Here is an innaresting little map of dominant denominations by county in the US. You can see the low-down at strange maps, which is where I saw this via marko. And if you click on the map it gets readable.I guess I don't really have anything to say other than.... where the heck is my denom? Oh, that's right, we're not on anybodies map. Actually, I didn't expect to find it, and it doesn't bother me. I have always liked our little denomination. It's the only one I've ever really known much about. I have a lifetime ordination (supposedly) through her. I always used to be fond of saying "We're about as non-denominational as a denomination can get." Although I don't know if that was really true or not, but I liked to say it and I thought it was true. I've been having my doubts lately though. Things seem to be changing. No, they ARE changing.
I don't think I have any readers from our denom leadership here - with the possible exception of my friend Lance. And I'm not trying to point any fingers - especially at him. But.... well.... I am becoming a bit disillusioned with things. I don't really know how to put it into words even. I guess most of the fault lies with me - I had a good relationship with the only director we'd had since I've been involved, and I don't really know the new one. Plus I've never had a particularly good relationship with my regional director. He's a super nice guy, but is sort of a micro-manager who seems to busy himself a lot with non-essentials. I guess I'm wondering if that's where we're headed as a denom. There just doesn't seem to be much leadership, or vision, or direction, or.... anything. At least nothing that I hear about. I don't know, it's probably just my imagination. That happens.
So.... I was hoping this map might get me motivated or something. Yep, it's a map. Pft.
4 comments:
Interesting map.
I have a problem with the yellow box. I think it should be called something else because to a lot of people I think it probably suggests that Baptists, Catholics, Methodists, Lutherans, etc. aren't Christian and that Christians are some how they're own seperate color.
Ehh...just being picky though.
They should merge this map with Google maps so the user can zoom right down close enough to read the sign in front of their own church:
"Come in for a heapin' helpin' a God fearin'."
Carrie, my guess is that the yellow boxes refer to a denomination like "Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)" or some such thing. But I didn't look on the website to see so I'm just guessing.
Carrie (and Tom),
Yeah, I would agree with Tom. The site I referenced didn't know what the yellow meant either, but a commenter there said:
"When it’s used to refer to a specific denomination, “Christian Church” usually refers to one of the denominations that grew out of the Campbell-Stone Restoration Movement of the 1800s. The Disciples of Christ is one of the largest of these and one of the few that has a central organization."
I agree though, the map-maker could have picked a better term if that's what they meant.
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