Southern Baptists See Attendance, Baptism Gains Amid Membership Declines; One of Four Things to Know This Week, May 7, 2026

A Word to the Wise: 

Are you building or maintaining? 
 
James Clear, 3-2-1 Thursday, 4.30.26
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Four Things to Know This Week
 
1. Southern Baptists See Attendance, Baptism Gains Amid Membership Declines (Lifeway Research)
 
2. Study Shows Gen Z Moving Toward Faith and Away From It (The Christian Index)
 
3. Church Attendance Increases for the First Time in Decades (Lifeway Research)
 
4. Ducking the New Surveillance (The Dispatch, Nathan Beacom)
 
 
Thank you for reading. Please share it with pastors and other AMSs you believe would benefit.
 
To the praise of His glory,       
  
Ray
 
P. S. I have been asked by a ministry partner to help spread the word about Rededicate 250 on May 17 in Washington, DC. Here is a short video about it.
 
I also host the “SBCAL Podcast with Ray Gentry” each Tuesday morning.