Articles for tag: National New Church Conference

June 9, 2011

By Mark A. Taylor Some in Christian churches and churches of Christ are worried about the future of our movement. Others aren”t thinking about our movement much at all””its past or its future. But regardless of whether we”re fretting or forgetting about our future, it is still before us, and we ignore it at our peril. “The future doesn”t care if you believe in it,” says marketing guru and entrepreneur Seth Godin. Godin tells his audiences they can invent their own future. Part of that process involves looking carefully at what”s happening now. Some trends to consider: Denominationalism is dead.

September 17, 2008

Christian Standard

Conferences & Gatherings Organizations & Events

Should Anything Change About the NACC?

By Mark A. Taylor This year”s North American Christian Convention report offers several different perspectives with conclusions that range all the way from “We need this convention as it is” to “We should combine it with the National Missionary Convention.” We didn”t anticipate or dictate what these writers would say. We simply asked each one to comment on this year”s gathering and then to make suggestions for the future. Cost versus value is an issue mentioned or implied by many of their conclusions. Is the convention worth the price our movement invests in it? Is it worth the cost to

July 13, 2008

Christian Standard

Restoration Movement History

Restoration Movement Q&A 5

Answers from Ethan Magness Does the Restoration Movement Matter? Answers from EthanMagness. Ethan Magness isÂ spiritual formation pastor at Mountain Christian Church, Joppa, Maryland. Do you feel as strongly about being a part of the Restoration Movement today as you did fifteen years ago?Â What, if anything, has changed? My interest in and commitment to the Restoration movement has steadily grown.Â Fifteen years ago I definitely took the Restoration movement for granted.Â Having been raised inside the movement, I saw its flaws more clearly than its strengths.Â I have come to be more and more committed that the Restoration movement is

August 26, 2007

Christian Standard

Restoration Movement History

A Christian Church Opportunity

By Paul S. Williams It was my recent pleasure to receive a coffee-table book that had a picture of every Christian church in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. John Eldon Cornett, the author of In Search of Heaven on Earth in Kentucky, considered the task a labor of love.* As I looked through the pages I was taken by how aggressively our forefathers planted churches almost 200 years ago in what was then one of the fastest-growing areas in America. Christian churches sprouted all across the Midwest, South, and West as America pursued its “Manifest Destiny.” As a result, the Restoration

August 6, 2006

Dave Smith

Church Planting Church & Ministry

NNCC: The Great American Church-Planting Conference

Risk the Ride frames church planting as an exhilarating journey of highs and lows. This conference reflection shares stories, Scripture, and a call to send, go, and trust God through the chaos.

August 6, 2006

John E. Wasem

Church Planting Church & Ministry

NNCC: A 37-Year Journey of Passion and Vision

Double Vision helped energize new church multiplication and expand the National New Church Conference. This piece traces the NNCC from its 1969 beginnings through its growth, leadership, and enduring principles.

August 6, 2006

Rob Kastens

Organizations & Events Conferences & Gatherings

NNCC: What a Ride!

A firsthand recap of the National New Church Conference in Orlando, highlighting major speakers, practical workshop tracks, and a collaborative spirit that’s fueling renewed vision for church planting partnerships and long-term multiplication.