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Overall decline continues within SBC while baptisms increase two years in a row
With far fewer churches gathering in person, Southern Baptist congregations didn’t do much baptizing during the pandemic. Those numbers have increased in recent years, but the overall decline within...
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Evangelism under review: Great Commission Resurgence results being evaluated
EDITOR’S NOTE — Stories like the one you will read below are always difficult to develop and publish. They are difficult for two reasons. One, because of the sheer volume of research it requires. We...
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Barna study reveals ominous trends for preteens and Christianity
America’s preteens are following in the “unfortunate spiritual footsteps of the generations that have preceded them,” says researcher George Barna citing a recent study. The consequence of this trend,...
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SBC abuse task force announces nonprofit commission to oversee abuse...
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention’s abuse reform task force announced plans Monday (Feb. 19) to launch a new, independent nonprofit to host a database of abuse pastors and to implement other...
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Christians hold a range of views on Alabama Supreme Court ruling, IVF treatment
When Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker issued his concurring opinion earlier this month in the court’s controversial ruling declaring frozen embryos children, he did so with an...
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How can Christians interact in the public square with grace?
Amidst rising levels of polarization and a public square often marked by distrust, incivility and animosity, Christians are called to engage with the grace and love of Christ. We have the opportunity...
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First person: The spiritual value of madness
They don’t call it March Madness for nothing. While everyone has differing opinions, to me, no sporting event rivals a field of 68 teams fighting through a seeded bracket hoping to experience their one...
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New study shows links between religiosity, human flourishing
Announcing the results of a new Global Flourishing Study, a consortium of scholars and pollsters led by Gallup said they found links between religiosity and people’s satisfaction with their lives. The...
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Witness reflection program: 11 questions for Christians to ask themselves
We are eight months from the U.S. presidential election, and some Christians are already torching their gospel witness. The embers of contempt have smoldered for years but following President Joe...
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Baptist leaders send letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson urging support for...
Southern Baptist leaders have written to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a member and former official of their denomination, urging him to support Ukraine in Russia’s war against its Eastern European...
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