What is your denominational background?

[kari21]

Pentecostal through and through!

I like to raise the roof when I praise the Lord!

[Afal]

As a child, I attended a Baptist church, then an evangelical independent church. Nowadays, I tend to head towards charismatic churches (and look forward to settling in one when I move house in May-time). At the moment, I have no church fellowship and I find this soooooooooooooooooooo hard.

[Guest Becca W]

Well... when I was younger, prior to my parents getting divorced, I went to the local Presbyterian church on occasion with my dad's parents. When they divorced I stopped going until my mom bought our first house, then I went once to the local Methodist church. Many years past and I met my boyfriend, who became my husband, and he invited me to go to church with him. I went to church with him and the conviction spirit hit me so strong I didn't come back for five months. I have been going there ever since. We are group of born again believers whose teachings and beliefs are based on the Church of God teachings. We for the most part are very 'old school' but I love it!! There isn't a church service that goes by where you don't get something. Whether it's uplifting or stepping on your toes setting you back in line, you always get something from God. We don't really put a denominational label on our church, but if we have to we are Pentecostal. We don't have but 40 regulars, don't keep a membership book as we are a mission church. We are just here to prepare you go out and spread the Gospel of Jesus! We are one big family and it shows!

[mikhail7]

I had no church upbringing at all. Parents never went to church, although they wern't against it. I had to strike out on my own, after being "called" through friends, and called and called and called...Well, for a long time I didn't really do much about it. I've sampled some different denominations, as well as non-denominational ones. I've been going to a Baptist church for a while now but I have a renewed urge to start sampling again. Not sure where I'll end up, probably Baptist, or perhaps Christian Reformed, or, well, who knows? You see, I'm still pretty new to all of this. Before I had heard the "call" I was a bit intimidated, especially by pastors with a "hellfire and brimstone" style, but I've found myself fascinated in recent years by a certain televangelist with this style, but some members of the Baptist church I'm currently attending seem to not like this particular man on TV. Can someone tell me if there is something fundamentally wrong with Pastor John Hagee Ministries? I realize I may well be opening up a real can or worms, but I don't want to initiate a slugfest debate about basic doctrine, as I've read some old posts on the board and some of the debate has gotten rather lively and I suspect that it has generated some feelings of resentment among some of the posters and the last thing I want to do is stir the pot. As I've said, I'm still pretty new to all this and I've read a lot of posts on WB that make sense to me, and just a very few that don't quite jibe with my own admittedly limited understanding during this, my first few infant steps in my walk.

[KeilanS]

I'm a follower of Christ and that's all that matters.

[Ddavid from NC]

I had no church upbringing at all. Parents never went to church, although they wern't against it. I had to strike out on my own, after being "called" through friends, and called and called and called...Well, for a long time I didn't really do much about it. I've sampled some different denominations, as well as non-denominational ones. I've been going to a Baptist church for a while now but I have a renewed urge to start sampling again. Not sure where I'll end up, probably Baptist, or perhaps Christian Reformed, or, well, who knows? You see, I'm still pretty new to all of this. Before I had heard the "call" I was a bit intimidated, especially by pastors with a "hellfire and brimstone" style, but I've found myself fascinated in recent years by a certain televangelist with this style, but some members of the Baptist church I'm currently attending seem to not like this particular man on TV. Can someone tell me if there is something fundamentally wrong with Pastor John Hagee Ministries? I realize I may well be opening up a real can or worms, but I don't want to initiate a slugfest debate about basic doctrine, as I've read some old posts on the board and some of the debate has gotten rather lively and I suspect that it has generated some feelings of resentment among some of the posters and the last thing I want to do is stir the pot. As I've said, I'm still pretty new to all this and I've read a lot of posts on WB that make sense to me, and just a very few that don't quite jibe with my own admittedly limited understanding during this, my first few infant steps in my walk.

I have never heard anything heretical from Haggee, in fact, have enjoyed reading a few of his books. My main reservation with Hagee has been some of the ministries and ministers he has associated himself with at TBN. That has always made me cautious in giving him my confidence. I know I have differences with his theology but would like to think him genuine.

[OneLight]

Non-denominational. Do I count?

[Ddavid from NC]

Non-denominational. Do I count?

You count in my book

[tah]

Absolutely!!!

Rom 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

[mikhail7]

I had no church upbringing at all. Parents never went to church, although they wern't against it. I had to strike out on my own, after being "called" through friends, and called and called and called...Well, for a long time I didn't really do much about it. I've sampled some different denominations, as well as non-denominational ones. I've been going to a Baptist church for a while now but I have a renewed urge to start sampling again. Not sure where I'll end up, probably Baptist, or perhaps Christian Reformed, or, well, who knows? You see, I'm still pretty new to all of this. Before I had heard the "call" I was a bit intimidated, especially by pastors with a "hellfire and brimstone" style, but I've found myself fascinated in recent years by a certain televangelist with this style, but some members of the Baptist church I'm currently attending seem to not like this particular man on TV. Can someone tell me if there is something fundamentally wrong with Pastor John Hagee Ministries? I realize I may well be opening up a real can or worms, but I don't want to initiate a slugfest debate about basic doctrine, as I've read some old posts on the board and some of the debate has gotten rather lively and I suspect that it has generated some feelings of resentment among some of the posters and the last thing I want to do is stir the pot. As I've said, I'm still pretty new to all this and I've read a lot of posts on WB that make sense to me, and just a very few that don't quite jibe with my own admittedly limited understanding during this, my first few infant steps in my walk.

I have never heard anything heretical from Haggee, in fact, have enjoyed reading a few of his books. My main reservation with Hagee has been some of the ministries and ministers he has associated himself with at TBN. That has always made me cautious in giving him my confidence. I know I have differences with his theology but would like to think him genuine.

Thanks, David.