File this post in the: “Daniel doesn’t have a point” folder.
Once upon a time I attended a church whose senior pastor liked to underscore the importance of moving one’s church membership to a local body of believers. Joining a local church was important. Just like when you move to a new city you get yourself an account with the local bank, so also you need to be affiliated with a local church. The local branch is where you do your business. So went his argument.
When I was in middle school, my dad (a Navy officer) was stationed in Rota, Spain. I opened a bank account with Navy Federal Credit Union. That’s been my bank ever since.
I haven’t had a local branch of my bank since I was fourteen.
But I never had the heart to tell my pastor.
