Articles for tag: Church Criticism

April 24, 2012

Christian Standard

The Attractional Model: “˜Come and See”

By Brian Jobe The growing population of church critics out there disheartens me. I”m not talking about the reform-minded leaders who actually love the church of Jesus and work to make it stronger. I”m referring to the so-called leaders who cloister themselves in a corner and proclaim how horrible the church is. Everybody but them is doing it wrong! As a young leader””and by that, I mean under 40″”I have been around a lot of younger guys who preach the praises of the missional church model. The premise is excellent: We need to be in the trenches, in the communities,

September 15, 2010

Christian Standard

Sad Because She Left Us

By Mark A. Taylor My wife and I discovered something wonderful when we returned to our church after three vacation Sundays away: people there missed us. Amid all the friendly pats and hearty greetings”””Welcome back!” “We loved your pictures on Facebook!” “Was your trip wonderful?”””I thought about this column I promised to write when we returned. This continues a discussion begun in last week”s issue. There I reported on and reacted to author Anne Rice”s public announcement of her decision to walk away from Christianity. She said her faith in Christ is “central” to her life, but “following Christ does

July 15, 2007

Christian Standard

TRANSITIONS: Lesson I”ve Learned This Past Year

By Dave Stone My favorite name to describe the fellowship of Christian churches and churches of Christ is “brotherhood.” The term implies a closeness and that we are a family. There are so many great churches within it, and I”m fortunate to serve one of them””Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. She gets more than her share of attention within our brotherhood. Maybe it”s her size, or perhaps it”s because of Bob Russell”s longevity and credibility. In 2006 we went through a transition of leadership, from Bob to me. Never have I seen a senior minister do it with such

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