Category Archives: Progressive Churches of Christ

The Progressive Churches of Christ: Unity, Part 2

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Jay F Guin

However, I don’t think race or socio-economic status is the biggest unity challenge among Churches of Christ. Our big problem is overcoming our sectarian past. We may no longer think that the Baptists and Catholics are going to hell, but … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: Unity, Part 1

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Jay F Guin

I graduated from law school in 1978 and immediately began my career of teaching Bible classes. And early on, around 1980, I taught a Wednesday night class about the Restoration Movement — which is when I began my Restoration Movement … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: A Little Hauerwas, Part 2

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Let’s consider Hauerwas’s understanding of the gospel — That through Jesus Christ, very God and very man, we Gentiles have been made part of the promise to Israel that we will be witnesses to God’s good care of God’s creation … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: Community Disciplines

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Jay F Guin

So if it’s important that we think in terms of story and community and formation into the image of Christ, then the scriptures likely provide us with community spiritual disciplines that help this happen. And, indeed, it’s true. For example, … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: Spiritual Formation

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Jay F Guin

A few years ago, it was fashionable to have seminars, books, and classes on “spiritual formation.” Many churches hired a “minister of spiritual formation” — a position that has largely degraded into being the minister over the adult ed program and … Continue reading →

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Progressive Churches of Christ: Community Formation

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Jay F Guin

I confess to certain introverted tendencies. For example, I’m really happy sitting at my computer, listening to music, and typing theology for hours on end. That’s the behavior of an introvert. But, ironically enough, I’m not a fan of the … Continue reading →

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The Progressive Churches of Christ: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Jay F Guin

This discussion began several days ago with two posts (Part 1 and Part 2) pointing out the latest news on the declining numbers in the Churches of Christ generally. We then looked at the state of the Churches of Christ today … Continue reading →

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Progressive Churches of Christ: Baptism

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Jay F Guin

So the subject is Sacraments, and we’ve talked about the Lord’s Supper. That leaves baptism. And we’re much better at our baptismal practices than our Eucharistic practices. At least, some of us are. I visited one church that had a … Continue reading →

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Progressive Churches of Christ: The Lord’s Supper, Part 2

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Next, think about this in terms of story. When we take communion in our traditional way at church, what is the story that we are telling? In many churches, the story is: We care about the scriptures more than “the … Continue reading →

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Progressive Churches of Christ: The Lord’s Supper, Part 1

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Let’s talk about the Sacraments. You see, I’m persuaded that a key step in the right direction is a re-envisioning of the Sacraments as community events that draw us toward Jesus. The traditional Church of Christ approach to the Lord’s … Continue reading →

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