A group of 14 baptist historians which has been meeting annually for the past nine years has released a statement entitled
The identified common baptist themes are: sola Scriptura, liberty of conscience, believer’s baptism, personal experience of God, the priesthood of all believers, personal and communal devotion to God, the church as the body of Christ, local church autonomy, congregational polity, two ordinances (baptism/Lord’s Supper), voluntary cooperation among churches, religious liberty and the separation of church and state.
As the statement declares, “We believe these themes are still relevant and should continue to inform our Baptist heritage and witness.”