Southern Baptist Convention

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Baptist denomination Christian denomination Protestant denomination religious organization

The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, known for its evangelical theology, congregational governance, and influential role in American religious and political life.

Aliases (4)

Southern Baptist ×2
Southern Baptist (state convention level) ×1
Southern Baptist religious traditions ×1
Southern Baptists ×1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baptist denomination → Christian denomination → Protestant denomination → religious organization →
affiliationType	voluntary cooperation of autonomous churches →
associatedMovement	Religious Right → conservative resurgence →
confessionalDocument	Baptist Faith and Message →
confessionalRevision	Baptist Faith and Message 2000 →
country	United States →
denominationalFamily	Baptist →
doctrine	Trinitarianism → believer's baptism by immersion → biblical inerrancy → salvation by grace through faith →
foundingDate	1845 →
foundingPlace	Augusta, Georgia →
fundingModel	Cooperative Program giving →
governanceType	congregational →
governingBody	annual meeting of messengers →
hasAgency	Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission → GuideStone Financial Resources → International Mission Board → Lifeway Christian Resources → North American Mission Board →
hasFacedControversy	race and slavery legacy → sexual abuse scandals →
hasProgram	Cooperative Program →
hasSeminarySystem	Southern Baptist seminaries →
headquartersLocation	Nashville, Tennessee →
influences	American politics → American religious life →
isLargest	largest Protestant denomination in the United States →
issuedResolution	1995 resolution on racial reconciliation →
leadershipRole	Executive Committee → president →
legalStatus	nonprofit religious corporation →
membershipEstimate	over 13 million members →
membershipUnit	member churches →
missionFocus	church planting → global evangelism →
numberOfCongregations	over 45,000 churches →
operatesInstitution	Gateway Seminary → Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary → New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary → Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary → Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary → The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary →
organizationalStructure	associations → local churches → national convention → state conventions →
originatedFrom	Triennial Convention →
periodOfConservativeResurgence	late 1970s to 1990s →
polity	congregationalist polity →
positionOnAbortion	opposes abortion in most cases →
positionOnLGBTClergy	does not affirm LGBT clergy →
positionOnSameSexMarriage	opposes same-sex marriage →
positionOnWomenPastors	restricts office of pastor to men →
primaryLanguage	English →
reasonForFormation	dispute over slavery and missionary appointments →
regionServed	United States →
separatedFrom	Triennial Convention →
theologicalOrientation	conservative evangelical → evangelical →
worshipStyle	varies from traditional to contemporary →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary →	affiliation
Hannibal–LaGrange University ("Southern Baptist (state convention level)") →	denominationalAffiliation
Central Mississippi ("Southern Baptist religious traditions") →	hasCulturalInfluence
American Protestantism →	hasOrganization
Baptists ("Southern Baptists") →	hasSubgroup
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary →	parentOrganization
Jimmy Carter ("Southern Baptist") →	religion
California Baptist University ("Southern Baptist") →	religiousAffiliation