Mark Dance is the Executive Director of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. He pastored and planted churches for thirty years and led pastoral initiatives at Lifeway and GuideStone for eleven years. Dr. Dance authored Start to Finish and Rest Well, Lead Well. He earned degrees from Howard Payne University (BBA), SWBTS (M.Div), and SBTS (D.Min). Mark and Janet have two adult children and live in Conway, Arkansas.