What is the basis of fellowship in a State Convention?
Our fellowship is based on a partnership with likeminded congregations in a cooperative ministry. A congregation must decide what the parameters are for fellowship. Our convention of churches has settled on these two specific parameters… Doctrinal – The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention has adopted the Baptist Faith and Message Statement (2000) as our statement of faith. This document clearly affirms inerrancy of Scripture. Missiological – Missions and Evangelism are the clear priorities in the SBTC budget. The largest single line item in the budget is for new church starts. The SBTC can provide training and assistance without building an elaborate bureaucracy. This is possible by using the resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and Texas Southern Baptist churches. back to top > Explain major doctrines stated in the SBTC’s Constitution. “Inerrancy” means that the Scripture speaks truth in every area it addresses. The Bible is not a science book, history book, nor a geograph
