
[Meet your AM] Craig Golden encourages partnerships among churches, associations
Craig Golden, pastor at First Baptist Church in Viola, has served as the associational missionary for Big Creek Baptist Association for the past two years.

Craig Golden, pastor at First Baptist Church in Viola, has served as the associational missionary for Big Creek Baptist Association for the past two years.

As Jesus sends his disciples out in Matthew 10 to proclaim, “the Kingdom of heaven has come near” to the people of Israel, He warns them that He is sending them out “like sheep among wolves.”

Overall, Smith said BCM has been one of the best parts of her college experience.

The Operating Committee of the Executive Board of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) is beginning its search for the next executive director with seven

The call of God on a person’s life is an invitation to follow Him to salvation, to a deeper relationship with him, to church membership, or to vocational ministry. Because I believe that God is always calling people, I am unapologetic about boldly giving invitations at the conclusions of my sermons.

Ministry to the next generation has never been more important. Those who minister to the next generation are at the front lines of some of the most strategic ministry in the world.

Part of the joy of working with college students is helping identify and disciple those feeling called to ministry!

A prison seminary largely funded by Arkansas Baptists at the Varner Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, a high security prison in Lincoln County, celebrated its first graduating class on Friday, May 12.

“We try to carve a cross anywhere we go on Disaster Relief,” Murphy said. “We carve the cross and put hope at the bottom, because where do you find hope, man? You find hope at the foot of the cross.”

On Saturday May 6, over 100 men and boys of all ages gathered for Man UP 2023! at Spring Lake Camp and Retreat Center in Lonsdale.