Articles for tag: Christian Church

Two Christians Pursue Paths to Unity:

By William Westfall Tell me again, how did this happen? That seems to be the question I ask myself over and over at different points in my life. How did I””how did we””get to this place? I have one of those familiar (some would say “boring”) stories. I was raised in a Christian””Christian church””home. My father was an elder. He baptized me at the age of 9. My mom was a “deaconess.” She served in many ways, but I most clearly remember all the meals she provided to families in need. I can”t remember a time when I did not

Interview with Tim Halstead

By Brad Dupray For 26 years Tim Halstead served on the staff of the a cappella Spring Woodlands Church of Christ, just outside of Houston, Texas. For 15 of those years he was youth minister, and later he served in ministries of administration and outreach. This past year Tim and his wife, Melinda, felt a calling to plant New Life Church on the other end of Texas, in Odessa. New Life was planted in an unprecedented partnership of Christian church and a cappella church of Christ ministries. Why church planting? I think it was the youth minister in me that

How several streams helped shape the Restoration Movement

Union in Truth

A historical overview of the Restoration Movement’s early streams, highlighting Thomas and Alexander Campbell, Barton W. Stone, and other related efforts pursuing “Union in Truth” and simple New Testament Christianity.

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