The following are the core beliefs of Antioch Conway based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.
Antioch Conway is affiliated with the Baptist Missionary Association of America and the Baptist Missionary Association of Arkansas.

Satan is a person rather than a personification of evil (John 8:44), and he with his demons, opposes all that is true and godly by blinding the world to the gospel (II Corinthians 4:3, 4), tempting saints to do evil (Ephesians 6:11′ I Peter 5:8), and warring against the Sons of God (Genesis 3:15; Revelation 20:1-10).

Although man was created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26, 2:17), he fell through sin and that image was marred (Romans 5:12, James 3:9).  In his unregenerate state, he is void of spiritual life, is under the influence of the devil, and lacks any power to save himself (Ephesians 2:1-3; John 1:13).  The sin nature has been transmitted to every member of the human race, the man Jesus Christ alone being excepted (Romans 3:23, I Peter 2:22).  Because of the sin nature, man possesses no divine life and is essentially and unchangeable depraved apart from divine grace (Romans 3:10-19; Jeremiah 17:9).

All believers are set apart unto God (Hebrews 10:12-14) at the time of their regeneration (I Corinthians 6:11).  They should grow in grace (II Peter 1:5-8) by allowing the Holy Spirit to apply God’s Word to their lives (I Peter 2:2), conforming them to the principles of divine righteousness (Romans 12:1, 2; I Thessalonians 4:3-7) and making them partakers of the holiness of God (II Corinthians 7:1; I Peter 1:15, 16).

All believers are eternally secure in Jesus Christ (John 10:24-30; Romans 8:35-39).  They are born again (John 3:3-5; I John 5:1; I Peter 1:23), made new creatures in Christ (II Corinthians 5:17, II Peter 1:4), and indwelt by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:28; I Corinthians 10:13), and they are kept by the power of God (Philippians 1:6; 2:12, 13; I peter 1:3-5; Hebrews 13:5).

• The Nature of the Church – A New Testament church is a local congregation (Acts 16:5;  I Corinthians 4:7) of baptized believers in Jesus Christ (Acts 2:41) who are united by covenant in belief of what God has revealed and in obedience to what He has commanded (Act 2:31, 42).

• The Autonomy of the Church – She acknowledges Jesus as her only Head (Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18) and the Holy Bible as her only rule of faith and practice (Isaiah 8:20; II Timothy 3:16, 17), governing herself by democratic principles (Acts 6:1-6; I Corinthians 5:1-5) under the oversight of her pastors (Acts 20:28; Hebrews 13:17, 24).

• The Perpetuity of the Church – Instituted by Jesus during His personal ministry on earth (Matthew 16:18; Mark 3:13-19; John 1:35-51), true churches have continued to the present and will continue until Jesus returns (Matthew 16:18; 28:20).

• The Ordinances of the Church – Her two ordinances are baptism and the Lord’s Supper.  Baptism is the immersion in water of a believer as a confession of his faith in Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4) and is prerequisite to church membership and participating in the Lord’s Supper (Acts 2:41, 42).  The Lord’s Supper is the sacred sharing of the bread of communion and the cup of blessing by the assembled church (Acts 20:7) as a memorial to the crucified body and shed blood of Jesus Christ (Luke 22:19, 20; I Corinthians 11:23-26).  Both ordinances must be administered by the authority of a New Testament church (Matthew 28:18-20; I Corinthians 11:23-26).

• The Officers of the Church – Pastors and deacons are the permanent officers divinely ordained in a New Testament church (Philippians 1;1).  Each church may select men of her choice to fill those offices under the leading of the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:1-6; 20:17, 18) according to the divinely given qualifications (I Timothy 3:1-13).

Pastors are authorized to oversee and teach the churches under the Lordship of Jesus Christ (Acts 20:28; Hebrews 13:7, 17, 24; I Peter 5:1-4).  Each church is responsible to follow them as they follow Christ (I Corinthians 11:1; I Thessalonians 1:6; Hebrews 13:17) and to provide a livelihood for them that they might fulfill their ministries (I Timothy 5:17, 18; Philippians 4:15-18).  Pastors are equal in the service of God (Matthew 23:8-12).
Deacons – (including ministers and servants) are servants of the churches and assistants to the pastors, particularly in benevolent ministries.  Each church may select her own deacons according to her needs, and no church is bound by the act of another church in that selection (Acts 6:1-6).

• The Ministry of the Church – Her mission is evangelizing sinners by preaching the gospel (Matthew 28:19; Luke 24:45-47), baptizing those who believe (Acts 2:41; 8-12, 35-38), and maturing them by instruction (Matthew 28:20; Acts 2:42) and discipline (Matthew 18:17, 18; I Corinthians 5:1-5).

• The Fellowship of the Church  – She is free to associate with true churches in furthering the faith (II Corinthians 11:8; Philippians 4:10, 15, 16) but is responsible to keep herself from those who hold doctrines or practices contrary to Holy Scripture (Galatians 1:8, 19; I John 2:19).  In association with other churches, each church is equal and is the sole judge of the measure and method of her cooperation (Matthew 20:25-28).  In all matters of polity and practice, the will of each church is final (Matthew 18:18).

Human government was instituted by God to protect the innocent and punish the guilty.  It is separate from the church, though both church and state exercise complementary ministries for the benefit of society (Matthew 22:21).
Christians should submit to the authority of the government under which they live, obeying all laws that do not contradict the laws of God, respecting officers of government, paying taxes, rendering military service, and praying for the welfare of the nation and its leaders (Romans 13:1-7; I Peter 2:13, 17; I Timothy 2:1, 2).  They should vote, hold office, and exercise influence to direct the nation after the principles of Holy Scripture.
Civil authority is not to interfere in matters of conscience or disturb the institutions of religion (Acts 4:18-20), but it should preserve for every citizen the free exercise of his religious convictions.
Churches should receive no subsidy from the government, but they should be exempt from taxation on property and money used for the common good through worship, education of benevolence.

Return – Our risen Lord will return personally in bodily form to receive His redeemed unto Himself.  His return is imminent (I Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 22:20).

Resurrections – After Jesus returns, all of the dead will be raised bodily, each in his own order: the righteous dead in “the resurrection of life: at Christ’s coming and the wicked dead in the “resurrection of damnation” (John 5:24-19; I Corinthians 15:20-28).

Judgments – Prior to the eternal state, God will judge everyone to confer rewards or to consign to punishment (Matthew 24:31-46; II Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20:11-5).

Eternal States – Heaven is the eternal home of the redeemed (John 14:1-3), who, in their glorified bodies (I Corinthians 15:51-58), will lie in the presence of God forever (I Thessalonians 4:17) in ultimate blessing (Revelation chapters 21, 22).
Hell is the place of eternal punishment and suffering (Luke 16:19-31) for the devil, his angels (Matthew 25:41), and the unredeemed (Revelation 20:10-15).
We believe in the pre-millennial return of Christ to earth, after which He shall reign in peace upon the earth for a thousand years (Revelation 20:4-6).
We believe the Scriptures to teach two resurrections: the first of the righteous at Christ’s coming; the second of the wicked at the close of the thousand year reign (I Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 20:6, 12-15)