Articles
- What Is a Non-Denominational Church?A non denominational church operates independently of traditional denominational hierarchies, combining evangelical theology, local elder leadership, and contemporary worship in a rapidly expanding religious movement.
- What Is an Evangelical Christian?Defining what is an evangelical Christian requires examining David Bebbington's four theological marks—biblicism, crucicentrism, conversionism, and activism—alongside its complex cultural and political presence.
- The History of Evangelicalism in AmericaThe history of evangelicalism in America traces a path from colonial Great Awakenings and frontier revivalism to mid-century neo-evangelical renewal and the explosive rise of modern non-denominational megachurches.
- Where Non-Denominational Churches Are Growing: A State-by-State LookMapping non denominational churches by state reveals explosive growth across the Sun Belt and Western states, where independent evangelical congregations thrive in rapidly expanding suburbs and urban centers.
- The Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)The Evangelical Free Church of America unites Scandinavian pietist heritage with evangelical theology, emphasizing local congregational freedom and essential gospel unity across its nationwide fellowship.
- The Christian and Missionary Alliance ExplainedThe Christian and Missionary Alliance is an evangelical denomination centered on the Fourfold Gospel of Jesus Christ and a global passion for taking the message of salvation to unreached peoples worldwide.
- Calvary Chapel and Vineyard: The Churches of the Jesus MovementBorn out of the southern California Jesus Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s, Calvary Chapel and the Vineyard church revolutionized modern worship, expository preaching, and independent evangelical church networks.
- What Is a Bible Church?A Bible church is an independent, non-denominational Christian congregation rooted in dispensational theology, expository preaching, elder governance, and absolute commitment to biblical inerrancy.
- Megachurches in America: History and How They WorkMegachurches—congregations drawing 2,000 or more weekly attenders—have reshaped American Protestantism through contemporary worship, multisite campuses, extensive small-group networks, and national media broadcasts.
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