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Tag Archives: Churches of Christ
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Part 2, Why We Don’t Know Who We Are
If you were to ask most Church members whether we’re headed for a split as a “fellowship,” meaning denomination, most would say the split is already well underway. Many would say it’s already complete. In my church, when a couple … Continue reading
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Leading Change for Ministers, Part 2
Continuing from Part 1 — * Start with grace. Everything stems from the gospel. Get it right, and everything else should follow. Don’t even try to talk about divorce, the role of women, or instrumental music with a works-salvation eldership. … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Change agent, Churches of Christ, Leadership, liberal, liberalism
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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Part 1, Background
Lately, I’ve been pondering the direction of the progressive Churches of Christ. Where are we going to be in 20 or 30 years? More importantly, where do we want to be in 20 or 30 years? Now, many congregational leaders … Continue reading
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Leading Change for Ministers, Part 1
I’m frequently asked by ministers how to cope with the fact their church desperately needs to change, to escape legalism. Sometimes the elders are uncooperative, even opposed. Sometimes the elders are open to learning. Now, I’m talking about stuff I … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Change agent, Churches of Christ, elders, Leadership, liberal, liberalism, Quail Springs Church of Christ
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Leading Change for Elders, Part 3
This is the final part of this series — for now. * Talk to the members. Make a point of getting to church early and leaving late. Be generous with your time. Listen to what people say. And don’t fool … Continue reading
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Leading Change for Elders, Part 2
Continuing our listing of ways to avoid splitting your church when you lead them to make a major change — * Lack of political capital. Most elderships don’t think in political terms. Some would get upset at my using the … Continue reading
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Leading Change for Elders, Part 1
The topic is how an eldership might lead its congregation to make a controversial change. It’s an important one — one that people frequently ask me about. And to be perfectly frank, I’m not sure I know the answer. But … Continue reading
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Leading Change: On Being a “Change Agent” and a “Liberal”
I’m going to post a series of articles on how to help your church change. As a lead in, we probably need to talk a little bit about the name calling that such efforts lead to. Don’t for a minute … Continue reading
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A Plea to Reconsider: On How Hard Humility Is, the Conclusion of it All
(1 Pet 5:5b-6) All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due … Continue reading
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A Plea to Reconsider: Abusing Restoration Movement History
Miller’s concluding paragraph begins, Over a century ago, many churches of Christ were swept into what was then called “the digression.” The use of musical instruments in worship was one of the divisive issues that caused the breach. History is … Continue reading
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