Saturday, April 15

Disaster strikes and opens the door for immediate ministry. Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers rush into action to meet physical needs and share the Good News. Neighbors helping neighbors—across the street, nation, and world. Join the yellow shirt family today!

The next Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief regional training is 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., April 15, at Central Baptist Church in North Little Rock. 

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Need some game-changer strategies in your ministry? Let us help you with the next moves in your Kids Ministry by joining us at our Kids Ministry + VBS trainings coming up in April. These trainings are not just for VBS anymore but also include breakouts designed to up your game in kids ministry.

There will be three different dates and locations from which to choose.

● Thursday, April 20—Central Baptist Church, Jonesboro

● Saturday, April 22—Indian Springs Baptist Church, Bryant

● Thursday, April 27—First Baptist Church, Rogers

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Thrive Collective is a one-day workshop for women’s ministry leaders. It will take place on Saturday, April 22, at the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. This will be a focused time for women’s ministry leaders to cultivate relationships with one another in an interactive setting. Thrive Collective is a place to find encouragement, ideas, inspiration, and friendship as we grow together with each other and God.

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EQUIP: SMC23 is designed specifically with smaller membership church (SMC) leaders in mind. Whether full-time, bi-vocational, or volunteer, SMC ministry has many unique and challenging demands. This conference aims to further equip and encourage those serving in SMC ministry and will be held on Saturday, April 22, at Park Hill Baptist Church in Arkadelphia. 

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Arkansas Baptist Worship Leader roundtable events are created for fellowship, encouragement, and equipping. Worship leaders gather in various regions throughout the year to pray for one another and to share ideas and resources. It is a great way to stay sharp in ministry and connected with other leaders throughout the state.

April 20—Hickory Street Baptist Church, Texarkana

Barry Young of Serving Heroes will provide his Level 3 and Level 1 Chaplain/Peer Support Training. This is for chaplains (or future chaplains), pastors and church leaders, Law Enforcement/Fire/EMS Peer Support Team Members and other emergency responders, anyone desiring to minister to and support first responders. It’s also great information for hospice and hospital workers. Trainings will be April 28 and April 29 at the Jacksonville Police Department.

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The Eight Steps of the Missions Continuum workshop is designed to help equip churches expand their capacity for missions involvement. This IMB-led workshop will empower and encourage pastors and leaders with strategies to mobilize the church as well as raise up missionaries from within the church.  Ideally, pastors would attend alongside their church missions leaders so they can work together throughout the workshop to tailor their strategies to their own needs and the vision God is giving them. 

Attendance at each location is capped at 45 participants. Register today at the link below for the workshop you wish to attend. 

April 17–18—Little Rock

April 20–21—Northwest AR

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan will be observed from around March 22 to April 21. During this time, Arkansas Baptists will be fervently praying for the Gospel power of Jesus Christ to transform lives. Join us as we continue putting prayer first, loving the nations next door and sharing the Gospel with them. We will equip you with devotional material and prayer prompts each Wednesday during Ramadan via email. 

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Registration is open. Super Summer Arkansas is a camp sponsored by the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, with funding provided by the Cooperative Program. Super Summer Arkansas takes place each summer on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia. It is split into two camps: Super Summer JV, serving campers who have completed grades 6–8, and Super Summer, serving campers who have completed grades 9–12. Both camps have adult leaders who attend one or both camps as adult chaperones.

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PraiseWorks and JoyWorks are worship arts-focused camps for students who have completed grades 7–12 and grades 3–6, respectively. Campers have an incredible opportunity to gather to worship, learn about worship, and gain skills for leading and participating in worship. The camps will be held July 10–14 on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University. Registration is open.

PraiseWorks info and registration

JoyWorks info and registration

July 17–21

Engage Camp is designed to provide participants the experience of a mission trip and summer camp all rolled into one. Participants will explore why missions is so important that God actually commanded His followers to be involved in His mission.

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Neal Scoggins talks about the importance of emotional and mental health for pastors and church leaders with Dr. Derek Brown. Dr. Brown is the executive director of Arkansas Baptist Children & Family Ministries, which offers a variety of services for Arkansas families. They discuss self-care, burnout, stress, and priorities.

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Andrea Lennon talks with Hannah Love Mooney about surrendering to Christ and being obedient to His calling in this episode of Inspire On The Go. Hannah discusses growing up in Arkansas, giving her life to Jesus, the anchor He has been in battling depression, and starting her podcast, Unexpected with Hannah Love.

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Ryan Scantling and Brock Caldwell talk with Greg Stier, who spoke at this year's Evangelism Conference. They discuss practical ways to evangelize and why it is so important to share the Good News of Christ. Greg also dives into a bit of his personal story and how he started his ministry platform: Dare 2 Share.

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