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DENOMINATIONAL CHART © Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 5/2018 DENOMINATIONAL CHART © Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 5/2018 The Denominational Chart is intended to serve as a useful tool - a launching point - for our students in their denominational search. It contains general information, categorized by topics that seem to matter most to our students in their selection process: church polity, theology, stance on women in leadership, and view on baptism. The denominations listed in this Chart reflect the top-represented denominations from the Gordon-Conwell student body. Omission of any particular denomination does not reflect a negative view on the part of the seminary, nor does inclusion in this chart reflect our endorsement. Also, the descriptions and categorizations are written from a general evangelical stance, and do not connote their official endorsement by the respective denomination. The Mentored Ministry Department welcomes any clarifications, updates or corrections from knowledgeable readers or denominational representatives to improve the accuracy of this Chart. We also reserve the right to decide whether the proposed changes should be adopted. Most of all, we hope and pray that this Chart will be of genuine help to our students as they seek God’s direction for their lives and ministry. Theological Distinctives Gender* Baptism* Other Distinctives Local/Regional Denomination Polity (Liberal; Mixed; (Egalitarian or (Pedo/Covenant, Contact Conservative, Complementarian) Credo/Believers, Reformed; Both) Information Charismatic; Pentecostal DEFINITIONS: Polity: Congregational = major decisions effecting the local church (including ordination) are made by the congregation. Episcopal = major decisions affecting the local church are made by the denominational leadership; ordination approved by bishops. Presbyterian = major decisions effecting the local church are made by the ruling elders; ordination approved by presbytery. Theology: Categorizations of these distinctives are taken from a centrist Evangelical perspective. The terms “Conservative,” “Charismatic,” and “Pentecostal” carry the assumption that these denominations are also Evangelical. Gender: Complementarian* = the view that women may not be ordained nor have leadership positions over men. Egalitarian* = the view that women may be ordained and/or have leadership positions over men. (*There are modifications and variations on each of these positions. Also, please note that in certain denominations, particularly with a congregational system of polity, the emphasis or practice of a given view might vary from congregation to congregation.) Baptism: Pedo/Covenant = infant baptism practiced, along with adult convert baptism. Credo/Believers = believer-baptism only. 1 Association of A trans-denominational Acts 29 church plants Reformed Complementarian Depends on the peer to peer network of www.acts29network.org [Churches can Evangelical congregation missional church planting Matt Chandler, President be independent Missional churches. [email protected] or other- Acts 29 Network denomination- 800 member churches 2111 Justin Rd Suite 106 ally affiliated] worldwide. Flower Mound, TX 75028 North Atlantic Region Email: [email protected] Dr. Gordon Isaac, Prof. of Advent Christian Congregational Conservative/ Generally Credo with Fellowship vs. Advent Christian Studies, Reformed Egalitarian but immersion denomination; soul sleep & GCTS varies by destruction of wicked. 978-646-4099 congregation ~ 270 churches, 14,000 www.adventchristian.org members in US. Clayton Blackstone 2141 Broadway Bangor, ME 04401 [email protected] m www.ame-church.com African Methodist Episcopal Mixed Egalitarian Pedo-Covenant African-American. First Episcopal District: Episcopal Governance Conservative Bishop Gregory G.M. Within US: ~4000 churches, Ingram Methodist 2.5 million members; 3801 Market St., Doctrine worldwide: 12,000 Philadelphia, PA churches, 7.5 million 215-662-0506 members. https://brandonhoneycutt. All Nations Church Episcopal Conservative Complementarian Credo-Believers Six churches, Texas, wordpress.com/all-nations- Network Charismatic Wisconsin, Colorado, church-network Wyoming Bishop Brandon Honeycutt www.abc-usa.org American Baptist-USA Congregational Mixed Liberal/ Egalitarian Credo-Believers ~5800 churches, 1.5 million TABCOM Conservative members in US. Rev. Mary Day Miller, Supt. 2 20 Milton Street Dedham, MA 02026 781-320-8100 [email protected] www.tabcom.org www.anglicanchurch.net Anglican Church in Episcopal Conservative Complementarian Pedo-Covenant 1062 churches, 134,000 The Rt. Rev. William North (Egalitarian as members in US, Canada, and Murdoch, Bishop America local option) Mexico 978-388-0009 (ACNA) www.allsaintsamesbury.or g Asst. to the Bishop, The Venerable Donald Roberts droberts@allsaintsamesbur y.org Pentecostal www.ag.org Southern New England Assemblies of God Congregational Charismatic Egalitarian Credo-Believers Within US: 12,850 churches, Offices 3.1 million members; Superintendent Otis D. worldwide: 67 million Stanley members. PO Box 535 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Northeast MA Presbyter: 508-248-3711 Randal E. Smith, [email protected] [email protected]; www.snedag.org; 10 Baltimore Street Lynn, MA 01904 tel: 781.599.6045 fax: 781.599.3325 cell: 781.632.5810 www.arpchurch.org Associate Reformed Presbyterian Reformed; Complementarian Pedo- Cessationist Dr. Alan Avera, Exec. Dir. Presbyterian Church Conservative Covenantal Outreach North America (ARP) ~280 churches, 30,500 1 Cleveland St., Ste. 110 members in US. Greenville, SC 29601 864-232-8297 3 www.outreachnorthameric a.org http://www.bbfi.org Baptist Bible BBFI Headquarters: Fellowship, Intl. A fellowship of pastors, and by extension, a network of preachers, churches, missionaries, and educational 720 E. Kearney St institutions worldwide, affiliated for the purpose of church planting and sharing the truth of the Word of Springfield, MO 65803 God. 417-862-5001 Fax: 417-865-0794 Participation in the Baptist Bible Fellowship International is open to any Baptist pastor of a supporting [email protected] Baptist church believing in and adhering to the Word of God, on the basis of the BBFI Articles of Faith. The institutions of the BBFI include a Mission Office (a missionary support and service center), the National Church Planting Office (for the enlisting, supporting, and training of church planters), Baptist Bible College (Springfield, MO), Boston Baptist College (Boston, MA), and the Baptist Bible Tribune (the magazine of the BBFI). In North America, ~ 4,500 congregations, 1.2 million members; worldwide, an additional 10,000 churches. www.mybfc.org Bible Fellowship Calvinist; Jonathon Arnold Church Presbyterian Conservative; Complementarian Credo-Believers Premillennial 3000 Fellowship Drive Reformed (but women can Whitehall, PA 18052 be deacons) 65 churches, 7627 members [email protected] in US. 610-838-3111 [email protected] National director: Alan Brethren in Christ Episcopalian Mixed Egalitarian Credo-Believers Anabaptist; affiliated Robinson Conservative w/Mennonite Central General Questions: Committee. [email protected] ~250 churches, 20,700 www.bicus.org members in US. 4 http://calvarycca.org/ Calvary Chapel "Moses Charismatic Complementarian Credo-Believers Pre-Mill/Pre-Trib Region Leader: Pastor model" Joe Focht, Calvary Chapel of Philadelphia [email protected] 215-969-1520 Charis Fellowship Congregational Conservative Practicing Credo-Believers Church planting arm: GROW http://charisfellowship.us/ Complementarian New England Jack Brown, pastor & (formerly “Fellowship but allows GROW New England rep. of Grace Brethren ordained women Within US: 260 churches, North Shore Bible Church Churches” ) deacons 30,000 members; Essex, MA worldwide: 600,000 [email protected] members. Diocese of the Northeast: www.cec-na.org Charismatic Episcopal Episcopal Conservative & Egalitarian Pedo-Covenant Bishop Gregory Ortiz Charismatic [email protected] 845-256-8480 Cell: 845-527-7844 http://www.christschurchfello Fellowship that connects wship.us/ Christ Church Congregational Conservative & Egalitarian Credo-Believers churches and promotes Monique LeMaire, Minster Fellowship Charismatic unity in the body. Planting and Overseer and connecting churches 1676 East Main Rd, Suite 3 Portsmouth, R.I. 02871 (401)619-2221 www.cmalliance.org Christian & Presbyterian Conservative Complementarian Credo-Believers Emphasis on healing District Office & Missionary Alliance in U.S.; in Canada with immersion ministry; Missions-focused; Superintendent: (C&MA) women may be Pre-Millennial eschatology. http://www.alliancenewen ordained. gland.org Within US: 2,000 churches, Rev. Tom Flanders 430,000 members; PO Box 288 5 worldwide: 4 million South Easton, MA 02375 members. office@alliancenewengland .org 508-238-3820 Fax: 508-238-4454 Origin: Stone-Campbell http://church-of-christ.org/ Christian Churches/ Restoration Movement. Restoration House Ministries Churches of Christ Congregational Conservative; Complementarian Credo-Believers a capella worship (church planting) 1300 Wellington Road non- with denominational Baptismal Within US: 43,000 churches, Manchester, NH 03104 603-668-8808 association Regeneration 1.3 million members; Fax: 603-644-4991 worldwide: 2 million http://rhmnewengland.org members. Rev. Brent Storms Origin: Stone-Campbell www.disciples.org Christian Church Congregational Mixed Egalitarian Credo- Restoration Movement https://www.discipleshomemissi (Disciples of Christ) ons.org/dhm/clergy/christian- Believers with vocation-search-call/ immersion ~3,600
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