership on all standing and ad hoc committees authorized by the Association with the exception of the Committees of the Board of Directors and Boards of Trustees. The Committee on Committees shall annually nominate persons to fill all vacancies. No church shall have more than one (1) member of an elected standing committee mentioned in Section 1 under Committees of the Association at the same time with no more than two (2) different members from one church on all stated committees. A member of a committee moving to a church which has a member on that same committee or two (2) members on all stated committees shall resign. Officers of the Association are excepted. If vacancies occur on a Standing Committee between annual meetings, nominations of prospective members for said vacancies shall be made by the Committee on Committees to the Board of Directors of the Illinois Baptist State Association for approval. While serving on the Committee on Committees, members shall be ineligible for nomination to other standing Committees of the Association.