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Research
17.3% Average percentage of total bill that Christians tip for good service.
13% Christians who generally tip less than 15 percent.
Source: Journal of Applied Psychology
Church Life
79%: Protestant megachurches (2,000+ attendance) that are growing.
20% Protestant churches of all sizes that are growing.
Source: Leadership Network
Diversity
50,768: Total number of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) congregations in 2011.
19.8%: Those identifying as an ethnicity other than Anglo.
36.3%: Americans who identify as non-Anglo.
Source: North American Mission Board / 2010 U.S. Census
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