A Conversation with Jonathan Smith about Baptisms

Mark welcomes Jonathan Smith, Director of Church Health and Growth for Texas Baptists.

Here are some highlights:

Empty seats in churches are not a bad thing, that means that there’s room for new people!

With the resurrected Christ, there is always hope for every church!

Put on display the church that you want to become.

Some principles for increasing baptisms in your church:

Preach on baptism twice a year.

Only baptize one person per week, unless they are family members.

Don’t baptize at the very beginning of the worship service.

A significant portion of your congregation will miss the…

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