Southern Baptists Drop 1.1 Million Members in Three Years
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“Baptism tallies, though, are beginning to recover from 2020’s pandemic plunge.” - C.Today
Related at RNS: Measuring COVID-19’s effect: Southern Baptists report 19% attendance drop
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Baptism tallies, though, are beginning to recover from 2020’s pandemic plunge.” - C.Today
Related at RNS: Measuring COVID-19’s effect: Southern Baptists report 19% attendance drop
“Southern Baptists saw an uptick in church planting and kept relatively steady levels of giving despite COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. But overall, the denomination experienced another year of decline, with the pandemic accelerating historically steep drops in membership and baptism.” - C.Today
“As baptisms and membership continue to decline, top SBC leader challenges the annual report process.” - CT
Related: Here it is. The annual SBC statistical weepfest…and Ronnie Floyd is right
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