The number of people baptized in Southern Baptist churches fell for the third straight year in 2007 to the convention’s lowest level since 1987. Although the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) added 473 new churches and gave more than $1.3 billion to support missions activities around the world, Thom S. Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources, said there’s no escaping the…
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