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Category Archives: Churches of Christ
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard Weighs In (Fourth Question, part 2)
In the last post, we considered whether we should preserve the best of our heritage as Restoration Movement churches. Of course, we should. The hard part is figuring out what’s best. What doctrines are so important that we should have … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard Weighs In (Fourth Question, part 1)
How does our current historical amnesia affect the vitality of the Restoration Movement institutions? Should we care? The Standard asks, If megachurches and new churches are a prophetic whisper of who we are becoming, are we making ourselves vulnerable as … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard Weighs In (Third Question)
How do we function as independents without encouraging free agency? The Standard writes, If a church or ministry in our movement chooses to, it’s easy for them to operate as a “free agent.” There are church planters who have started … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard Weighs In (Second Question)
Can’t we embrace the “unity thing” without dismantling our distinctives and settled doctrines? The Christian Standard writes, I love the spirit of cooperation evident in our churches today as we missionally engage issues of poverty and justice in partnership with … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard Weighs In (First Question)
As I mentioned in the last post under this topic, the Christian Standard has asked 5 questions about the future of the Restoration Movement. This first is — Are we really still a movement? The Standard refers to a definition … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: The Christian Standard Weighs In (Introduction)
Some time ago, I posted a series of articles asking about the future of the progressive Churches of Christ. Are we going to merge with the independent Christian Churches? Become a collection of detached community churches with no common works? … Continue reading
The Gospel Advocate Creed: “Size Is Not the Issue”
The August 2008 issue of the Gospel Advocate hit my mailbox yesterday, and it demonstrates plainly why the Churches of Christ are in numerical decline. The publisher, Neil W. Anderson, in a page 3 editorial, declares, “Size is not the … Continue reading
Gospel Advocate Creed: Don’t Let the Advocate Keep Us From Attending the World Convention
The June 2008 issue of the Gospel Advocate opens with an editorial from editor Neil W. Anderson, declaring that the Advocate counsels against participation in the 17th World Convention of Christian Churches, churches of Christ, and Disciples of Christ in … Continue reading
Are the Churches of Christ Declining? More Goods News and Bad News, Part 3
Christian colleges One of the most fascinating parts of Yeakley’s “Good News and Bad News” is his study of retention rates of children in the Churches of Christ. How many who graduate high school as a Church member stay in … Continue reading
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Are the Churches of Christ Declining? More Good News and Bad News, Part 2
From 1980 to 2000, the fastest growing denominations, as a percentage of adherents (members plus children), are as follows: Assemblies of God 58.9% Mormons 57.3% Independent Christian Churches/churches of Christ 27.6% Catholic Church 30.6% Southern Baptists 22.1% Churches of Christ … Continue reading
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