Southern Baptist churches reported fewer members, worship attenders, and baptisms in 2018, according to the latest Annual Church Profile (ACP) report compiled by LifeWay Christian Resources in cooperation with Baptist state conventions. Church membership declined by 192,404, down 1.28% to 14.8 million members, while average weekly worship attendance declined by 0.43% to 5.3 million worshipers. […]
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Pastor urges prayer for churches in Illinois
Recent abortion-expanding legislation, high-profile pastoral failures, and a pending statewide “exodus” are a few of the concerns cited by Chicago pastor Nathan Carter. “Yet Christians must not despair or retreat,” Carter writes in his call to prayer on ERLC.com. “Ours is not the first age to have rulers who ‘frame injustice by statute’ (Ps. 94:20). […]
Gender roles in church discussed during convention
A panel discussion near the end of the SBC’s annual meeting in Birmingham might have flown under the radar because of its place on the schedule. But not its subject matter. The Wednesday afternoon conversation on “Indispensable partners: The value of women in God’s mission” brought together women and men to discuss the doctrine of […]
Election makes SBC history
Litton, Gardner signify shifts Outside a networking event in Birmingham, a group of young women stood with Kathy Litton, who just hours before had won a close election for SBC office. The women laughed as they congratulated “Madame Secretary.” Litton is the first woman in history to serve as SBC registration secretary, beating incumbent Don […]
Potentially ‘messy’ meeting proves productive
Many Southern Baptists arrived in Birmingham wary of what to expect from their first annual meeting in the city since 1941. The major topics to be addressed were set well in advance: response to sexual abuse, a call to denounce racism in SBC churches, and welcoming new leaders at several Southern Baptist entities. Less clear […]
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