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Adults Account for Most Baptisms in SBC Congregations (opens the original)
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Posted by Aaron Earls | Aug 15, 2026 | Feature, Lifeway Research BRENTWOOD, Tenn.—Adults 30 and older accounted for the largest share of baptisms in SBC congregations in 2025, according to analysis from Lifeway Research. As baptisms in Southern Baptist congregations increase, a growing percentage of those entering the baptismal pools are adults. In the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Church Profile (ACP), baptisms grew for the fifth straight year to reach 263,075, the highest total since
Small Group Participation Linked to Higher Discipleship Scores (opens the original)
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Posted by Aaron Earls | Aug 14, 2026 | Feature, Lifeway Research This article was originally written by Aaron Earls and published to Lifeway Research. U.S. Protestant churchgoers who regularly attend a small group Bible study, such as Sunday School, have the highest discipleship scores. Regular small group participants are likely to be among the most mature disciples in a church, but they still need encouragement in some areas. According to the latest analysis of Lifeway Research’s State of Disc
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