What are the Benefits of Being Independent?

Apocrypha · #1 03-05-2008, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Alter Ego

Okay, there are already some awesome posts on this thread. It seems as though the greatest benefit is freedom and the greatest drawback is a dearth of fellwoship.

How do you handle the lack of fellowship? Are there other independents close by? Do you felloeship Trinitarians?

It depends really, if you are in a area like Houston with alot of fellow independents its easy, if your in a harder area you need to travel to events like the AWCF convention or stuff the NCO puts on. Are you a pastor or minister?

Jehoram · #2 03-05-2008, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by erikwebster

It depends really, if you are in a area like Houston with alot of fellow independents its easy, if your in a harder area you need to travel to events like the AWCF convention or stuff the NCO puts on. Are you a pastor or minister?

Yes I am.

A_PoMo · #3 03-05-2008, 11:14 AM

I don't think there's much a down side to being independent. There is plenty of opportunity for fellowship if you will just make friends with other ministers in your area. There are usually lots of mens conferences, ministry conferences, etc.. to go if you want.

It is definitely nice not to have all the organizational politics to contend with.

The only downsides to leaving an org are, 1) If you're accustomed to having people kiss your ring finger and genuflect when you grace a pulpit then you're in a for a rude awakening when you go into an environment where nobody knows or cares who you are, 2) when you leave some orgs they brand you as a heretic and it's a bummer to have to deal with that, especially if some of them are old friends.

Other than that, my experience as an independent has been a good one. It's about to end as I'm most likely going to be ordained with a real live denomination in the next few months. All good things must come to an end.

mizpeh · #4 03-05-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by A_PoMo

I don't think there's much a down side to being independent. There is plenty of opportunity for fellowship if you will just make friends with other ministers in your area. There are usually lots of mens conferences, ministry conferences, etc.. to go if you want.

It is definitely nice not to have all the organizational politics to contend with.

The only downsides to leaving an org are, 1) If you're accustomed to having people kiss your ring finger and genuflect when you grace a pulpit then you're in a for a rude awakening when you go into an environment where nobody knows or cares who you are, 2) when you leave some orgs they brand you as a heretic and it's a bummer to have to deal with that, especially if some of them are old friends.

Other than that, my experience as an independent has been a good one. It's about to end as I'm most likely going to be ordained with a real live denomination in the next few months. All good things must come to an end.

What real live denomination are you talking about?