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I read the article a about a week ago and it brought to mind that the concept of a religious uniform is alive and well. The code is not a standardization nationally look, rather it is a regional and faith tradition based. Here in Charleston, SC, the clerical collar shirt is very prevalent, and in some ways expected. For church services the full regalia (robes, collar and cross) is in use by many denomination. The collar and suit for formal setting outside the church, and for daily wear the collar shirt, khaki pants and deck shoes (no socks). The type of collar matters, with the full white collar on a black (or color) shirt being used by churches such as Anglicans, AME, and other non-Catholic formal churches, and many independent African-American churches. The white tab collar is more the province of the Catholic church, but you do see it across the board on special occasions.Suits are big with Baptist, Methodist and mainline Pentecostals, and always acceptable in the community and civic setting.The Hawaii shirt and jeans or khaki uniform of so many ministers across the country today, is found, as is the t-shirt, shorts and sandal uniform of the non-conformist, who of course are conforming to their role models.The business casual look is very acceptable these days, with a sport coat added for more formal events.Judging by the effectiveness of preaching the Gospel in this area, perhaps the John the Baptist/Elijah uniform is need to standout. However, with the heat and humidity around here the camel skin and leather would be a problem, especially when you go to the beach.Mat

I don't think there is a hard fast rule or a one size fits all.A couple of times a year I get to speak at my friends church in NC on Sunday morning and I typically dress up; dress pants, dress shirt, suit jacket. It's what they are used to seeing each week from their pastor.

From a personal viewpoint Yes, I like to see a minister dress-up some. No tie is okay with me, but I like neat sports clothes if not a suit.When I was a real pastor I always wore a suit and tie on Sunday AM. The other services it was sports clothes.That is only a personal opinion. What ever works to keep folks in church is fine with me. At least in church they can hear the WORD. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

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If preachers dress like newscasters, should they wear a suit coat and tie and a pair of shorts? I hear some newscasters have done that

Any time I've preached or taught at church or on community television in recent years I've probably been wearing an aloha shirt or something that would pass for it. Some of the liturgical churches and traditional Protestant churches have vestments in Hawaii. But it seems like most Pentecostal pastors wear aloha shirts and things like that. The Filippinos would wear suits or sports coats with slacks and ties and really dress up. Samoans dress up but the men wear something that looks like a skirt. Did Jesus wear a suit? Did we wear the cultural equivalent? He apparently had a nice robe. How were his disciples dressed? Do we really think they 'dressed to impress?' When Paul washed up on a shore somewhere after being shipwrecked, was he 'dressed to impress.' John the Baptists wanted the one with two cloaks to give one to him who had none. Neither one would end up with a special cloak to wear only to religious meetings if that were the case.The only passage I can think of that really relates to the topic is the one that would rebuke followers of Jesus who would despise a poor man who comes into a meeting in vile raiment

Culture and up-bringing will fit in somewhere. It is unavoidable.Some wonderful Christians, lumbermen and farmers attend a country COG at Nealsville, NC(probably many other places). You would insult these people if you were to show up in torn jeans and a t-shirt to minister. Just thinking out loud. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

Why do preachers where jeans in the pulpit?Most jobs above minimum wage don't allow jeans - and the reason is it doesn't look very professional - so why did that become the hip preacher standard? Because the Christian artists all wear jeans?Why isn't business casual the standard?If you wanted to look like the minimum wage guys - put on a garbage collectors jump suit or something. Or a McDonalds uniform.Why jeans

First we don't have a pulpit, we meet in a converted office building.On any given Sunday out of the 400 that attend 390 of them are wearing jeans. It's the normal wear for the group that gathers with us each Sunday.The pastor wears jeans and a shirt but their just plain ole jeans not fancy or designer. Our church tells people don't worry about what you are wearing just get dressed and come to church. Seems to work, we're growing by leaps and bounds and people are being baptized every other week.So why jeans, probably because it helps to alleviate some of the fears of people who wouldn't normally come to church about what to wear.