Our CU is 'multi-denominational'.
I've been briefly thinking about what this means in practice.
We don't have women speakers in case that offends people, we don't have free-flowing worship incase that offends people.
In most cases we err on the traditional/conservertive side of things. But in not offending them, are we offending others? What about the people that are used to free-flowing worship and prayer - are they not offended if we don't do that? What about the woman speaker?
So how does it work?
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he he, i spot uccf influence lol!
Indeed.
I think it just entertains me, that in doing what they do to avoid doing what they don't want to do, they end up doing what they don't want to do surely...
I guess I've also been surprised this year at how many young people hold what I would call 'old' views on things. Mainly the woman speakers one. These people are so young and yet they hold such strong views about it and are upset if they're gone against. I guess you could say I'm the same but the opposite way round. I hold on to the roles that men and women have (men being the head/leader, women being more pastoral etc.) but that doesn't mean that there aren't occassions where they can do either. Who am I to stand in the way if God's calling you to something?
But yes, anyway - lol - I love church politics.
On the woman speakers issue, the views that people still hold on it astound me, and seem completely irrational.
As for the non-denominational idea - what you describe seems like the worst possible way to be non-denominational, and must lead to some quite dull activities. The best kind of non-denominationalism would incorporate things from all traditions, rather than only including things that everyone agrees on. People who are going to a non-denominational CU should be big enough to accept things that their church tradition doesn't, in that context.
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