Archives for April 2005

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 I think this is the last post in this series. Thanks for all the comments and discussion. In summing up the significance of the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15), New Testament scholar Richard Longenecker writes: “The decision reached by the council must be considered […]

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 The only baggage you can bring is all that you can’t leave behind.-U2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains […]

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 in-no-va-tion (noun) 1. The act of introducing something new. 2. Something newly introduced. 3. A word you will not see on a Church of Christ website when perusing its core beliefs, values, and commitments. Another reason Churches of Christ are struggling to engage our emerging culture is […]

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 I write the following as one who has done the very things I’m lamenting. I speak from regrettable experience on this one. During my senior year in High School, I was a self-proclaimed missionary to the Baptists and enjoyed a fair amount of “success.” “They sow the wind and […]

Part 1 Part 2 Here’s the flip side of the coin: Church of Christ Pride Our rigorous “back to the Bible” efforts turned Christianity into more of a head-trip than a journey with Jesus. Christianity as head-trip focuses on reading the Bible in such a way as to get everything just right: the who, what, […]

Part One One side of the coin says: Churches of Christ are positioned to do well in the emerging culture. We never really jumped on the seeker-service bandwagon so we don’t have to unlearn worship as production rather than participation. Acapella worship invites participation. It is simple and portable. It works with groups of all […]