Hundreds of women gathered at First Baptist Church Benton for the Arkansas Baptist Women Conference, themed “More of Jesus and less of me!” based on John 3:30.
“Give your pastor and his family a weekend getaway. Give them a break on somebody else’s nickel — and make sure that time is not counted as vacation,” writes Southeastern Seminary’s Chuck Lawless on Pastor Appreciation Month.
When an older Muslim man grabbed her hand, IMB missionary Jackie Lewis was shocked. Muslim men do not customarily touch women who are not close relatives, especially young, single women like Lewis.
Amid the damage and destruction left from remnants of Hurricane Helene, Baptists continue to provide needed support for those struggling in the hardest-hit areas of the Southeast.
Approximately 15 of the churches in the Webster County Baptist Association were directly involved with some aspect of the latest sportsmen’s event, Aug. 24, and several other churches donated toward it.