What is a Baptist?

Many times when people ask the question, “What is a Baptist?,” they’re looking for certain qualities that distinguish Baptist groups from other denominations. But to look for distinguishing characteristics of Baptists is a question of “Baptist distinctives.”
The definition of a “Baptist,” however, includes far more than our distinguishing doctrines and practices. What it means to be “Baptist” involves the whole of “Baptist identity,” which includes everything Baptists believe. So, the question before us is “What are the basic elements of Baptist identity?”

What is a Baptist? – Ask the Pastor