provide a thread in response to the provided topic listed below. Your response is to be 400 words in length and demonstrate course-related knowledge from the resourse listed below.

DB Order Description provide a thread in response to the provided topic listed below. Your response is to be 400 words in length and demonstrate course-related knowledge from the resourse listed below. **YOU MUST HAVE ACCESS TO THE TEXTBOOK BELOW TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT** REQUIRED TEXT: McBeth, Leon. The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1987. ISBN: 9780805465693. Required Reading: Chapters 11-12 Topic: What reasons account for the growth of the Southern Baptist churches and the decline in Northern Baptist churches in the years following the split? Comment on which reason(s) seems most significant.