The beliefs of Baptist churches are not totally consistent from one Baptist church to another. Baptists do not have a central governing authority, unlike most other denominations.^{[citation needed]}

However, Baptists do hold some common beliefs among almost all Baptist churches.^{[citation needed]} Baptists share so-called "orthodox" Christian beliefs with most other moderate or conservative Christian denominations.^{[citation needed]} These would include beliefs about one God, the virgin birth, the sinless life, miracles, vicarious atoning death, burial, and bodily resurrection of Christ, the Trinity (the divinity of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, together with God the Father), the need for salvation (though the understanding of means for achieving it may differ at times), divine grace, the Church, the Kingdom of God, last things (Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge everyone in righteousness), evangelism and missions.^{[citation needed]}