The 45,000 Denominations Number Is Real. It Doesn't Mean What You Think

The 45,000 Denominations Number Is Real. It Doesn't Mean What You Think. The 45,000 denominations figure is real. It comes from the World Christian Encyclopedia, published by Oxford University Press, and it is not counting what almost anyone using it thinks it counts — because under its own definition, the Roman Catholic Church contributes hundreds of entries to the total by itself. This video explains where the 45000 denominations number comes from, what the counting rule actually is, what an honest count of Christian denominations would look like, and the four divisions in church history that are genuinely real: Chalcedon in 451, the East-West schism of 1054, the Reformation, and the growth of independent Pentecostalism after 1906. CHAPTERS 00:00 The number is real. It doesn't mean what you think 01:47 What you'll be able to do by the end 02:23 A room in Nairobi, 1972 05:08 The counting rule that produced 45,000 07:12 Two churches, one faith, two entries 09:01 What an honest count looks like 11:14 Division 1 — Chalcedon, 451 12:49 Division 2 — East and West, 1054 13:45 Division 3 — the Reformation 14:54 Division 4 — Azusa Street, 1906 15:36 What David Barrett was actually building 17:03 The three-word question 17:36 How to check this yourself CHECK THE WORK The Center for the Study of Global Christianity publishes a one-page "Status of Global Christianity" table every year, free. Find the denominations row and look at what sits above and below it. This channel explains how the church got from the apostles to now — councils, schisms, heresies and reformations. Every position is stated as its own best advocates would state it. No tradition is being sold to you. NEXT: What Actually Happened At The Council Of Nicaea #ChurchHistory #Denominations #ChristianUnity