I wonder what the increase is for non-denominational Christian.
I don’t know. A large number of churches in my area are nondenominational though.
SBC has not built an engaging culture - it's designed to be transmit only, one-way from church "leader" to congregation member. Today people are much more informed - we have multiple libraries, online bible studies, open source curriculum, and students of the word are prepared and ready to engage. SBC culture squashes this enthusiasm.
My thoughts too - they spend more time in the bible and talking about Jesus than any other churches. I was raised Catholic and never got the real message sorted out from all the crap. Went non-denominational (after being non-religious for 36 years) and was saved at age 50...
I am not what you might call a Pentecostal Christian...I’m rather reserved...but I attend a Church of God because the presence of the Lord is so strong and the people so genuinely love God and one another. Religion will die and good riddance. It’s all about a real God...not religion.