Giving to the Southern Baptist Convention is 34 percent lower today than in 2010, according to stats adjusted for inflation. The financial decline of the Southern Baptist Convention is associated with long term decline in baptisms, church plants and other metrics analyzed by Randy Adams. Adams is a candidate for Southern Baptist Convention president. He is running against Status Quo, SBC Elite candidate Albert Mohler.
Adams details the stunning financial stats. Cooperative Program Mission Gifts are down since 2010 and costs are rising sharply. Adams wrote, “Actual dollars given have declined by 11 percent, but because the dollar purchased more in 2010 than it does in 2020, our CP missions support is 34 percent less in terms of purchasing power.