2026 Arkansas Baptist Worship Conference
One Day. Every Leader. Every Church.
Join us February 21, 2026 at First Baptist Church in Cabot for the Arkansas Baptist Worship Conference—a one-day event designed to encourage and equip worship leaders from churches of all sizes and styles. Whether you are the worship pastor, serve as a vocalist, instrumentalist, tech team member, or in another capacity, this conference offers something for everyone involved in worship ministry.
February 21, 2026 | 8 AM - 4 PM | FBC Cabot
What to Expect
-Inspiring Worship led by gifted leaders
-Dynamic Speakers bringing biblical and practical insights
-Targeted Breakout Sessions for vocalists, instrumentalists, tech teams, and much more
-Fellowship Opportunities with other worship leaders in your region and across the state
-Lunch & Light Refreshments provided
Keynote Speaker
John Bolin is an instructor at California Baptist and is currently serving churches nationwide through his ministry, John Bolin Ministries. Prior to this, John served in worship ministry for five years at Kingsland Baptist Church, as well as Houston's First Baptist Church for 12 years. John is viewed as a leading voice for worship ministries, choirs in worship, multigenerational worship, and family worship. He's been singing and leading since he was old enough to stand and has performed over 1300 concerts nationally and internationally, produced and sang on more than 20 albums, published over 100 original songs and arrangements, all while leading congregations of people in worship on a weekly basis. He and his wife Paige have 5 children, Grace, Hudson, John Luke, Levi, and Ellie.
Breakout Sessions Offered
Acoustic Guitar Techniques and Gear | Led by Jerrod Vanderheiden
The Acoustic Guitar Breakout is designed for anyone who plays or leads worship from guitar, at any skill level. In this session, Jerrod will cover how the acoustic guitar blends within a full worship band, techniques for leading confidently when playing solo, helpful gear ideas and recommendations, approaches to chord voicings, and many additional topics to strengthen your musicianship and leadership.
Electric Guitar Techniques and Gear| Led by Rue Buell
The electric guitar breakout will discuss how today’s worship guitarists create the sounds you hear in your favorite songs and every Sunday on stage. From ambient delay and reverb textures to expressive lead lines, dynamic layering, and essential playing techniques, this session will guide you through the tools, techniques, and musical approaches used in different worship settings. Whether you’re new to electric guitar or a seasoned player, this session will help you better support your worship team, serve the song with intention, and grow as both a musician and a worship leader.
Bass Guitar Techniques and Gear | Led by Colt Landreth
In this bass breakout, you will learn the concept of “groove” found in music. After taking the breakout, you will leave with an understanding of how to listen for and apply said groove. This will be achieved by learning the fundamentals of bass guitar and playing popular rhythms found in worship music. In addition to this, there will be a discussion on equipment that best suits you and the needs of your local church.
Keyboard/Synthesizer Techniques and Gear | Led by Stephen Curry
This breakout will explore how to design effective pad, synth, organ and string sounds for modern worship, along with practical strategies for setting your keyboard players up for success on Sunday mornings. We’ll walk through common best practices for keyboard rig design, volunteer-friendly workflows, and gear/software recommendations that help players feel confident, prepared, and excited to contribute.
Drum Set Techniques and Gear | Led by Kasey Earl
Kasey’s drum track is a great option for drummers AND worship leaders. Kasey will share the keys to unlock the art of Low-Volume Drumming. He will also explore ways to take what a drummer hears on a demo and translate it to the context of your local church setting.
Classic and Modern Techniques of the Worship Team Pianist | Led by Dr. Mary Chung
In this breakout session, Dr. Chung will explore techniques for blending classical piano training with modern worship styles and band-driven settings, while also supporting more traditional worship environments. This session is designed to encourage and equip pianists of all skill levels for effective musical service to the Lord and His church.
Vocal Coaching | Led by Dr. Trent Broussard
The Vocal Track is designed to equip singers to strengthen and sustain their voices for lifelong ministry. Participants will learn practical techniques for vocal health, exercises to expand voice range, and methods for blending and harmonizing in modern worship settings. Whether you’re a soloist, worship leader, or team vocalist, this session will help you sing with greater confidence, endurance, and artistry.
All Things AV | Led by Arlo Harvey
The AVL breakout will cover the basics of sound equipment, mixes, techniques, gear and will dive into deeper discussions of sound reinforcing and implementation as time allows. This breakout will offer a great opportunity to become more effective in leading as a part of the worship team from the console, no matter your skill level.
Shepherding Through Music | Led By Mark Maier
Mark Maier has served as the Executive Pastor of Worship Ministries at First Baptist Rogers, Arkansas, since 2002. He has a unique gift for leading a congregation in meaningful corporate worship, guiding God’s people to express heartfelt praise while nurturing the spiritual growth of the church body. Come hear his heart for worship leadership and discover how these sacred moments can encourage, strengthen, and edify the church.
The Ministry of the Worship Leading Team | Led by Greg Childress
Join Greg as he shares insights and techniques to inspire a worship ministry to move beyond performing music and into authentic worship and Gospel proclamation.
ProPresenter | Led by Joshua Smith
In this breakout, participants will begin with the fundamentals of ProPresenter to ensure a solid foundation. From there, we’ll move into advanced features that can elevate your church’s media capabilities. Topics will include lyric projection best practices, creating and using MIDI macros for lighting cues and screen control, assigning autotune keys for each song, and producing unique output configurations for both live and livestream environments. This session is designed to help you maximize the full power of ProPresenter in your worship ministry.
Semsen Music Reading Session | Led by John Bolin
In this breakout, John Bolin will guide us through the many resources available from Semsen Music while introducing the new music for the coming year. Whether you lead a choir, orchestra, praise team, or band, or needing fresh arrangements for your corporate worship, join us for this exciting music preview.
Band Rehearsal Techniques | Led by Andrew Chandler
Join Andrew and his team for Band Rehearsal Techniques! This breakout will offer an inside look at the techniques and gear used as they prepare for the second-session worship set. Experience a live rehearsal environment as we worship together and highlight essential skills for leading a productive, efficient, and engaging rehearsal.
Please register below no later than January 31st!
The church will pay the $35 registration fee for any members of the worship team, including those who occasionally help out through specials, etc. (If you're not sure if you're in that group, please talk to Bro. Jason!) Please register below and select your morning and afternoon breakout sessions from the options in the registration form as soon as possible so we can secure our spots. We will meet up and carpool from the Alon gas station parking lot in Choctaw at 7:00am. If your instrument is portable (i.e., guitars), please bring them.
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