In this episode of the Lead > Defendo Podcast, Ryan talks to Brian Hughes, Associate College Pastor at First Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas about all things leadership. 

The normal we knew is gone, and this new sense of normalcy is setting in, but maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe the normal we knew wasn’t so good after all. The guys take a look at Exodus 33 and talk about what God has been teaching them, or showing them, and how we can use this period of time to advance the Gospel better than we were before. 

In part one, of a four-part series, Andrea lets us listen to a good friend and fellow Arkansan/woman in ministry, Shari Edwards. She shares practical lessons in leadership, stewardship, and following our calling into women's ministry from a previously recorded session Edward's did for women at the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention. 

The Institute, formerly known as the Delta Institute, is a ministry offered for Arkansas Baptists to further their biblical knowledge through an accredited program of the Seminary Extension.

As you are thinking of your 2021 church calendar, the Evangelism and Church Health Team invites you to consider Super Summer Arkansas, June 26-July 3, for your youth camp. 

Every year lives are forever changed, and the staffers of Super Summer Arkansas are vital to the camp experience. God uses staffers. Super Summer is thankful for their time, energy, and passion for pouring into the next generation.

In this episode, Miriam Ramirez comes back to chat with Ryan and Seth about immigration. Sometimes we can hear the word ‘immigration’ and immediately get intimidated. However, Miriam talks about the process of immigration and shows that it’s not all that scary. They’re people just looking for a better opportunity through a system that’s a little complicated. Ryan and Seth answer a few of the questions on the citizenship test to see if they would even be able to pass it themselves. You’ll have to listen to the end to find out though if they pass or not. 

In this episode of The Grind, Neal talks to friend, Kevin Sartin from First Baptist Church in Nashville, Arkansas. They talk about Sartin's '555' plan to establishing partnerships with local, state, national, and international churches. They also talk about how easy it really is to partner with a church plant and that it's not always as scary as it seems. 

Andrea continues looking at the Holy Spirit. This week she looks at Galatians 5:22-26 and dives into the basic functionalities of the Fruit of The Spirit.

We’re talking spiritual gifts in this episode. Andrea discusses the need to understand the “why” behind our gifts because if we can understand the “why” then we can accept the “what.”