Tag Archives: Churches of Christ

A Plea to Reconsider: A Return to Creeds?

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Miller’s conclusion focuses on the articles of incorporation of the Richland Hills Church of Christ. You see, as is true of many Churches of Christ, the original articles specified that the church may never use “mechanical” instruments of worship and … Continue reading →

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A Plea to Reconsider: What’s Not Religious?

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Jay F Guin

On page 89, Miller begins to set up the classic “gopher wood” argument — But does that mean that we must have authority for everything we do in religion? Everything? What about the many things we do that the Bible … Continue reading →

The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Introduction

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Oops. This got posted prematurely. I’m not sure how, but gremlins have been known to haunt the Internet. What a few of you saw was a draft. The real thing is coming in a few weeks. But it’s still in … Continue reading →

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A Plea to Reconsider: Must We Have Authority? Further Thoughts

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Miller follows up his argument based on Colossians 3:17 with familiar arguments based on 1 Corinthians 4:6. I addressed this argument some time ago. See Going Beyond That Which is Written. He also makes the argument that either all silences … Continue reading →

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A Plea to Reconsider: Must We Have Authority?

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Miller begins his argument that those who worship with instruments are damned by building the case for the necessity of authority — Perhaps no other doctrine is emphasized so frequently in Scripture as the principle of authority. Yet, perhaps no … Continue reading →

A Plea to Reconsider: Introduction

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Jay F Guin

A few weeks, I saw on a discussion board that someone had written a book challenging Rick Atchley’s sermons, called “Both/And,” defending the decision of Richland Hills Church of Christ to add an instrumental service. Rumor had it that someone … Continue reading →

Church Growth: Evangelism, Part 2

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Interestingly, this month’s Christian Chronicle also contains an interview with Scott Thumma, the church growth researcher who is a co-author of Megachurch Myths. The article does not appear online, but is on page 25 of the January 2008 print edition. … Continue reading →

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Church Growth: Evangelism, Part 1

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Jay F Guin

As we said in the preceding post, the Christian Chronicle has listed three key strategies for church growth: adaptability, moderation, and evangelism. We discussed adaptability and moderation in the last two posts. This post is about evangelism. I’m thankful that … Continue reading →

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Church Growth: Moderation

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Jay F Guin

As we said in the preceding post, the Christian Chronicle has listed three key strategies for church growth: adaptability, moderation, and evangelism. We discussed adaptability in the previous post. This post is about moderation. And just to be clear: I … Continue reading →

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Church Growth: Adaptability

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Jay F Guin

As we said in the preceding post, the Christian Chronicle has listed three key strategies for church growth: adaptability, moderation, and evangelism. By “adaptability” they mean if your congregation doesn’t reflect your community, either change to reflect your community or … Continue reading →