Articles for tag: Disciples of Christ

July 13, 2008

Christian Standard

Restoration Movement Q&A 1

Answers from Gene Carter, Becky Ahlberg, and Eric Ahlberg Does the Restoration Movement Matter? Answers from Gene Carter, Becky Ahlberg, and Eric Ahlberg Gene Carter is retired in Playa del Rey, California, after 55 years of ministry, 25 in the Midwest and 30 in Southern California. Becky Ahlberg is worship and neighborhood engagement minister at Anaheim (California) First Christian Church and a CHRISTIAN STANDARD contributing editor. Eric Ahlberg is a member of Anaheim First Christian and a forensic structural engineer at Exponent Corporation in Irvine, California. Do you feel as strongly about being a part of the Restoration Movement today

June 29, 2008

Christian Standard

Stone-Campbell Dialogue Addresses Issues of Global Mission

By Guthrie Veech and John Mills Representatives of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Churches of Christ, and Christian Churches/Churches of Christ gathered in St. Louis June 8-10 for the 11th meeting of the Stone-Campbell Dialogue, an ongoing discussion intended to strengthen ties between the three “streams” of the 19th-century movement associated with Barton W. Stone and Thomas and Alexander Campbell. This session of the dialogue focused on global mission. The event began with a Sunday evening worship service at First Christian Church of Florissant, Missouri, a 1,500-member congregation of the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ. Attending the service were some

June 1, 2008

Christian Standard

What Do You Know About the Declaration and Address?

By Victor Knowles Read the main article, “One Body,” by Victor Knowles.       1. The Declaration and Address was written by: a. Alexander Campbell b. Thomas Campbell c. Benjamin Franklin d. Walter Scott e. Barton W. Stone 2. The Declaration and Address was published in the year: a. 1793 b. 1801 c. 1809 d. 1866 e. 1906 3. The Declaration and Address was largely a: a. Pattern for organizing New Testament churches b. Call to secede from the Union c. Primer on hermeneutics d. Document advocating Christian unity e. Treatise on instrumental music 4. Arguably the most memorable

February 24, 2008

Christian Standard

The World Convention: Christmas Truce or Reclaiming a Heritage?

By C. Robert Wetzel An extraordinary event occurred in the early days of the First World War. Fighting had begun in August 1914, and by Christmas opposing armies were mired in bitter trench warfare. In a segment of the battle line, British soldiers faced their German enemies in bitter cold. Both armies were in trenches knee-deep in mud. Already there had been more loss of life than anyone could have imagined before the war. But on that Christmas Eve the impossible happened. Quietly at first, voices called out from trenches on either side of the battle line. Soon men began

December 16, 2007

Christian Standard

Scholarship in the Stone-Campbell Movement

By Douglas A. Foster So-called scholars trained in prestigious schools are blinded in their judgment by the speculations of academicians.” “Common sense is more valuable than all the accumulated knowledge of the learned.” “A theological seminary is a theological cemetery.” Sound familiar? Such ideas were a powerful part of the intellectual landscape in the early 1800s at the beginning of the Stone-Campbell Movement. Many believed that not only was scholarship useless, but that it prevented people from seeing simple truths evident to “unschooled” people. Richard Hofstadter in Anti-intellectualism in American Life shows how the new American sense of freedom and

December 16, 2007

Christian Standard

A Publication for Scholars: A Review of Stone-Campbell Journal

By Paul E. Boatman The gathering crowd had a distinctive appearance. Many were young (20-something) and “non-chic”; not slovenly, but lacking the affected “coolness” offered by the latest fashions. This group reminded me of high school meetings of the National Honor Society””often not the most popular kids on campus, but the ones we knew to watch through the coming years. Several of the older members of the crowd were people I knew through academic collegiality or through their writing. My first venture into a conference sponsored by the Stone-Campbell Journal (SCJ) both stimulated and defied stereotyping. In collective IQ, the

November 4, 2007

Christian Standard

Common Ties, Gratefully Shared

By Ted Parks Standard Publishing, publisher of CHRISTIAN STANDARD since shortly after the American Civil War, recently donated a major collection of archival materials to Nashville”s Disciples of Christ Historical Society. The gift is remarkable not only because of its historical value, but as an expression of goodwill between distinct “streams” of the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement. The historical society, founded in 1941, serves all congregations related to this movement: those in the Disciples of Christ and a cappella churches of Christ as well as independent Christian churches and churches of Christ. Housed in the Thomas W. Phillips Memorial Building in

September 2, 2007

Christian Standard

Speakers Announced for 2008 World Convention

By Staff Main session speakers have been announced for the 17th World Convention, slated for July 30″”August 3, 2008, at Nashville, Tennessee. The global gathering of the three streams of the Restoration Movement””Christian churches, churches of Christ, and Disciples of Christ””first met in 1930, and has gathered every four years since 1980. Main session speakers for the event will be Cynthia Hale, Bob Russell, Mike Cope, and C. Robert Wetzel (the 2008 convention president). The speakers will explore the convention theme, “Together in Christ.” Cynthia Hale, Wednesday evening”s speaker, is founding pastor of Ray of Hope Christian Church (Disciples of

August 26, 2007

Christian Standard

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

July 15, 2007

Christian Standard

TRANSITIONS: Facing the Facts of Transition

By Darrel Rowland If there”s one organization that should realize this life doesn”t last forever, it ought to be the church, says Russell Crabtree. But you wouldn”t know it from churches” lack of planning, especially for leadership transitions. “We live in absolute denial of the fact that the tenure of our leaders is going to come to an end,” said Crabtree, co-author of The Elephant in the Boardroom: Speaking the Unspoken About Pastoral Transitions. “We really don”t have the structures that encourage this kind of thinking. We have a mind-set about the clergy that they are like parental figures. Well,

May 13, 2007

Christian Standard

Celebrating a Celebration

By Pat Magness Celebrations light up my life, from major events like birthdays and anniversaries to lesser-known occasions such as the first daffodil of spring or the last tomato of summer. But even with my commitment to celebrations, I was surprised to receive an invitation to be a part of the 2009 Task Force that will plan centennial/bicentennial celebrations in 2009. I must confess that I did not immediately resonate to the significance of the year 2009. Why celebrate in 2009? I began doing some research and learned there are some very important reasons to celebrate, important enough that I

May 28, 2006

Doug Priest

Indianapolis missions

Missions at the Crossroads

Indianapolis has helped shape missions in the Restoration Movement—from the College of Missions (1910) to modern mission agencies and church-led efforts. Academy, agency, and assembly continue to advance the missionary task.

October 30, 2005

James B. North

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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