*From the States (pgs. 5-8) *BMA of Arkansas Meeting Schedule (pg. 12) *It Isn’t Too Late (pg. 1) Has your church registered for Lifeword Sunday (Oct. 18)? Have you purchased LWS T-shirts and ordered bulletin inserts and/or posters? Have you… Continue Reading
J.D. Courtney has accepted the pastorate of New Home Baptist Church in Quitman, effective in October. Cody Lucy, who serves as youth and associate pastor at Beacon Baptist Church at Taylor, surrendered to the ministry Sept. 27. … Continue Reading
Roy Johnson has accepted the pastorate of Central Baptist Church in Prescott, effective Oct. 4. Eddie Marsh began serving as interim pastor at Sardis Baptist Church in Waxahachie, Texas on Sept. 20. Farmington Baptist Church in Corinth,… Continue Reading
*CBC Traditional Student Enrollment Increase (pg. 1) Despite a challenging higher education environment due to the COVID-19 global health pandemic, Central Baptist College saw a 1.1% increase in the traditional student population for the Fall 2020 semester. Additionally, the college reported… Continue Reading
*National Meeting Dates (pg. 1) The next National Meeting is April 19-21, 2021 — not April 19-22 as printed in the new Directory and Handbook. Praying that we get to see each other face to face in April! (To His… Continue Reading
Chris Vines, student/equipping pastor at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church at Hope, will be ordained there Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. Devin DiGuilio and Drew Russell were ordained by First Baptist Church in Magnolia on Sept. 13. Tom… Continue Reading
Derrick Austin Bremer has accepted the pastorate of Denver Street Baptist Church in Greenwood. Michael Strong and Jim Turner will be ordained on Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. at Oak Park Baptist Church in Little Rock. Austin… Continue Reading
*State Missions District Report (pg. 7) *Baptist Trumpet District Report (pg. 4) *Just the Crumbs Update (pg. 1) A host church and team members are mobilizing Sept. 1. Please keep them lifted in prayer. BMA/JTC disaster relief will be setting… Continue Reading
*From the States (pgs. 5-8) *Unprecedented Meeting for Lifeword Global Leaders (pg. 1) Holly Meriweather -On Tuesday evening, Aug. 11, an incredible global meeting took place from locations and time zones around the world. An unprecedented gathering of Lifeword’s global… Continue Reading
Stuart Estes is the new Ministry Team Leader at the University of Arkansas Association of Baptist Students (ABS). He will start out part-time, going into deputation to raise funds for the ministry. He and his wife, Hannah, have two… Continue Reading