Should ministers wear preaching robes and clerical collars? Well, this is certainly in the realm of adiaphora (i.e., things "indifferent" or "non-essential"). The Bible doesn't require someone to wear a robe or a collar, but why might some pastors choose to wear them? What is the reasoning behind wearing them?
For more information, see:
A Pulpit Is Not A Platform (article) by R. Scott Clark
A Short History of the Wearing of Clerical Collars in the Presbyterian Tradition (article) by Tim LeC...
Should ministers wear preaching robes and clerical collars? Well, this is certainly in the realm of adiaphora (i.e., things "indifferent" or "non-essential"). The Bible doesn't require someone to wear a robe or a collar, but why might some pastors choose to wear them? What is the reasoning behind wearing them?
For more information, see:
A Pulpit Is Not A Platform (article) by R. Scott Clark
A Short History of the Wearing of Clerical Collars in the Presbyterian Tradition (article) by Tim LeCroy
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