I grew up in the kind of church that plants churches without meaning to. What I mean is that their theological style (a quirky, unreconstructed mid 20th century Dispensationalism tied to a hard line four point Calvinism), posture toward other churches (virtually all of which were regarded as false churches), and unhealthy moral habits of the congregation and leadership (materialistic, arrogant, suspicious) all made church splits inevitable. Over time they had so many of them that probably a half dozen churches around town owe their existence, in one way or another, to my old church.
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