8 Ways For Children & Families To Be On Mission During The Summer
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How Baptist Collegiate Ministry works
I will never forget September of 2005. Hurricane Katrina had just wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast. A few weeks later, during fall break, I joined a mission team to provide disaster relief through meals, mud-outs, and sharing the hope of the Gospel. I learned firsthand that Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) is the third-largest relief organization in the world. This understanding and experience gave me a greater appreciation for DR ministry and deepened my excitement for partnership opportunities.
College + Young Leaders
Help Others See God
We live in a world where pain and loneliness lurk around every corner. Almost daily, I talk to people who long for hope and help. Life can be hard even for the most mature Christians. Think about how difficult it must be for others. Most people do not know the deep joy that comes from the love of God and his people. They often settle for heartbreaking substitutes (such as drugs) that make empty promises and leave people more desperate and broken than before.
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Preparing for graduation
Graduation is just around the corner! For university students, it will happen in a matter of weeks and for high school students, in about a month. Of course, there are minor details such as finals that have to be taken, but rarely do those keep students from achieving their dreams of graduating. After graduation, students experience a sense of freedom, but they also face the looming question of “What now?”
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Calling out the Called
“It is urgent that denominations, networks and independent churches determine how to best motivate, mobilize, resource and deploy more young pastors,” said David Kinnaman, President of Barna Research, after a 2017 research study revealed the median age of pastors in America to be 55 years old.
Evangelism + Church Health
Ready to Start a Ministers’ Wives Fellowship Group in Your Area?
Across Arkansas, wives are connecting through fellowship groups in organic ways.
Executive + Administrative
Arkansas Baptist Life | March 2023
Read the second issue of Arkansas Baptist Life.
Executive + Administrative
Prayer in Your Church: God Is Moving
There has been a growing prayer movement led by ABSC pastors. We must continue to stir the hearts of Arkansas Baptists to pray for spiritual awakening with commitment, passion, and intentionality.
Executive + Administrative
Prayer in Your Church: Creative Ideas
Arkansas Baptists are deepening the commitment to pray specifically for revival. Here are just a few creative ways pastors are leading their congregations in intentional prayer.
Pray First – Strength Devotional
Read our Pray First devotional on loving the Lord with all your strength.