4. 60% of our 46,125 SBC churches
reported NO baptisms (age 12-17)
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10. From 1950-2011 Southern Baptists baptized an average of
379,711 people annually. Only twice during that time did
the numbers dip more than 10 percent below that
average. But in 2012 the decline was 13 percent off the
average —the worst drop in 62 years
14. Two bits of good news…
• Overseas, the church is
exploding in growth
• There are MANY positive
outliers—many churches are
exploding in growth
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26. Principle of Rehabilitation. The length
of the recovery is proportionate to
the depth of the problem.
•You cannot
resolve in a week
what took a
decade to
develop.
44. Dabble & Experiment… in contrast
• Little group in smoke-filled room
• Hear ye! Hear ye!
• Things will never be as they have
been before!
• Resistance.
• Conflict.
• Failure.
45. Dabble and experiment…
• No vision needed.
• No guiding team needed.
• No idea where you are going?
OK.
• No idea how to get there?
OK.