Leaders to gather at ILS

Leaders to gather

Springfield | The Illinois Leadership Summit (ILS) returns Jan. 17-18 to the IBSA Building in Springfield. The annual gathering brings together leaders from Illinois churches and local networks at the invitation of associational mission strategists and moderators.

“Growing Church Leaders” is the theme. Rodney Harrison, head of Missouri Baptist Children’s Homes and recent interim president of Hannibal-Lagrange University, will be the main speaker. He will focus on four key leadership traits: having a trustworthy character, building comradery, persevering courage, and clear communication.

In addition, 16 IBSA pastors and leaders will present practical breakout sessions.

“Discovering, developing, and deploying leaders within our churches is critical for the future of the gospel,” said IBSA Growth Team Leader Fran Trascritti. “I’m incredibly excited that we get to address some of the leader needs at ILS this year, with the hope that the leaders will continue the work of leader development throughout the year and beyond.” Leaders can join cohorts which directly relate to the topics at the summit, allowing them to take key learnings from the event to a long-term development process.

ILS is held in conjunction with the Midwest Leadership Summit every other year, and as a stand-alone event in the years between the multi-state gathering of leaders.

For more information visit IBSA.org/ils23