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Perhaps you, too, have noticed. The American church world is changing. I don’t know if the religion section of your local newspaper is like the one in our neighborhood. But even on a quick reading, one thing is abundantly clear. Denominations are out. “Fellowships” are in. Traditional names for churches are out. Trendy names are in. Oh, there are a few “United Methodist Church of . . .”, “First Presbyterian Church of . . .,” “Messiah Lutheran Church,” but their numbers are dwindling. There are more and more “community churches” listed in my area with no denominational affiliation mentioned anywhere in connection with the church.
Kim Riddlebarger is the author of October, 2012's "Article of the Month". The subtitle of the article "Some Thoughts on Church Growth from a Reformed Perspective", I think, gives a good indication what the article is about... a focused look upon the modern church and then an evaluation of it from a biblical and historic, confessional Reformed perspective. The article discusses the positive aspect of the "Highest Common Denominator", i.e., what Scripture teaches us about the True Church. And, it also deals with the "Lowest Common Denominator" type of modern church. Without a doubt, I am 100% certain that this article is going to 'ruffle some feathers' of some readers. But, this may also motivate some to participate in a discussion of this subject on the board for the edification of all.

You can go right to this article by clicking here: The Church of the Highest Common Denominator.

Or, for later reading, it can be found in the Article of the Month section of the main website.

In His service and grace,

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