SBC

The messengers to the SBC meeting voted to ‘hereby affirm our belief in the biblical teaching on eternal [conscious ] punishment of the unregenerate in Hell.’” CPostMore at ABP

“The 2010 Annual Church Profile showed dips in baptisms, total church membership, worship attendance and participation in Sunday school and other Christian education programs. Declines were also reported in giving categories, but some of that was attributed to the fact that not all Baptist state conventions asked churches for information in ways that make for year-to-year comparison.”

Will SBC ‘fault lines’ lead to division or unity?“Using the term ‘fault lines,’ Lemke wrote that the SBC landscape includes such points of contention as greater Baptist identity vs. lesser Baptist identity; smaller churches vs. larger churches; anti-Great Commission Resurgence (GCR) vs. pro-GCR; majority Baptist theology vs. Reformed theology; association and convention advocates vs.

“Executive Committee members decided against banning all churches that are members of the Alliance from also being members of the SBC” Story

2011 church membership per NCC Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches

Don Johnson responds to Northland President Matt Olson’s “Open Letter to Friends in Ministry” addressing recent pulpit and classroom invitations

Russel Moore leads effort to get the Southern Baptists to go green.

Details: Pew Forum