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Sure of God’s Love • 1 John 4:7-13; 19-21 By Laura Lee Leathers From the early 1950s through the 1970s, John W. Peterson wrote over 1,000…

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Emerging regions of SBC see
growth in baptisms, giving
NASHVILLE (BP) — Southern Baptist churches in New England have 10,000 more people attending worship now than they did a decade ago. In Ohio, churches gave a record amount through the Cooperative Program last year, and in Michigan, baptisms increased by 15 percent. Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg said one reason for growth in regions outside the South is the sheer focus that is required to succeed. “Frankly, the leaders are trying to build something, and there’s just no time or money to put into anything other than the core,” Iorg told Baptist Press, adding that Southern Baptists have poured a tremendous amount of prayer, giving and partnerships into emerging regions. Terry Dorsett, executive director of the Baptist Convention of New England, said aside from God deciding “to show us His favor,” the staff has “worked really hard to mobilize our non-English-speaking churches.” Fifty-seven percent of churches in the New England convention worship in a language other than English, up from 51 percent five years ago. That includes 25 languages every Sunday morning, Dorsett told BP. “Most of our growth is coming from non-English-speaking churches.”