IBSA @ Prayer ~ Illinois Mision Offering Fuels Our Mission

This prayer guide will help you praise God for what He is doing through Illinois Baptists’ cooperative missions and petition Him for unmet needs.

Pray for New Churches

Praise God for the 31 new churches started last year, 16 among ethnic and African-American groups, and for the church planters who lead them.

Pray that 40 more churches will be started this year and for increased involvement and support for new Illinois churches from within and from outside the state so that every community will have congregations that make the Gospel accessible to every people

group. Ask God how you and your church can support church planting in Illinois.

Pray for College Campuses

Praise the Lord for Illinois Baptist campus ministers serving on more than30 college campuses in Illinois and the churches and associations who support them.

Pray for an evangelical ministry on every one of the 172 Illinois college campuses to witness to 800,000 college students. Ask God to

show you and your church how you can support campus ministries in Illinois.

Pray for Chicagoland

Praise God for more than 200 SBC churches and their leaders in and around Chicago, witnessing and ministering to the third largest metropolitan area of the United States.

Pray for the millions who are without Christ in this international city and for the associations, pastors, church planters and church leaders who are seeking ways to reach them with the gospel. Ask the Lord how He would have you involved in reaching Chicago.

Pray for Human Needs

Praise God for IBSA churches that minister to the needs of their community by feeding, clothing and loving them in Jesus’ name.

Pray for those serving at the Christian Activity Center in E. St. Louis as they care for and witness to the children of their neighborhood, and for those involved in meeting needs through the Mississippi River Ministry.

Pray for Sacrificial Giving

Praise God for Illinois Baptists’ generous mission giving and for the thousands of missionaries and ministries

those gifts are supporting!

Pray that mission giving to Illinois Baptist churches, associations, IBSA and national SBC causes will continue to grow so that others can know God. Ask Him what He would have you and your family give to the Illinois Mission Offering this year.