Is it really helpful for those who don't feel they fit in to start their own church?
Of course it is the Protestant ideal: break away if the reform you think is needed does not happen exactly when and how you think it should.
But how does splintering off help the universal Church?
"Is it really helpful for those who don't feel they fit in to start their own church?
Of course it is the Protestant ideal: break away if the reform you think is needed does not happen exactly when and how you think it should.
But how does splintering off help the universal Church?"
You have recast my statements as negative. Mine were positive.
1. Many churches have volunteer leadership that has been in control for decades and will continue to be so for decades. Many churches do not wish to add more programs to their portfolio. As a result, working your way into your own calling, "leadership" is impossible. The answer is begin your own church.
It is not a splintering away from the church, it is just a new, different location.
It has no effect on "The Universal Church" other than spreading it to other locations, with the possiblity of attracting other people.
Another way to look at it is that churches bud other churches for many reasons other than doctrinal differences.
There are a large number of Christians whose calling is to start new churches. I know a number of them and they are very active in start ups. When the church is up and running, they start another one. It's how the Church grows.
We are all members of the Body of Christ.
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