tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post7848027632735651865..comments2023-10-03T10:53:51.102-04:00Comments on Next Generation Evangelistic Network: Should My Denomination Serve My Church?Dr. Terry Dorsetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05964444127928103488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-3201186277366166872015-11-11T16:35:25.622-05:002015-11-11T16:35:25.622-05:00Those are good expectations to have. Thanks for sh...Those are good expectations to have. Thanks for sharing.Terry W. Dorsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853614918122167720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-87176874962681314812015-11-11T16:35:09.157-05:002015-11-11T16:35:09.157-05:00Having been in a non-denominational church and a d...Having been in a non-denominational church and a denominational church I can see good and bad of both. Sometimes denoms can get top heavy and verge on having power issues and get caught too much into politics. The plus is the pooling of resources makes ministry very effective and helps smaller churches reach areas they would otherwise never be able to. With non-denoms churches are limited in the scope they can reach others and often reinvent the wheel so to speak. The plus is the local church's are not influenced by a large convention that doesn't really know the local church. Hope this makes sense. Personally the only thing I expect from the denomination is to follow the gospel, and use the funds collected by the local church wisely to spread the gospel.Jane Parontonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-18221817084284212082015-11-11T14:40:58.792-05:002015-11-11T14:40:58.792-05:00And some of the most solid writing on the applicat...And some of the most solid writing on the application of Scripture available.Haglund Martynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-26606139926808541222015-11-11T11:11:53.488-05:002015-11-11T11:11:53.488-05:00Amen. May God help all of us keep an outward focus...Amen. May God help all of us keep an outward focus.Terry W. Dorsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853614918122167720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-87875772604153121672015-11-11T09:51:25.190-05:002015-11-11T09:51:25.190-05:00Thanks for offering some good thoughts on this. Wh...Thanks for offering some good thoughts on this. When followers of Jesus, either individually or collectively, start thinking about being served, we are no longer following Jesus. Denominations do not exist to serve churches, but to assist them.Dr. Gerry Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271300095492900409noreply@blogger.com