Baptisms

Discipleship is promoted and modeled as a culture at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Senior Pastor Clay Smith said after the church baptized 48 junior and high school students Dec. 11.

For the past year and a half, Lane Prairie Baptist Church has taken time each Sunday to celebrate the tremendous work God is doing through their ‘Who’s Your One?’ focused evangelism efforts.

The Auburn University men’s team just completed a trip to Israel that’s likely to have positive impacts for years to come. On August 5, the team shared photos of some players getting baptized in the Jordan River.

The Archdiocese of Detroit still hasn't heard from hundreds of people whose rites at St. Anastasia Church in Troy, Mich., are considered invalid, despite outreach efforts and publicity.

Because a Phoenix priest used the words “We baptize” rather than “I baptize” during the rite, thousands of baptisms that he performed have been deemed invalid.

Seven soldiers with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division were baptized Sunday, Aug. 29—despite there being no “proper” baptismal at hand. 

The nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues to get smaller. There were 14 million Southern Baptists in 2020, according to a new report released Thursday (May 20) by Lifeway Christian Resources, which compiles official denominational statistics.

"Here’s a list of some simple things we do to set the stage for more baptisms at Saddleback that almost any church can do…"