Horse Troughs, Hot Tubs and Hashtags: Baptism Is Getting Wild

The Rev. Drake Osborn introduces, from left, Camryn Duffy, Rebecca Proffitt and Kaley Birchfield before they speak at their baptisms at Grace Church in Waco, Texas, on Nov. 14, 2021. In some evangelical churches, a once-staid ritual is returning to its informal roots — and things sometimes get “a little rowdy” along the way. (Matthew Busch/The New York Times)