{"id":1730,"date":"2024-05-24T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/baptist-southern-differences\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T08:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:41:05","slug":"baptist-southern-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/baptist-southern-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Baptisten versus Southern Baptists: De SBC is \u00e9\u00e9n tak van de baptistenfamilie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Southern Baptists are Baptists: they belong to one denomination within the larger Baptist family. The Southern Baptist Convention formed in 1845, when Baptists split over slavery. With 12,331,954 members in 2025, it is the largest U.S. Baptist body. It is more conservative than American Baptist Churches USA and limits the office of pastor to men. What is the difference between Baptist and Southern Baptist? &quot;Baptist&quot; is the name of a family of Protestant churches. Britannica describes Baptists as Christians who\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern Baptists are one branch of the Baptists: the largest U.S. Baptist convention, formed in 1845 and more conservative than American Baptists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[219],"class_list":["post-1730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-denominations-compared"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3135,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/baptist-presbyterian-comparison\/","url_meta":{"origin":1730,"position":0},"title":"Presbyterian vs Baptist: Infant Baptism, Elders and Congregations Compared","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Presbyterians baptize infants and are governed by elders in connected courts. 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