Southern Baptist Convention Churches

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Observance of the Christian year has been on the increase in the Southern Baptist Convention since the 1960s. Civic and denominational calendars have greatly influenced Southern Baptist worship in the past, but many congregations are turning toward the Christian year because of the vivid way it involves the worshiper in the biblical narrative and deepens spiritual life. It also provides an especially meaningful context for the ordinance of believer's baptism.

Historically, Southern Baptists...

 

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