Your prayers can powerfully impact the work of missionaries and their fields of service. In fact, missionaries say prayer is the most important action church members can do for them. The Missions Support Team provides prayer resources for each of the three special missions emphases observed by Arkansas Baptists. In addition, we encourage you to take advantage of the web links provided below for online prayer resources available to you and visit the web sites of the International Mission Board and North American Mission Board to find other resources available for children, students, and adults.
Weeks of Prayer Resources
Promotional posters, prayer guides, offering envelopes, and other free materials are sent to each church by the Missions Support Team prior to the weeks of prayer. The quantity sent is based on reported worship attendance. To order additional copies of resources call or email
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Team members are also available to speak during the weeks of prayer and to lead conferences on missions praying and missions giving.
Missionary Prayer Web Links
Arkansas Missions: Dixie Jackson Offering
North American Missions: Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
International Missions: Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
CompassionNet, International Mission Board: CompassionNet
North American Mission Board: NAMB Prayer Resources
Missionary Prayer Printed Resources/Downloads
Order "Missionary Moments" from the Cooperative Program website.
Missions giving through your local church
Yes, giving to your local church budget is "missions giving" because your church has been called by God to serve as a local missions strategy center! Give generously to your local church and be part of reaching your community for Christ.
Your local association
Your church is part of a local association of Baptist churches, and most likely gives a percentage of its undesignated receipts to the association. Your local associational missionary not only serves the local churches but helps your association start new churches.
Cooperative Program
You and your church can touch the entire world through the Cooperative Program. Churches voluntarily give a percentage of their undesignated receipts through the Cooperative Program, which allows them to simultaneously support Arkansas Baptist State Convention missions, North American Mission Board missions, International Mission Board missions, and more.
For more information on the Cooperative Program, visit the CP Missions website. Missions Support Team members are available to teach your members about the Cooperative Program and how it works to support missions.
Special Missions Offerings
Every year, Arkansas Baptists observe three special giving opportunities related to world missions:
•The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions
•The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions
•The Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Offering.
For more information on the annual offerings visit these web sites:
Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Offering
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Offering Resources
The Missions Support team provides free resources to churches in support of these special offerings. A quantity of these materials, based on reported worship attendance, is sent to churches automatically. To order additional copies, call or email Beverly Robinson. Team members are also available to speak during the offering times.
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