So says Outreach magazine. In actuality, there is no such thing as "non-denominational." Most of the 100 largest churches in America, whether they admit it or not, reflect some form of baptist/pentecostal/evangelical theology, and have been historically informed and shaped by the Calvinist, Arminian, and/or Wesleyan traditions.
The moniker of "non-denominational" caught on some years ago because it was a way of eliding the issue of contending Christian traditions. "Non-denominational" would be beyond all that unpleasantness. (In that sense, it was a attitudinal forerunner of the currently popular "spiritual, but not religious.")
In truth, however, there is no "generic" Christian brand. Every church is the heir to some tradition or other. Sometimes, this is expressed boldly--Catholic!--and sometimes it is expressed vaguely--um, er, "non-denominational"--but everybody comes from some place.
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