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Meet Dr. Mark Dance, next ABSC Executive Director
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Unanimously approved by the ABSC Executive Board on August 19, Dr. Mark Dance will serve as the next Executive Director of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) beginning October 1. Dr. Dance comes to the ABSC from GuideStone, where he served as Director of Pastoral Wellness. Prior to that he was an Associate Vice President at Lifeway and served
as a local church pastor for 30 years and 10 as a pastoral ministry leader.
Read more and watch a video greeting from Dr. Dance
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Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Offering and Week of Prayer, September 14–21, 2025
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"As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard." Acts 4:20
What have you seen and heard? How has the name of Jesus impacted your life or the lives of people around you? There is no story too small, because even the simplest word of encouragement can create powerful results when offered in the name of Jesus. So come take your place in the narrative, and don’t hold back from sharing all of you have
seen and heard!
Resources and more at ABSC.org/DJ
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One Day Acts 1:8 Missions Experience
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October 4
One Day Acts 1:8 Missions Experience provides an annual opportunity for Arkansas Baptists to impact lostness in a specific area of our state. Partnering with the churches of a local Association, Arkansas Baptists from across the state spend five hours on the first Saturday in October serving in a variety of ministries.
Information and registration
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Disaster Relief Training
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September 6
Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers go to share the love and hope of Jesus Christ. Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are trained and credentialed, and are provided access into areas of crisis where we can meet people at their points of
need. Please prayerfully consider if Disaster Relief is a ministry in which the Lord is calling you to serve.
Information and registration
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Coaching Conversations (Kids Ministry)
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September 11–October 9
In this online cohort, you’ll learn that conversations boil down to discipleship opportunities. The goal is that you will be developed as a leader and grow in your ability to ask, seek, and engage in all the different relational conversations that come your way.
Thursdays, September 11–October 9, 10:00–11:15 a.m. We will not meet on September 25. Three meetings will be online via Zoom. One meeting will be in-person on October 9, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon at the ABSC Building.
Information and registration
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Arkansas Baptist Women Conference
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September 20
Arkansas Baptist Women Conference is a one-day event designed to equip and encourage women of every generation to love God with your heart, soul, and mind as we surrender to the will and way of Jesus. The life of Jesus models surrender as he yields his heart, soul, and mind to the will of the Father. Learn how surrender can reveal beauty and deep
wells of delight in our lives.
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WMU Annual Meeting & Missions Celebration
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September 20
Arkansas WMU Annual Meeting & Missions Celebration 2025 during the Arkansas Baptist Women Conference at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church in Little Rock. In the WMU lunchtime community group, you’ll experience a two-hour focus on missions, missions, missions! Connie Dixon, National WMU President and Susie Helton, Director of Refugee
Sewing Society (RSS) in Clarkston, Georgia, will be the featured guests. Attendees will have an opportunity to shop for items made by refugee women at the RSS pop-up shop. Register here today and mark WMU Missions Celebration as your
Connection Group choice.
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Replicate Retreat
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September 19–21
Replicate is a weekend full of powerful teaching and worship that challenges students to "replicate" the life of Jesus. Accompanied by exciting games and activities, Replicate is designed to encourage and equip not only students to reflect Jesus in their everyday lives, but their leaders as well.
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Women's Ministry Network Gatherings
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Arkansas Baptist Women's Ministry Networks offer an opportunity for leaders to gather in regional groups to share ideas, discuss strategy, and get to know one another. The goal is to help grow a strong network of leaders who offer friendship and serve as a resource and encouragement to one another.
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Annual Meeting, October 20–21, 2025
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The 172nd annual meeting of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention will begin on Monday evening and conclude on Tuesday afternoon at First Baptist Church in Russellville. The Pastors' Conference and Ministers Wives' Conference will still be held on Monday. Watch absc.org for a full schedule of events to be posted in early October.
More information
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Annual Church Profile 2025
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Arkansas Baptist churches are asked to complete the Annual Church Profile (ACP) statistical survey. The Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) and the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and their agencies use the data collected to be aware of trends and plan ministry accordingly. Your church should receive a packet in the mail around the end of August
with printed instructions. Or you may go to ar.sbcworkspace.com to fill out the survey online. Call 501-376-4791, if you need your church's login information.
Annual Church Profile tutorial
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2026 Worship Leaders Conference
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February 21, 2026
Mark your calendar to join us February 21, 2026, at First Baptist Church in Cabot for the Arkansas Baptist Worship Conference—a one-day event designed to encourage and equip worship leaders from churches of all sizes and styles. Whether you are the worship pastor, serve as a
vocalist, instrumentalist, tech team member, or in another capacity, this conference offers something for everyone involved in worship ministry. Registration opens August 1.
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Arkansas Baptist Women Podcast
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Brooke Burgin shares about her and her husband's unexpected call to ministry. She offers encouragement for other Arkansas Baptist Women seeking to faithfully serve the Lord in whatever capacity we can. Brooke and her husband Jonathan both serve at the Summit Church in Conway, Arkansas.
Listen now
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Missionize with the Missions Guys Podcast
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Jay Ham joins Clint Ritchie to discuss affinity-based churches and ministries, intentional evangelism, and much more. Missionize with the Missions Guys is a podcast of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention offering biblical and practical insight and strategies designed to equip and encourage missions leaders to carry on missions work.
Listen now
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More ways to keep up with and share all things Arkansas Baptist
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About Us
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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 giving of more than 1,400 Arkansas churches. In addition, giving to the Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Offering 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.
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Contact Us:
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Arkansas Baptist State Convention
10 Remington Drive
Little Rock, AR 72204
Call us: 501-376-4791
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