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Is there such a thing as a 'Baptist mystic'?

On the SBC side they are.

Or are IFBBs more focused on scripture and doctrine than on the experiential side of religion?

Book chapter and verse, but were not cold.

My uninformed take is that Baptists are more interested in right belief than in 'spirituality'. But then again there are many flavors of mysticism.

The IFBBs are very interested in a right belief and seek it out, no mysticism just the facts.

In what way do Baptists encounter the Presence of the Living God?

Thru faith in Jesus Christ, resulting in a changed life, and that done thru the power of Jesus Christ, not ourselfs, I've had Christ change things in me that only a true God could change, I really tried for years and could not over come some things in my life, untill I gave up (pride and all, and that ain't easy bud) and turned them over to Christ and He made the change. Thats why I love Him, He became real to me when I could not help myself and he did. Hes the best friend I ever had. :)

BigMack

In what way do Baptists encounter the Presence of the Living God?

Thru faith in Jesus Christ, resulting in a changed life, and that done thru the power of Jesus Christ, not ourselfs, I've had Christ change things in me that only a true God could change, I really tried for years and could not over come some things in my life, untill I gave up (pride and all, and that ain't easy bud) and turned them over to Christ and He made the change. Thats why I love Him, He became real to me when I could not help myself and he did. Hes the best friend I ever had. :)

Thanks, BigMack. I hope you don't mind another question or two! If I can make my earlier question a little more specific... When you pray, to whom do you direct your prayer? Do you just 'talk with God'? And when you do so, do you simply have faith that He hears you, or do you (on occasion) experience God's Presence?