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Spring Outreach Strategy



Strategize for this spring with us! Our Spring Outreach Strategy is made up of four components to help your church engage your community and share the hope of the Gospel during key moments in the spring season.

3:16 on 3-16 ([link removed]) On March 16, we invite you to share the powerful message of John 3:16 with others.

Serve Local ([link removed]) Churches are encouraged to select a day, or multiple days, during April 12–19 to serve their communities, meeting practical needs and strategically sharing the Gospel. Resources include suggestions on identifying needs and evangelism resources.

Big Day ([link removed]) “Big Days” are recurring cultural moments in the year that can be used to invite people to church, including Easter. For the Spring Outreach Strategy, Big Day is April 20, which is Easter, a natural high attendance Sunday.

Statewide Baptism Sunday ([link removed]) Churches are invited to mark April 27, 2025, the Sunday after Easter, as a day of celebrating decisions made through Serve Local and Big Day.

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PraiseWorks + JoyWorks 2025

July 14-18
Registration opens March 1

PraiseWorks is a worship arts-focused camp for students who have completed grades 7–12. JoyWorks is a worship arts-focused camp for kids who have completed grades 3–6. Campers at both camps have an opportunity to gather to worship, learn about worship, and gain skills for leading and participating in worship.

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Lead Defend and Lead Defend Foundations

March 8, 2025

Lead Defend and Lead Defend Foundations are apologetics conferences that equip the next generation to defend their faith. Both provide powerful worship, engaging messages, and practical breakout sessions with speakers Drs. Jamie and Tara Dew, Lee Strobel, and Sean Emory. Cost is $45 per person.

Lead Defend is geared for high school and college students. It is held at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock.
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Lead Defend Foundations is geared for students in 6th-9th grade. It is held in the City Center down the hill from Immanuel Baptist Church.
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VBS Trainings

April 3, 6, or 10
Vacation Bible School (VBS) has a huge impact on churches, children, and families. Our VBS trainings are an incredible opportunity to hear from experienced kids ministry leaders and receive valuable resources for your church.

April 3 | Cross Church, Fayetteville | 6:00–8:30 p.m ([link removed]) .

April 6 | First Baptist Church, El Dorado | 3:00–5:30 p.m. ([link removed])

April 10 | Collective Church, Bryant |6:00–8:30 p.m. ([link removed])



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Heart & Four Fields

April 4–5

Heart & Four Fields is an effective evangelism and disciple-making strategy equipping everyday believers, church leaders, and church planters. This event is being led by experienced pastors and missionaries involved in church planting in numerous contexts.

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Disaster Relief Training in Jonesboro

March 15

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers go to share the love and hope of Jesus Christ. Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are trained and credentialed. They are often provided immediate access into areas of crisis where we can meet people at their points of need. You, too, can become a trained, credentialed Disaster Relief volunteer by attending regional training. Please prayerfully consider if Disaster Relief is a ministry in which the Lord is calling you to serve. The next training will be on March 15 at Nettleton Baptist Church in Jonesboro starting at 8:00 a.m. You can register online ([link removed]) for this training or one of the other three offered this year.



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Connect Weekend

April 11–13

Looking for a student missions experience? Join us for a week-long missions trip experience packaged into a single weekend. CONNECT helps to engage students in and equip them for the mission by connecting them to Christ, to other Arkansas students, and introducing them to various ministries provided through the Dixie Jackson State Missions Offering and the Cooperative Program. Deadline to register is March 31.

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CISM Rescheduled to April 11–12 and First Responder Chaplain Training, April 24–25

Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) ([link removed]) training has been rescheduled from February. Two separate two-day courses will be offered on April 11–12: Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disasters and Assisting Individuals in Crisis. For more information and to register, go to absc.org/cism

First Responder Chaplain/Peer Support Training ([link removed]) will be held on April 24–25. 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. Also great information for hospice and hospital workers.


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Abuse Prevention + Response Conference

May 1

The Arkansas Baptist State Convention is here to help your church. Protecting minors and those vulnerable from sexual abuse remains a top priority. Join us for the Abuse Prevention + Response Conference as we walk through the essentials to actively assist and encourage Arkansas Baptist churches to train, screen, protect, report, and care when it comes to abuse prevention and response.



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Explore Your Call

Explore Your Call seeks to minister to students ([link removed]) who are feeling God’s call as well as the pastors ([link removed]) who are investing in them. Join us for the regional Explore Your Call meeting in your area. This will be a time to learn and hear from church staff and pastors about serving in ministry, partnering together in ministry, and growing in your call to ministry.

Find upcoming dates and locations and register to attend one of three upcoming meetings on March 3 or 18 or April 1 ([link removed])



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Worship Leaders' Roundtable

Join us for the Worship Leaders' Roundtable that will be gathering in your area. These events held throughout the year are great opportunities to enjoy the fellowship of other worship leaders as we challenge, sharpen, and encourage one another. Please click on the links below to register for the Worship Leaders' Roundtable near you to be sure you are provided a meal. Contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) for more information and later dates and locations.

March 20, First Baptist Church, Greenwood ([link removed])

April 3, Wynne Baptist Church ([link removed])

April 10, First Baptist Church, Nashville ([link removed])

April 24, First Baptist Church, Monticello ([link removed])



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2025 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering + Week of Prayer

March 2–9

The Week of Prayer for North American missions is observed annually by SBC churches to pray for missionaries, their ministries and their families. Prayer is the fuel for spiritually sustaining missionaries in places where the Gospel is greatly needed but often opposed. The official date is the first Sunday in March through the second Sunday—March 2–9, 2025. Your church can choose this date or another time during the Easter season to participate. Online resources can be found at anniearmstrong.com/resources ([link removed]) .



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Sending Lab

The Sending Lab is a one-day workshop that will help you develop a vision and plan for leading your church to send. It’s a collaborative experience that will connect you with other pastors on the same journey, while guiding you to identify your next steps for finding, developing, and sending church planters. Lunch and snacks provided.

April 14, Nettleton Baptist Church, Jonesboro ([link removed])

April 15, Connect Church, Little Rock ([link removed])





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Missionize with the Missions Guys Podcast

Springtime is a great time to share the Good News throughout Arkansas. In this episode, Clint and Dr. Sam discuss the four different stages of the Spring Outreach Strategy ([link removed]) . Join us this year as Arkansas Baptists preach the message of John 3:16 on 3/16, serve our communities, gather on Easter Sunday, and celebrate with baptism.


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Lead Defend Podcast

How would you know if God was calling you? In this episode of Lead Defend, special guest Jeff Iorg helps us unpack God's call for our lives by sharing his own experience of God's initial call to ministry and how he later revisited it throughout his life.

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AB LIFE

Every church receives a quarterly print copy of Arkansas Baptist Life ([link removed]) , and you may request additional copies by emailing [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])



About Us



The Arkansas Baptist State Convention is made up of the Executive Board ministries and the five agencies/institutions that are funded by the Cooperative Program ([link removed]) giving of more than 1,400 Arkansas churches. In addition, giving to the Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Offering ([link removed]) enables certain Executive Board ministries to resource, mobilize, serve, and reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Arkansas.
The Teams of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention are regularly creating resources for your use. Find more resources, organized by Team, on our website ([link removed]) .

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Contact Us:

Arkansas Baptist State Convention
10 Remington Drive
Little Rock, AR 72204
Mail: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Call us: 501-376-4791


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