Sabbaticals are awkward for pastors and for churches, even for those in academic communities. But I am convinced more pastors would experience a longer and healthier ministry if they consistently practiced a weekly Sabbath and periodically took a sabbatical.

Truth is: your pastor is in danger. As you read this, there is a pastor near you who feels like he is failing in some, if not every, area of his work and his family. There are several influential ways you can help protect him.

Ministers, is your personal and marital life healthy? Your church's health depends on it. Mark Dance from LifeWay Pastors recommends a few resources and retreats that will minister to you and your spouse.

Scripture is clear about the importance of showing “double-honor” to our pastors. Here are 3 important ways to do so!

Wireless microphones and in-ear systems that use the 600 MHz band, in the United States, will soon be doing so illegally.

When you chose to join an Arkansas Baptist church, you joined a family and a network. But you might be surprised by how connected you are in carrying out the Great Commission around the state, our nation, and world because you are Arkansas and Southern Baptist.

How a church responds to internal conflict can affect its ability to reach the local community for Christ. Because of this, a new ABSC ministry is serving churches with the end goal of “putting unity back in the church community.”

Arkansas Baptist communicators garnered 21 awards in numerous categories, ranging from design to writing to photography to public relations to videography, at the national Baptist Communicators Association (BCA) meeting in Washington, D.C.

The biggest security mistakes can easily be avoided: do not assume security issues won't happen at your church or that you are already prepared. The best protection is to be proactive and begin preparing.

Because we are often asked questions like, “What is the Arkansas Baptist State Convention?” and “What exactly do you do?,” we would like to offer a little explanation. You might be surprised by the ways you are already connected with us!