Home›Sources›Resolution On The Autonomy Of Baptist Churches And General Baptist Bodies (Southern Baptist Convention, 1992)SourcesResolution On The Autonomy Of Baptist Churches And General Baptist Bodies (Southern Baptist Convention, 1992)Southern Baptist ConventionCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Resolution On The Autonomy Of Baptist Churches And General Baptist Bodies (Southern Baptist Convention, 1992)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/sbc-1992-resolution-autonomy-baptist-churches.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Resolution On The Autonomy Of Baptist Churches And General Baptist Bodies (Southern Baptist Convention, 1992). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/sbc-1992-resolution-autonomy-baptist-churchesCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-resolution-on-the-autonomy-of-baptist-ch, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Resolution On The Autonomy Of Baptist Churches And General Baptist Bodies (Southern Baptist Convention, 1992)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/sbc-1992-resolution-autonomy-baptist-churches}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Southern Baptist Convention's own 1992 resolution affirming that neither local Baptist churches nor general Baptist bodies, including the Convention itself, hold coercive authority over one another.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedSouthern Baptist ConventionPublication YearWell-attested1992URLWell-attestedhttps://www.sbc.net/resource-library/resolutions/resolution-on-the-autonomy-of-baptist-churches-and-general/Source TypeWell-attestedinstitutional announcementAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier 1: the Convention's own adopted resolution, read in full at its hosted address. States that general Baptist bodies, the Convention itself included, are "fully autonomous, each 'independent in its own sphere,' and thus beyond the coercion of any other body or local church," and that a local congregation is "free from any power of coercion by other local churches or any general Baptist body."CustodianCustodian SourceWell-attestedYesCustodian BodyWell-attestedSouthern Baptist ConventionCustodian BasisWell-attestedThe Convention's own adopted resolution, published on its own site.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithBaptist, Denominations Well-attested This source names Baptist directly: "The Southern Baptist Convention's own 1992 resolution affirming that neither local Baptist churches nor general Baptist bodies, including the Convention itself, hold coercive authority over one..."Source Resolution On The Autonomy Of Baptist Churches And General Baptist Bodies (Southern Baptist Convention, 1992)tier 1the holders' own accountClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds.Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested11DenominationsBaptistSourcesResolution On The Autonomy Of Baptist Churches And General Baptist Bodies (Southern Baptist Convention, 1992)Holds1SourcesResolution On The Autonomy Of Baptist Churches And General Baptist Bodies (Southern Baptist Convention, 1992)General References1DenominationsBaptistComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year