What are the Benefits of Being Independent?

[LadyChocolate]

Originally Posted by Whole Hearted

I know the men I fellowship. I find out about a men and his church before I fellowship them. I don't just meet someone and start fellowshipping them.

Exactly!

[Pastor Keith]

Originally Posted by Alter Ego

What are some of the benefits of churches/ministers being independent of a larger religious organization?

Do those benefits outweigh the drawbacks of going it alone?

No worried about peer pressure or play the impress each other game, is one benefit. You can do your own thing without people talking about you, you can experiement try new things and not have to worry about the nay sayers.

But not having the ability to make a contribution to a larger group is a loss in my opinion.

[Jehoram]

Originally Posted by keith4him

No worried about peer pressure or play the impress each other game, is one benefit. You can do your own thing without people talking about you, you can experiement try new things and not have to worry about the nay sayers.

But not having the ability to make a contribution to a larger group is a loss in my opinion.

What sort of contribution?

[Apocrypha]

AWCF is the way to go, the nice part about the networks like AWCF, NCO, and if your further on the edge Global Network of Ministries is that you can be part of several of them. Promiseland in Austin has a fellowship in austin also.

[Jehoram]

Has the organization contributed anything into Whole Hearted in the last few years?

Perhaps this is part of the problem. The org thinks its members should serve it instead of the other way around.

Is Hazelwood a Queen Bee and everyone else simple drones?

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Alter Ego

Has the organization contributed anything into Whole Hearted in the last few years?

Perhaps this is part of the problem. The org thinks its members should serve it instead of the other way around.

Is Hazelwood a Queen Bee and everyone else simple drones?

Say what? I thought it was a way to pool resources in a unified effort to impact and win the world with the Whole Gospel. The fellowship is an added benefit.

[Jehoram]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

Say what? I thought it was a way to pool resources in a unified effort to impact and win the world with the Whole Gospel. The fellowship is an added benefit.

That is what it is supposed to be.

That is what it is not.

[NW Pastor]

Originally Posted by Alter Ego

That is what it is supposed to be.

That is what it is not.

Rather a broad statement, don't you think? I am sure there could be money managed more efficiently at times. But at least there is money. I'm not sure the answer is to withdraw all funding, but rather tweak the system. As the old cliche goes, "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater."

[Whole Hearted]

Originally Posted by Alter Ego

Has the organization contributed anything into Whole Hearted in the last few years?

Perhaps this is part of the problem. The org thinks its members should serve it instead of the other way around.

Is Hazelwood a Queen Bee and everyone else simple drones?

I have been at my present church for nearly two years. Not one visit or phone call did I receive welcoming me to the area or to see just how things were going.

I always go to sectional and district conf. This year I was in the bed with the flu during the sectional conf. Not one call to see where I was or how I was doing.

Great fellowship

But is funny they always fine my phone number at offering time.

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by Alter Ego

What are some of the benefits of churches/ministers being independent of a larger religious organization?

Do those benefits outweigh the drawbacks of going it alone?

You don't have to be accountable to anyone. TIC of course.