Appearances

I called a local church to find out their denominational roots and the secretary said, “Why do you want to know?” Churches today, in an effort to market themselves, are doing their best to conceal their denominational identity. They have removed denominational tags from the church name, bulletins, websites and letterheads. We all know the Lord would prefer we not have denominations and divisions. However, denominational tags help people determine where they want to worship. It is deceptive and manipulative for a church to withhold their denominational slant in order to give the appearance of a non-denominational church. Paul said of divisions, “No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval” (1Cor 11:19 NIV).