The Arkansas Catholic Men’s Conference (ACMC) is the annual men’s conference held in the Diocese of Little Rock. It was founded in 2010 and has featured speakers who impact men’s lives with their passion for Christ and His Church. Speakers have included bishops, archbishops, and nationally and internationally known evangelists, authors, and TV & Radio talk show hosts. Each conference provides three to four presentations, Reconciliation, Adoration, breakfast, lunch, and time for men to visit and network.
Dr. John Bergsma is Vice President for Biblical Theology and
Mission Effectiveness at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
and Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of
Steubenville, where he has taught Scripture since 2004. He holds
the B.A., M.Div. and Th.M. degrees from Calvin College and
Seminary (now Calvin University) and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies
from the University of Notre Dame (Indiana). A former Protestant
pastor, Dr. Bergsma has authored eight books on Scripture and
the Catholic faith, including Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls:
Revealing the Jewish Roots of the Church (Penguin Random
House 2019), and A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: Old
Testament (with Brant Pitre, Ignatius 2018). He has also published
over two dozen peer-reviewed or invited essays and articles in
various scholarly journals, festschrifts, dictionaries, encyclopedias,
and essay collections.
After he was ordained a priest in 2003, Father Jonathan Meyer,
served as the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the
Archdiocese of Indianapolis for five years. Father Meyer is pastor
of All Saints Church in Dearborn County, IN, which includes four
historic parishes. He also maintains a presence on the internet
with weekly homilies and other teachings. Father Meyer was
educated at the USI in Evansville, IN and the University of St.
Thomas in St. Paul, MN. After Graduation he continued his
studies at the Pontifical North American College obtaining a
S.T.B. and a Masters in Spiritual Theology from the Angelicum in
Rome. His priesthood has been marked by an intentional
involvement in the formation of youth and young adults through
speaking, leading retreats and promoting World Youth Day
initiatives. He was one of 50 priests who spoke across the US
during the Eucharistic Revival.
Burt Squires
4000 N Rodney Parham Rd
Little Rock, AR
72212