[Perspective] O Next to My Home, I Love You Siloam!
Serving these last three years at Camp Siloam has been nothing short of amazing. My first encounter with Camp was back in 2007. My home
October 30, 2025
Serving these last three years at Camp Siloam has been nothing short of amazing. My first encounter with Camp was back in 2007. My home
Emily Ruth Watson attended her first annual meeting of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) in 1951. In the more than 70 years that followed,
Annette and I said “yes” to each other on June 6, 1958. We are approaching 66 years of being married. In today’s world that is
James and Mattie Walker have been married 70 years and have been in the ministry together even longer.
Tucker has served Arkansas Baptists through his work with the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) for 25 years. He has spent the last decade doing this as ABSC executive director.
Demographics Specialist Karen Smith has decided to retire after a 26-year career with the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.
Melissa Gasaway and her family could have never guessed the journey they were about to embark on and what the Lord would do to see them through.
Matthew J. Shepherd is the Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas State Representative for District 6, serving his sixth term in the House.
I didn’t set out to collect nativities, it just happened. They represent sweet memories and one of the sweetest stories.
I think God’s given us a charge to minister and to grow and to fellowship and to worship.
In every career, words matter. In fact, the Bible reminds us in Proverbs 18:2 that “death and life are in the power of the tongue.” This has proved especially true in Marquetta Peyton’s field of work.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — Milton Hollifield, the longtime executive director of the North Carolina Baptist Convention who retired in February, will be working with the North
Psalm 90:12 teaches us to “number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” When applying the truth of those words to the
Fannie Heck was born in 1862 in Virginia. She grew up in North Carolina with a mother who was passionate about missions, and from an
ABAKAN, Russia (BP) – Russia has sentenced a frail elderly woman and her son to prison for being Jehovah’s Witnesses, the first time the country
Growing up, Street knew that he wanted to work in the healthcare industry. “I knew in the eighth grade that my career path would be to become hospital CEO…”
Todd Knight is the head football coach for the Ouachita Baptist University Tigers.
Hayden Nix is an Arkansas Storm Team Meteorologist with KARK channel 4 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
I can remember not really being able to process everything that happened that day until I got home and hugged my wife.
Jon Harvey and his family have been attending First Baptist Church in Clarksville since 1994. It’s where Jon learned about Jesus, and where he was baptized at age 12 after praying with his father, Doug, to accept Christ.
I thought I was going to be a youth minister. After some time, I realized I didn’t want to be a preacher and didn’t want to be in front of a church. So, I graduated from Ouachita with a major in Communication, a minor in Christian Studies, and basically a minor in Business but I’m lacking business law, but I assume my law degree covers that class because surely my 90 hours of law covered that.
So many people along the way have made such an impact in my life and my family’s.
“There’s 20 years between us but from the first time we worked together, we had a good banter and friendship. It’s a genuine friendship. I
SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. – On June 5, Camp Siloam’s Board of Trustees accepted the staff recommendation to cancel the 2020 summer camp season as a
Some have wondered through the years if it’s really worth the time and effort it takes to become a credentialed Disaster Relief (DR) volunteer. The
It’s possible that churches across the state will at one point or another have a person in attendance test positive for COVID. At that point,
A disaster is defined as an occurrence that causes human suffering or creates human needs that the survivors cannot alleviate without assistance. Disasters have been
“When we lived in Fayetteville, we got to know some different friends who happened to be on a TV show. They threw us a baby
It seems like every day brings new revelations of another part of society affected by the coronavirus. Ministry has changed, the coming school year is
Editor’s Note: This is the third and final installment in a series celebrating the work that God has done during the first year of the
GREENWOOD, Ark. – Southeast of Fort Smith, just off U.S. Highway 71 sets a half red brick, half white vinyl two-building structure. The steps leading
Arkansas Baptists, in partnership with Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis, Tennessee recently helped launch a brand-new prison seminary at the Varner maximum security unit.
“We’re trying as Southern Baptists to get the Gospel into every culture in the world. The prison culture is a culture that desperately needs the
ALEXANDER, Ark. – Navigating the territory of online children’s ministry has been an interesting experience for most. With many school-aged children dealing with online school,
By Travis McCormick Editor’s Note: This article is written in first person format based on the interview with the subject in an effort to better
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A month or so before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Park Hill Baptist Church in North Little Rock was exploring the
By Travis McCormick The International Mission Board defines the core missionary task as entering the mission field, evangelizing the lost, discipling believers, forming healthy churches,
A Vermont student getting saved and baptized in Warren, Arkansas is probably not something you hear about every day. Mikaela Farmer was a student from
Some 40 students have been selected. The first round of crops has been planted. Anticipation is growing by the day. Williams Works is ready to
By Travis McCormick Although much of our efforts in international missions have been hampered by the recent Covid-19 pandemic, we know that current events did
Today, the Arkansas Baptist News is launching the first edition of a new eMagazine. The ABN eMagazine will be published bi-weekly through email to its
Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers are ready to go at a moment’s notice. Jay Paul Woods is no different. He was recently deployed to