Another positive for belonging to a denomination is the benefit of a strong and qualified leadership at the top. They provide the checks and balances needed to keep individual churches on the right path. We have been members of several "independent" churches (as there was no nearby CRC) and have seen firsthand bad decisions made that were at times totally non-biblical. We also noted in non affiliated churches the Pastor becomes at times too strong and the leadership team may be less than qualified to question his decisions.
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Another positive for belonging to a denomination is the benefit of a strong and qualified leadership at the top. They provide the checks and balances needed to keep individual churches on the right path. We have been members of several "independent" churches (as there was no nearby CRC) and have seen firsthand bad decisions made that were at times totally non-biblical. We also noted in non affiliated churches the Pastor becomes at times too strong and the leadership team may be less than qualified to question his decisions.