Ninety-nine new believers were baptized at First Baptist Church of Woodstock on Sunday, including this smiling child who was immersed by Jason Graves, a global missions pastor. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index WOODSTOCK, Ga. – Pastor Jeremy Morton sees an important gospel lesson in the 99 people baptized at First Baptist Church of Woodstock on […]
Heritage Baptist Church in Calhoun, Ga., started a cross-making ministry that has allowed church members to share the gospel with the surrounding community. About 168 people were baptized by the church during 2020. COURTESY/Shane Parrott CALHOUN – As the Research Consultant for the mission board, I see all of the statistics from our Georgia Baptist […]
By Tim Williams Over the last decade, baptisms have been on the decline in our churches across America. In totality, the Southern Baptist Convention reached a historic low of 246,000 baptisms per year. For perspective, the last time we had a similar number, the SBC was half the size it is today. We have doubled […]
Javier Chavez, pastor of Amistad Cristiana in Gainesville, baptizes a young girl in May of last year in Lake Lanier near Flowery Branch. The joint baptism service with two other churches was so heavily attended that more than 80 people were unable to witness it for lack of parking. AMISTAD CRISTIANA/Special
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By Mick Mocha I first met Khalid* through an online follow-up request, a way some people seek answers for their troubled souls. We have seen our opportunities to share the Gospel in our area gradually change over the past couple of years, with a new openness that has not been present for many generations. We […]
Pastor Brian Branam baptizes one of 72 Liberty Baptist baptized this summer. LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH In a society that seems to be “losing its religion,” is it possible to baptize a bunch of people? It’s no secret that churches are struggling. Our local newspaper recently published an article about the decline of many churches in our […]
Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear baptizes a new believer at The Summit Church on Baptism Day Sept. 8. Twitter photo Howe named EC VP of communications NASHVILLE (BP) — Jonathan P. Howe has been named vice president of communications for the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee effective Sept. 5. Officers of the Executive Committee […]
Editor’s note: Sunday, Sept. 8 is Baptism Day in the Southern Baptist Convention. For resources, go to namb.net/baptism-sunday. One of the beautiful things I like about Washington, D.C., is the number of museums located in the city. There are all kinds of museums: the Air & Space Museum, the Newseum, the National Archives Building […]