spontaneous baptisms

Southern Baptists put hopes in ‘Baptism Sunday’ amid plummeting baptism numbers

By Adelle M. Banks — September 6, 2019
(RNS) — Reported baptisms declined in eight of the last 10 years and dropped by more than 100,000 since 2009, according to the denomination's Annual Church Profile.

Megachurch pastor Steven Furtick’s ‘spontaneous baptisms’ not so spontaneous

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — February 24, 2014
The “spontaneous baptisms” are to be done quickly, "on average between 30 to 45 seconds," to keep things flowing, the guide suggests. "Think of the (changing) room in terms of a NASCAR pit stop," the guide explains. "It has to be quick in and quick out."
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