ABN edition for Feb. 9, 2012

Arkansas baptisms up 3 percent in 2011

LITTLE ROCK – With 91 percent of churches reporting, baptisms among Arkansas Baptist churches are up 3 percent from 2011.

Kelley: Return to ‘discipleship foundation’

SHERWOOD – Southern Baptists have abandoned the biblical process of sowing and reaping, and the consequences have been plateaued and declining baptisms, said Chuck Kelley, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

What every church needs to know about housing

LITTLE ROCK – Part of any comprehensive compensation package for ministerial staff at a church should be a housing or parsonage allowance. 

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• Prayer and revival the focus: Conference draws 1,200
• Thompson marks 20 years at FBC, Fort Smith
• David Pierce granted parole from prison
• New pastors join Arkansas churches
• DR crews assist recovery in Fordyce
• ABN Digest: Fred Luter announces bid for SBC president, Cooperative Program ahead of budget goal, LifeWay announces new WORDsearch app, Faith of candidates may not help election and New Mexico Baptists to study Glorieta plan
• Family Matters: Church INVITE
• Emil Turner: The best sermon I ever heard
• Financial Times: A perspective on possessions
• Established in 1949: Arkansas Baptist Foundation ministry serves quietly
• Wynne pastor weighs pros and cons: iPads in the church pews?
• Church Life
• Obituaries
• On the move
• Church Services Directory
• First Person: FBC England steps up, surpasses offering goal
• Across Arkansas: Churches plan CMD

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