January 10, 2010
The Stone-Campbell Dialogue marked a decade of unity discussions by shifting its focus toward shared mission, service projects, grassroots engagement, and younger leadership across the movement’s three streams.
October 4, 2009
Paul M. Blowers reflects on Thomas Campbell, the Great Communion, and the Stone-Campbell Movement’s continuing call to Christian unity, reconciliation, and mission.
October 4, 2009
A Stone-Campbell Journal Conference symposium marked the 200th anniversary of Thomas Campbell’s Declaration and Address, reflecting on Christian unity, missions, emerging church conversations, and the document’s continuing relevance.
October 4, 2009
Terry O'Casey calls churches to recover simple Christianity, shaped by Thomas Campbell’s plea and the ministry pattern of Jesus, rather than complexity, bylaws, and over-programmed systems.
October 4, 2009
 by C. Robert Wetzel “Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body” (1 Corinthians 10:17). In 1909 Christians from the Restoration Movement were making plans for the centennial celebration of the Declaration and Address to take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that October. At the same time, in what was then a remote part of mountainous western North Carolina, a small group of believers were making plans to establish a church. Late in 1908 there had been a 30-day evangelistic meeting that led to the baptism of 14 people. In the spring of the following year,
September 30, 2009
Terry Erwin discusses Pittsburgh’s Great Communion celebration, Restoration Movement heritage, Thomas Campbell’s Declaration and Address, and the Lord’s Supper as a sign of unity in the body of Christ.
September 30, 2009
Churches planning Great Communion celebrations are encouraged to move forward, even if October 4 is too soon, and to use the observance as a step toward visible Christian unity.
August 19, 2009
Mark A. Taylor reviews the purpose of Great Communion and shares practical resources for churches planning an October 4 observance rooted in Restoration Movement history.
Victor Knowles connects the 1909 Communion gathering in Pittsburgh with the 2009 Great Communion, inviting Restoration Movement churches worldwide to share the Lord’s Supper together.
Victor Knowles introduces a Christian Standard resource on the Lord’s Supper and shares a sample reflection on Thomas Campbell, Christian unity, and Communion as “that great ordinance of unity and love.”
Douglas A. Foster reflects on the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement’s plea for visible Christian unity, its painful divisions, and the renewed opportunity offered by the Great Communion.
Mark A. Taylor introduces a special issue on the Lord’s Supper, Restoration Movement history, and the Great Communion celebration planned for Sunday, October 4.
April 15, 2009
LeRoy Lawson explains the Restoration Movement’s call to Christian unity, tracing its roots through Barton W. Stone, Thomas Campbell, Alexander Campbell, and the desire to be “Christians only.”
January 14, 2009
Christians are preparing Great Communion observances for the 200th anniversary of the Declaration and Address, including a major Pittsburgh gathering centered on Restoration Movement unity.
January 7, 2009
Christian Standard announces its 2009 publishing schedule, including four double issues, 48 total issues, and 12 special themed editions planned throughout the year.
October 5, 2008
Douglas A. Foster reflects on the Declaration and Address, the 1909 Great Communion, and a global invitation for the Stone-Campbell Movement to embody unity in Christ.
October 1, 2008
Mark A. Taylor calls churches to prepare for Great Communion, a bicentennial opportunity to remember Christ together and bear witness to unity across divided Restoration Movement streams.
Mark A. Taylor reflects on the Great Communion celebration and its call for Restoration Movement churches to take a first step toward mending broken relationships around the Lord’s Supper.
June 29, 2008
Representatives of the three Stone-Campbell streams met in St. Louis to discuss global mission, Christian unity, overseas partnerships, and future cooperation among the churches.
June 1, 2008
TAKE THE QUIZ: “What Do You Know About the Declaration and Address“ By Victor Knowles Thomas Campbell stood at the rail of the ship and breathed deeply of the invigorating ocean breeze. He was leaving his beloved Ireland and setting sail for America. Perhaps there his health would improve. Perhaps there the religious air would be healthier too””free from the strife and division that had troubled him so in the Seceder Presbyterian Church. Upon his arrival in America in 1807, the 44-year-old minister was appointed to preach in western Pennsylvania by the American counterpart of the anti-Burgher Seceder Presbyterian Church.
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