LOVE THIS STORY! IT ENCOURAGES ME SO MUCH! I pray that more denominations and Churches send us reports like this!!! What is your Church doing to impact your community for GOD? Is your Church baptizing folks every month? Do you have children’s Sunday School? Are you raising up mature Christians to go out and carry out The Great Commission? It is the lack of baptisims and the failure to carry out the Great Commission which us hurting many Churches and communities. We need mature active Christians more than ever in America! Don’t just play Church! BE THE CHURCH OF ACTION FOR JESUS! Why Churches Talk the Great Commission But Don’t Do It
Baptist Press
By Jeff Iorg, posted May 9, 2024
Southern Baptists are transforming lives, healing communities, responding to disasters, caring for hurting people, and funding countless ministries – all at record levels. This may be surprising news since Southern Baptists are often decried for their shortcomings. Because of our desire for transparency – meeting every summer for two days in an open meeting to publicly discuss our problems – there is no shortage of negative stories to support the false narrative we are corrupt and declining.
In contrast, our most recent annual report shows nearly 13 million Southern Baptists contributed more than $10 billion to and through our churches to fund need-meeting ministries in communities across the United States. We sent more than $800 million to support mission causes – in the United States and other countries. More than 4 million people gathered weekly in Southern Baptist worship services (about four times more than combined NFL attendance on any weekend in the Fall). Millions of children safely attended Sunday Schools, recreation activities, and outreach events. Thousands of families received free counseling, childcare, clothing, and food from churches committed to meeting local needs. Hundreds of everyday Southern Baptists worked on disaster response teams – showing up when tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and fires have done their worst.
- We care about people who are hurting,
- We patiently support our leaders,
- We serve selflessly through our churches,
- We work to improve our communities and country.
- We pray, read our Bibles, and give countless volunteer hours serving others.
Southern Baptists are a force for good. More Here
