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Category Archives: Churches of Christ
Replanting a Denomination: In Reply to Greg
Gregory Alan Tidwell, my favorite conservative preacher, recently posted a challenging comment. It merits a detailed reply because he raises some important questions. Jay; You paint with a very broad brush. Among those whom you would call “traditionalists” there have … Continue reading
Replanting a Denomination: Resurrection and Paranoia
Here’s the critical point that so many miss. When an institution begins to decline, it will continue to decline unless something changes. Even if you believe the 20th Century Churches of Christ had perfect doctrine, something still has to change. … Continue reading
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Replanting a Denomination: Plateau and Decline
You won’t be surprised to learn that I have a theory as to why our rapid growth in the first part of the 20th Century came to an end. I think two events corresponded to upset the methods that had … Continue reading
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Replanting a Denomination: The Empty Church
Gregory Alan Tidwell (my favorite conservative preacher), who participated with me in the GraceConversation dialogue, wrote in a comment, I would recommend you consider the points raised in “The Empty Church: The Suicide of Liberal Christianity.” Thomas C. Reeves, a … Continue reading
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Replanting a Denomination: 20th Century Growth of the Churches of Christ
During the decades between 1889 and 1906, additional division occurred, largely over instrumental music and missionary societies. By 1906, the division was so well established that David Lipscomb advised the US Census Bureau that the a cappella Churches of Christ … Continue reading
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Replanting a Denomination: The Original Restoration Plea
A reader posted a comment, suggesting that the original Restoration Plea was not as I characterized it in the last post of this series, asserting — In actuallity, the concept of teaching “the correct doctrines of baptism, worship, and church … Continue reading
Replanting a Denomination: The Growth Cycle
Over the last few weeks, I wrote a series of posts on replanting a church, the idea being to consider how a church might work to change itself to be more nearly the church Jesus wants it to be. Reader … Continue reading
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Tagged All, church growth, Church of Christ Links, church planting
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Replanting a Denomination: The “Spiritual Sword” January 2010 edition
I’m typing on Christmas morning, listening to Alison Kraus, and enjoying a few moments of quiet before the kids (college age and older) wake up. Yesterday, the January 2010 edition of the “Spiritual Sword” arrived on my doorstep. I subscribed … Continue reading
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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: An Idea for a Dialogue
I get emails. This is from reader Alex Johnson — Dear Brother Guin, I was browsing your website earlier today, and I came upon an interesting statement in one of your posts; “Our institutions should give some thought to where … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Our Attitude Toward the Conservative Leaders, Part 2
So, what’s the solution to the persistence of legalism in the Churches of Christ? Well, for some of us, maybe you, I’m persuaded God wants us to teach grace to the conservative Churches of Christ and rescue his children from … Continue reading
