Definitions for Southern Baptist Convention
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1. Southern Baptist Conventionnoun

   an association of Southern Baptists

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1. Southern Baptist Convention

   The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination, and the largest Protestant and second-largest Christian denomination in the United States. The word Southern in "Southern Baptist Convention" stems from its having been organized in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia, by white supremacist Baptists in the Southern United States who were supportive of enslaving Americans of African descent and split from the northern Baptists (known today as the American Baptist Churches USA). During the 19th and most of the 20th century, the organization played a central role in the culture and ethics of the South, supporting racial segregation and the Lost Cause of the Confederacy; it denounced interracial marriage as an "abomination", citing the Bible. In 1995, the organization apologized for its initial history. Since the 1940s, the SBC has spread across the states, having member churches across the country and 41 affiliated state conventions, while keeping its original name.Southern Baptist churches are evangelical in doctrine and practice, emphasizing the significance of the individual conversion experience, which is affirmed by the person having complete immersion in water for a believer's baptism. The SBC says that other specific beliefs based on biblical interpretation can vary by congregational polity, and has resolved to balance local church autonomy with accountability against abuses by ministers and others in the Church. These claims are disputed by pastors whose churches have been expelled from the SBC because of their support for LGBTQ inclusion, which contradicts the confession of faith.Beginning in 2018, investigations into top SBC officials have revealed a deliberate effort within the organization to suppress reports of sexual abuse and protect over 700 ministers and church workers who were credibly accused of sexual abuse. On May 22, 2022, Guidepost Solutions, an independent firm contracted by the SBC's executive committee, released a report detailing that SBC leaders had stonewalled and disparaged clergy sex abuse survivors for nearly two decades. The report alleged that nearly all efforts at reform had met with criticism and dismissal from other organization leaders. In addition to stonewalling and disparaging abuse survivors, the report stated that known abusers were allowed to keep their positions without informing their church or congregation. On August 12, 2022, the SBC announced that it was facing a federal investigation into the sex abuse scandal.Self-reported SBC membership peaked in 2006 at roughly 16 million. Membership has contracted by an estimated 13.6% since that year, with 2020 marking the 14th year of continuous decline. Mean denomination-wide weekly attendance dropped about 27% between 2006 and 2020.

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1. southern baptist convention

   The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and one of the world’s largest Christian denominations. It was established in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia and is characterized by a strong belief in the inerrancy of the Scriptures and the necessity of personal faith in Jesus Christ for salvation. The Convention is organized into local associations and state conventions, and it operates numerous local and international missions, colleges, and seminaries. It holds an annual meeting for members to discuss policy, doctrine, and other matters.

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1. Southern Baptist Convention

   The Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based Christian denomination. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination and the largest Protestant body in the United States, with nearly 16 million members as of 2012. This also makes it the second largest Christian body in the United States, after the Catholic Church. The word Southern in Southern Baptist Convention stems from its having been founded and rooted in the Southern United States. In 1845, members at a regional convention being held in Augusta, Georgia created the SBC, following a split from northern Baptists over the issue of forbidding churches in slaveholding states from sending missionaries to spread the gospel. After the American Civil War, another split occurred: most black Baptists in the South separated from white churches to set up independent congregations, regional associations, and state and national conventions, such as the National Baptist Convention, the second largest Baptist convention. Since the 1940s, the SBC has moved away from some of its regional identification. Especially since the late twentieth century, the SBC has sought new members among minority groups and become much more diverse. In addition, while still heavily concentrated in the Southern US, the SBC has member churches across the United States and 41 affiliated state conventions.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Southern Baptist Convention in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of Southern Baptist Convention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Southern Baptist Convention in a Sentence

1. Robert Jeffress:

   Our church will always financially support the Cooperative Program of the Southern Baptist Convention, however, the controversy over Russell Moore and the [Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission] is going to be a catalyst for many churches to reassess how they can most effectively support the denomination, which may involve a reallocation of funds.

2. Ryan Price:

   In the church, we have a saying, keep your hand on the plow, you're plowing hard ground, the roots of racism and inequity are deep … more reason to hold on tight and keep at it for the sake of truth, humanity and unity. The debate over critical race theory is in schools and government, but now it's starting to infiltrate and divide the Christian church. ( iStock) Critical race theory has begun to cause fissures in evangelical circles. In 2019 the Southern Baptist Convention, one of the most conservative Christian denominations, adopted Resolution 9, which accepted some of the tenets of CRT as a.

3. Randall Balmer:

   Branden Camp/AP had no problem being identified as a progressive evangelical, at one time, there was a strong element within the( Southern Baptist) Convention that would be identified as progressive evangelicalism, but now that’s pretty much been obliterated.

4. Sing Oldham:

   The Southern Baptist Convention presents no governing policies to churches because The Southern Baptist Convention is not a governing organization ; The Southern Baptist Convention is The Southern Baptist Convention. Each church is self-governing, however, The Southern Baptist Convention has consistently called on churches to report immediately to law enforcement any known or suspected instance of sexual abuse in a church context and has provided resources to inform churches of ways to help protect their congregants.

5. Randall Balmer:

   At one time, there was a strong element within the( Southern Baptist) Convention that would be identified as progressive evangelicalism, but now that’s pretty much been obliterated.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention
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4. ^ Wikidata
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