One area in common is rituals. In the Saddleback and Southern Baptist Church, they have two sacraments, Baptism and Communion. The Saddleback Church does not baptize babies. When children are between the ages of 6-12 they can take classes and decide if they truly want to be baptized. However,usually only adults are the ones who get baptize. Similar to Saddleback, Southern Baptist do not do infant baptisms. Instead they call it adult baptism. During adult baptism the members are fully immersed in water. Members have a choice of whether or not to get baptized. The Southern Baptist denomination believes baptism is necessary for salvation. In addition, the book The Complete Idiot’s Guide to World Religions states that the Southern Baptist believe baptism, “is the importance of being “born again”. Baptist often see a direct, conscious acknowledgement of Jesus as Savior as the best means to this …show more content…
Both provide several opportunities for the community to get together. They hold everything from bible studies, Men’s and Women’s Ministries, family movie nights, to even hula ministry. In addition Saddleback offers the Daniel Plan. The Daniel Plan was created by Rick Warren, Dr. OZ, Dr. Amen, and Dr. Hyman in the effort to help the community stay fit. The five essentials that are taught during the program are: faith (rely on God’s plan), food (eat foods that love you back), fitness (discover movement you enjoy), focus (help develop your healthy habits), and friends (better together)