NOVEMBER 4-5 SPRINGFIELD, IL
Crowne Plaza, Springfield
JOIN US FOR THRIVE 2025:
THE IBSA ANNUAL MEETING
Celebrating Unity & Cooperation
- Worship alongside hundreds of pastors and church leaders from across Illinois.
- Hear reports of what God is doing through IBSA and national SBC partner ministries.
- Participate in annual Association decisions as a church messenger.
- Grow as a church or ministry leader in practical breakout sessions
- Make connections with ministry partners from state and national partners plus other exhibitors who can help your church.
- Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Baptist Faith and Message and the Cooperative Program.
PRACTICAL BREAKOUTS
ON WEDNESDAY
Choose from multiple different breakout trainings taught by IBSA leaders, Illinois pastors, and national experts.
Categories include:
- Church Health
- Leadership Growth
- Mission
main session speakers
Dr. Chuck Kelley
Dr. Chuck Kelley is a follower of Jesus, husband to Rhonda, and Distinguished Research Professor of Evangelism at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Kelley holds two degrees from NOBTS: a master of divinity (1978) and a doctor of theology (1983).
Kelley served as president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary for 23 years and evangelism professor for more than 35 years.
On July 31, 2019, Kelley retired as president of NOBTS and became Distinguished Research Professor of Evangelism and President Emeritus. In addition to his research and writing, he continues to be an itinerant preacher and evangelist.
Kelley founded Innovative Evangelism, of which he currently serves as director, in 1978 to support his call to evangelism including his speaking ministry.
Evangelism. Churches. New Orleans. The state of the SBC. Ministry training. The next generation of Christian leaders. These are all topics Dr. Kelley is passionate about.
DR. Doug Munton
Dr. Doug Munton has been pastor of First Baptist Church O’Fallon (FBCO) since 1995. He and Vickie have four children and 14 grandchildren. He graduated from Wheaton College and earned an M.Div. and Ph.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has authored 4 books. Currently, he is the President of the Illinois Baptist State Association and was previously the 1st Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention. He likes sports and ice cream and exercise (because he likes ice cream!) and loves helping people come to know Christ as Savior and grow deeper in faith.
Dr. Jamie Dew
Dr. James "Jamie" K. Dew was elected New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary's ninth president on June 5, 2019.
Dew's academic credentials include two Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees—a Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Studies from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy from the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Dew's Master of Divinity in Pastoral Ministry is from SEBTS and his Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies is from Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa, Ga.
Prior to his coming to NOBTS, Dew served as Vice President of Undergraduate Studies and Distance Learning and Associate Professor of Philosophy and the History of Ideas, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Dew served as senior pastor of Stony Hill Baptist Church, Wake Forest, NC, for eight years and in a variety of church ministry positions including minister to adults, youth minister, and interim pastor.