Use this Planning Guide to help share

Dixie Jackson stories in your church

When turning points come in our lives, our responsibility is to act on the opportunities God puts in front of us. Sometimes, though, we struggle to know where to start or what action to take. Fortunately, Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions provides Arkansas Baptists with a starting point. The purpose of this Planning Guide is to help you communicate that starting point with your church.

Discover

Your first task is to discover what opportunities are available. In this Planning Guide, you will find four stories highlighting the turning points other Arkansans have experienced. By exploring these stories, you can see just a few of the service opportunities available to Arkansas Baptists, providing a launching pad for discovering even more ways to take action.

Share

A common theme resounds each year during the Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Week of Prayer: the theme of celebration as we see how God is working around the state! One of the goals of the Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Offering and Week of Prayer is to get the word out so we can celebrate together. This Planning Guide provides the starting point by offering both the stories and suggestions for sharing those stories.

Equip

We are not all called to the same passions. Each person in this year’s stories had a different experience, and their turning points led to a variety of passions. Your church will be no different. Some members of your congregation will resonate more with Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief while others will get excited about equipping youth to share the Gospel.

This Planning Guide not only shares the stories of these turning points, but it also gives practical suggestions to help your congregation learn how to take action on their passions.

So, how do you use this Planning Guide to help yourself and others find these turning points?

u Plan ahead. It can be easy to stick a Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Week of Prayer prayer guide into the bulletin, emphasize the annual offering, and move on. Take some time to learn about Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions. Realize it’s a long-term investment, not just a single week of prayer and offering emphasis, and plan accordingly.

u Learn! Learn all you can about the stories in this guide. You can also utilize the resources online at absc.org/dj u Ask questions. Visit absc.org/ministries to discover other missions projects going on around the state. Ask questions to know how both individuals and entire congregations can get involved. u Recruit partners. We are not meant to do this alone, so start by recruiting even a small group of idea people, influencers, and workers to help you get the word out to the rest of the church. u Use the suggestions given in this guide to help share information. These ideas might not fit your church perfectly, but you can use them as a springboard for other ideas. This is where those partners can come in handy!

Are you ready to get started?