tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post2531424461629492635..comments2024-03-09T08:51:31.789-05:00Comments on Mad Padre: Cycling the ValleyMad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-8736058751058996632008-07-31T11:38:00.000-04:002008-07-31T11:38:00.000-04:00Steve - United Baptist is the most prominent denom...Steve - United Baptist is the most prominent denomination around these aparts.<BR/><BR/>Denominational affiliation seems to be going the way of the dinosaur. The church growth gurus all recommend ditching the denominational branding, which apparently brings with it old and bad church baggage such as dogmas, scandals, intolerance, and institutional superstructures in favour of "one-off" church identities which are presumably more attractive to seekers. Case in point - when I was back in London, ON, last week, I noticed that one of the larger baptist churches there, Wortley Road Baptist Church, now sports a sign saying simply "Hillside Church".Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-46190907024082236802008-07-18T22:32:00.000-04:002008-07-18T22:32:00.000-04:00Regular baptists or seventh day?Regular baptists or seventh day?stylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516667585559969174noreply@blogger.com