Definitions for southern baptist
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1. Southern Baptistnoun

   a member of the Southern Baptist Convention

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1. Southern Baptistnoun

   A Baptist denomination based in the United States

2. Southern Baptistnoun

   A member of that denomination

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1. southern baptist

   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

   A Southern Baptist is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Southern Baptists emphasize the significance of personal conversion, belief in the infallibility of the Bible, and the importance of evangelism. Doctrine, worship styles, and church governance often vary from one Southern Baptist church to another.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of southern baptist in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of southern baptist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of southern baptist in a Sentence

1. Robert Jeffress:

   When evangelicals tune into Fox News they know that their beliefs will be represented in a fair and balanced way for consideration, until Fox News came along, Christians could only expect the mainstream media to distort and ridicule their beliefs. Robert Jeffress is also a Fox News contributor( and a fellow Southern Baptist).

2. Paige Patterson:

   And sure enough, Paige Patterson did, she came to church one morning with both eyes black. And she was angry at me and at God and the world, for that matter. And she said,' I hope you're happy.' And I said,' Yes ma'am, I am.' And I said,' I'm sorry about Southern Baptist, but I'm very happy.'.

3. Al Mohler:

   When it comes to questions short of that, theres going to be a robust Southern Baptist discussion.

4. 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.

5. Jack Graham:

   We are concerned about Southern Baptist Christians in the marketplace – in the media and corporate world.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Baptist
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