Saturday, May 7, 2016

The Mushrooming Of Non Denominational Church

By Jeffrey Stone


The history of the church as it can be dated during the apostolic missions shows that different congregations worked independently including the gentile house of worship. This is the same argument used by the members of non denominational church in the states. Their growth has been so rampant, and this has brought a bad image to the respected denominational churches. What they fail to understand is that they had a role to play that led to the separation.

They regularly argue their separation from the early ministries where each and every congregation operated independently. The Gentiles also served their congregation through their leaders. However, the point they fail to consider is the fact that the early churches though they were independent, they used to communicate to one another through Pauls epistles. When there was a need affect more than one church the churches came together to get a possible solution. Different reasons have led to this rift in churches. Some of these reasons date back to the post second world war error. These reasons include:

The deviation of the attention of church leaders after the Second World War. The house of worship at this time became more interested in political recognition and having power. At this error, many organizations wanted to be identified as agents of peace through power. Some members of this house of worship were very keen to notice this and eventually opted to come up with their congregation which would have leaders who are more interested in spiritual matters.

In addition to this, the house of worship became less strict and became very liberal in their activities. Those people who were not traditionally allowed in houses of worship started being welcomed. Some church mistakes were not punished as to their traditional expectations. This made some members feel like the value of their church was diminishing. Due to the love for the church they knew from before, they opted to come up with their churches that could not allow such linearization.

Interracial marriages became very common in most parts of America at the beginning of the 29th century. However, these marriages came with one hurdle. Most spouses found themselves Christians from different denominations. Amid this confusion, some members of the congregation came up with the suggestion of developing a non-denominational church that allowed people to worship together despite the difference in their denominational backgrounds. Since it was something affecting most people, the idea was readily accepted by many.

There has been a problem with most denominational churches and these problems are felt even today. The law to be followed by any Christian despite their denomination should be the Bible. However, they are carried away by their doctrines which they follow to the letter and eventually forget about what the Bible wants them. This has made some members of the congregation to seclude themselves and from their churches as they feel what is being done is not just at all. They typically believe in doing what they think is right.

Church leadership on its own has become a problem in these churches. This has been attributed to the complicated organization structure of these churches. The finances of this house of worship are under several different people in the hierarchy. Hence, chances of misuse are very high.

The denominational churches are at a threat of being instinct if their mode of operation does not change as people crave for freedom even in the manner of worship and basically just how things are run in these houses of worship.




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