Southern Baptists see 9th year of membership declinehttp://www.tulsaworld.com/news/usworld/southern-baptists-see-th-year-of-membership-decline/article_4854ff88-8d59-542d-8565-d2529daa0cd2.htmlThe Southern Baptist Convention lost more than 200,000 members in 2015— the ninth straight year of decline for the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
Membership stands at 15.3 million, down from 15.5 million in 2014, according to denomination statistics released on Tuesday. Baptisms also fell by more than 10,000 to just a little more than 295,000.
Baptisms are an important measure for the Nashville-based denomination because of its strong commitment to evangelism.
After the numbers were announced, some denominational leaders emphasized the positive news that the number of Southern Baptist churches increased last year by 294, mostly due to new churches started by SBC pastors.
Note from Moss:
That is what happens when the preachers go too deep with the PC sermons