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How Big is the SBC Really? (and Why It Matters)

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  • R. Scott Clark
on July 9, 2008 | 4 Comments

CT has a story about the struggle within the Southern Baptist Convention to begin reporting real membership numbers. The reported number has long been 16.5 million. The real number of folks who actually show up is about 6.5 million.

Categorized Recovering the Reformed Confession | Tagged Church Discipline, congregational membership, marks of the church, numbers | 4 Comments

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