[WKB]

The phrases “Joining the Church” and “being Baptized”
have been a concern for me since the day I was saved.
I always make it a point to ask for
a “Salvation experience”.

[WileyPink]

The phrases “Joining the Church” and “being Baptized” have been a concern for me since the day I was saved.

I Concur.

In addition, I found that the group who wrote the article that this story was taken from is associated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship who is heavily associated with Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Offering for Religious Liberty and Human Rights

http://www.thefellowship.info/involved/events/GA2007/070508Offering.icm

That sums it up for me.

Wiley

[pamlet]

I really don’t know what to think about this article.

I know our little bitty church while part of the SBC is very conservative - and more into bringing folks to salvation and feeding our flock - then ever worrying about numbers.

I guess it shows that Baptists - whether Southern or not can be swayed like anyone into believing that “counting the seekers” is more important than developing the believers.

[dixiechick2000]

"I always make it a point to ask for a “Salvation experience”.

That is something all of us should do.