1 Southern Baptist Membership and Baptism Trends
2 Datasets Analyzed Annual Church Profile (ACP) – The annual census of Southern Baptist Churches General Social Survey (GSS) – A biannual survey using a probability sample of the adult, household population in the United States U.S. Census Bureau – International Database Annual giving reported annually by the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention
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16 EXPLAINING THE TREND: DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS SBC and US POPULATION
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28 COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIVING TREND
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