ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Although total church membership, Sunday School attendance and the number of baptisms in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) declined in 2008 from 2007, participation by men and boys in Baptist Men’s ministries and Royal Ambassadors (RAs) jumped almost 6 percent in 2008. According to data collected for the recent Annual Church Profile by LifeWay Christian Resources, the…
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