ACP Report Shows Increase in Churches and Attendance, Decrease in Baptisms

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Episode #164

As we gear up for SBC 18, the SBC ACP report is out for 2017. It shows growth in churches, attendance, and small groups, but a continued decline in baptisms.

News Recap:

• SBC:
  • Worship attendance rises, baptisms decline — http://bit.ly/2M9jpvM
  • Patterson attorney claims ‘misrepresentation — http://bit.ly/2M9tJnl
  • Nat’l Cooperative Program 3.59% ahead of projection — http://bit.ly/2Mat05A
    
• Indiana: Pastor Randall Forsythe to be 2nd VP nominee — http://bit.ly/2M9jBLw
  
• Legal: Cake baker’s 7-2 SCOTUS win affirms religious liberty — http://bit.ly/2M6YSYw
  
• MBTS & SBTS: Seminary profs Christian George & David Sills resign — http://bit.ly/2M9K5wb
  
• LifeWay: 2019 VBS takes kids ‘In the Wild’ — http://bit.ly/2sFuyMP

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