Stephen P. McCutchan

Where are denominations headed? What will they look like in the future? As I understand it, denominations developed more in the USA than other places around the world. The fact that there are representative samples of denominations around the world is more due to the missionary movement that emerged from the United States than anything else. In most of Europe, the different expressions of Christianity were established as state churches. There were minority expressions also, but they were definitely reminded that they were protest groups and not the official expression of the faith. Part of the reason that denominations were birthed in the United States was the peculiar environment present at the beginning of our nation. As we are fond … Continue reading →