GUEST TOM ASCOL senior pastor Grace Baptist Church FL The Southern Baptist Convention SBC is the largest Protestant church denomination in North America with six seminaries churches million church members and affiliate entities in states Some of the largest churches and most influential pastors in America are part of the SBC including Rick Warren Ed Young Kerry Shook Jack Graham Jonathan Falwell Matt Chandler and Steven Furtick Because of its size one could say As the Southern Baptist Convention goes so goes Evangelicalism in the U S In other words the doctrinal stances of the SBC and the pastors it [... more]