EXECUTIVE BOARD TEAMS

The Executive Board is a body of trustees from local Arkansas churches. These trustees are nominated by a committee of Arkansas Baptists and approved by messengers to the Annual Meeting.

The Executive Board oversees the work of Executive Board employees—the five ministry teams that exist to serve alongside Arkansas Baptist churches and connect them to Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) missions and missions strategies. The five teams of the Executive Board include: Church Planting, College + Young Leaders, Evangelism + Church Health, Missions, and Executive + Administrative.

The Missions Team partners with churches and associations to honor and obey Jesus’ command found in Acts 1:8. Their team has a wide variety of ways for you and your church to serve in local, state, national, or international missions opportunities. Disaster Relief, One Day, Pregnancy Care Centers, Jail and Prison Ministry, and Block Party Ministry are just a few of the ways to get involved in serving for Kingdom impact.

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” —Acts 1:8 (HCSB)

The ABSC Church Planting Team is also Send Network Arkansas due to an enhanced partnership between the ABSC and the North American Mission Board. Churches plant churches. Their role is to serve and assist Arkansas Baptist churches to identify church planters, train, coach, and provide funding and other resources for assessed church planters who plant anywhere in the state of Arkansas.

The Evangelism + Church Health Team serves existing Arkansas Baptist churches gain greater levels of church health through quality events, training, and consultations that equip church leaders and members to evangelize the lost, participate in worship and small groups, and give generously to ministry and missions.

Guided by 4 impact statements:

1. More people baptized

2. More people in Sunday school/small groups

3. More people in discipleship

4. More healthy & growing churches absc.org/teams/

The College and Young Leaders (CYL) Team serves Arkansas churches by reaching next generation leaders with the Gospel on the most strategic mission field in the world—college campuses. Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) are on 30+ campuses across the state. The CYL Team has resources available like the Lead Defend podcast and ArkansasGo2.