This training is for church pastoral and administrative staff and lay leaders, particularly those who work with children. Christa Neal, chairperson of the ABSC Sexual Abuse Response and Resource Team, will be the featured speaker. She will share important information related to abuse awareness and response. 

• August 18—Grand Avenue Baptist Church, Fort Smith
• September 10—Liberty Association (location to be announced)
• September 24—Highland Drive Baptist Church, Jonesboro

September 21

Conference offers an exciting day for Arkansas Baptist Women on Saturday, September 21, at First Baptist Church in Benton. This day is designed for women of all ages and stages of life. You can expect powerful worship, dynamic speakers, and meaningful times of connection that will bless, challenge, and equip you!

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Arkansas WMU Annual Meeting & Missions Celebration 2024 will take place at Arkansas Baptist Women Conference at First Baptist Church in Benton on Saturday, September 21. You’ll be blessed and challenged by the worship, fellowship, and speaker at Conference.  Also, in the WMU connection group you’ll experience a two-hour focus on missions, missions, missions!

Registration is open.

September 20–22

Replicate is a weekend of life-changing messages, powerful worship, small groups, and interactive experiences challenging students to live a life that "replicates" Jesus. Replicate seeks to encourage and equip not only students to reflect Jesus in their everyday lives, but their leaders as well. For students grades 6–12 and their leaders at Camp Siloam.

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October 4

“Understanding and Responding to Complex Trauma—Loving and Caring for People from Hard Places” will be from 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., October 4, at the Arkansas Baptist State Convention Building in Little Rock. The training will be led by Gretchen Smeltzer, a church planting wife in Summit, Arkansas, and will provide practical ways to come alongside people to offer them comfort, compassion, and other resources, as we seek to introduce them to Jesus.

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Arkansas Baptist State Convention Disaster Relief extends the love of Christ to disaster survivors by preparing hot meals, removing damaging trees and debris, tarping roofs, shoveling mud, providing emergency communications, and coordinating the response through Incident Command leadership. Make plans to attend one of the following regional training events:

• August 10—Jacksonville
• September 21—Rogers

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October 5

One Day Acts 1:8 Missions Experience provides an annual opportunity for Arkansas Baptists to impact lostness in a specific area of our state. This year's ministry sites will be in the Jacksonville/North Pulaski Baptist Association area. Registration opens August 1.

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Looking for a student missions experience? Join us for a weeklong missions trip experience packaged into a single weekend. CONNECT helps to engage students in and equip them for the mission. Connect will be hosted by East Side Baptist Church in Mountain Home, October 11–13.

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October 12

ServSafe® is a certification by the National Restaurant Association for safe food handling. After classroom instruction, a proctored exam will be given for a 5-year ServSafe Manager certificate. This is a one-day course from 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12. The cost is $70.

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Mark your calendar to attend the Pastors' Conference & Arkansas Baptist State Convention Annual Meeting at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church in Little Rock. The Pastors' Conference and Ministers Wives' Conference will be on Monday, October 21. The Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention will convene on Tuesday morning, October 22, and end at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, October 23.

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