Brothers and Sisters,
I am still an angry individual inside and am sorry about my previous rant. Was mad that night and wanted to instill maximum damage. But I see myself coming back to this forum section a lot because I honestly get encouraged by the level of faith many of you have. Just wanted to wish all you guys a happy Sunday. I will go back to church... soon hopefully. What do you guys think of non-denomination churches?

I'm originally a Presbyterian but do like non-denomination churches because they typically seem to be more liberal (I believe). But there is the great danger of the pastor of a non-denomination church to say something crazy/far-fetched.

Do you think it's better to go to a church with a denomination or a non-denominational church?

This post was edited by babo on Nov 27 2011 07:24am

it does not matter what denomination or non-denominational church you attend.

We all have the same goal.

Not necessarily true. Denominations (and non-denom.) are split up because of what they believe. Yes the core belief holds true among all denominations (Jesus is the son of God, died for our sins, rose from the dead, etc..) but there are differences in doctrine between denominations.

I am a minister of a non-denominational church. Our church(es) are one of the "true" non-denom.'s that have always been non-denom. We are part of the restoration movement (google it) and are closely tied with the church of christ. There are a lot of churches now-a-days that call themselves non-denom. just because they don't want to label themselves as Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc.. but they still answer to a denomination and still have the same doctrinal beliefs as the denomination they were once a part of.

You just need to find out what doctrine you believe to be true and attend a church that shares that same belief. It's sad that our churches are split this way, but it's just the reality of the situation. Hopefully one day we can all be united in the same truth(s) again like in the 1st century churches.

I have zero faith, so this will be purely an analytical opinion.

Instead of asking whether or not you should go, just go to a church on a sunday, and after the worship ask for a copy of the church's Statement Of Faith. If you find that you strongly disagree with something in it, then go to a different church next week and try again. And many churches have their statements of faith freely available online, so if you want you can probably screen churches in advance that way.

Yes! We have to get back to the original intent.

We are the body of Christ not the Bodies of Christ.

Denominations does nothing but separate.

Rather you are one or the other, that or this, aren't we all working for God's glory and for His kingdom?

Aren't we here to save the lost, reaching out the the unreachables, loving the unloved ones?

I am a praise team leader at a baptist church. But as a traveling praise leader, the only difference I saw was the service orders and traditional difference.

We are all one working on different positions of this world.

I dont agree, while people who like a more traditional church services, I personally do not, non-denomination churches tend to be more contemporary and fit what I, ME, PERSONALLY need. Everyone is different, you need to find what you like and what works for you and your family and try it.

If you are traveling within the baptist denomination, sure the doctrine would be the same. If you went out of the baptist denomination, the doctrine would be vastly different.



Not necessarily true. Denominations do not depict whether a service will be traditional or contemporary. The "style" is usually determined on the congregational make-up and the style of the ministers.

lol? non-denomination just means you don't subscribe or submit yourselves to any specifics about what the denomination belives

It's all christianity, if you think there are different forms of christianity you need to get your mind straight and go read Ephesians again. Paul talks about this topic and he says not to separate ourselves with denominational laws or thoughts, but to join together as one body of Christ.