Articles for tag: Thomas Campbell

Communion & Lord's Supper Theology & Bible

Remembering, Renewal, and Celebration

By Mark A. Taylor Once in awhile an article actually brings us to tears while we”re preparing it for print. Not often, mind you. But it does happen. It happened this week as one of our staff was formatting Ethan Magness”s articles about the Lord”s Supper. His insights are among several powerful pieces in this issue to help readers think afresh about Communion. He challenges us to lift our weekly observance above thoughtless routine. “The danger posed by meaningless ritual is no reason to stop the ritual,” he says. And he suggests how to keep our Communion celebrations alive. Another

February 25, 2009

Theology & Bible Baptism

Interview with Joe Grana

Joe Grana on Baptism, Salvation, and Christian Unity Joe Grana reflects on baptism as both a biblical teaching and a deeply relational act of faith. Drawing from his experience as a minister and professor, he discusses baptism, salvation, Restoration Movement theology, and unity among Christians who do not fully agree. Baptism is presented as part of a total conversion experience rooted in relationship with Christ. Grana distinguishes biblical baptism from the idea of mystical or magical “water regeneration.” The interview explores how Christians can hold convictions about baptism while cooperating with others in unity. Joe Grana and his wife of

January 14, 2009

Organizations & Events Conferences & Gatherings

Great Communion in Greater Pittsburgh

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.

November 30, 2008

William R. Baker

The Emerging Church and the Stone-Campbell Movement: Some Striking Similarities (Part 2)

William R. Baker explores four additional connections between the Stone-Campbell Movement and emerging churches, focusing on local church authority, creeds, weekly Communion, and baptism.

October 5, 2008

Douglas A. Foster

Great Communion a Great Opportunity

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 5, 2008

Theology & Bible Communion & Lord's Supper

How You Can Celebrate the Great Communion

A practical guide for local church leaders preparing community-based Communion services for Great Communion Sunday 2009 with other Stone-Campbell churches.

October 1, 2008

Theology & Bible Communion & Lord's Supper

An Opportunity Too Important to Miss!

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.

September 7, 2008

Jim Tune

Church & Ministry Church Planting

Just Asking: Five Questions for the Restoration Movement

Jim Tune urges Restoration Movement church planters to recover historical memory, doctrinal clarity, and family loyalty while pursuing unity and mission with grace.

July 30, 2008

Theology & Bible Communion & Lord's Supper

First Steps Toward Mending Broken Relationships

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 1, 2008

One Church

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.

June 1, 2008

Victor Knowles

What Do You Know About the Declaration and Address?

Victor Knowles offers a quiz on the Declaration and Address, testing readers on its authorship, publication, central purpose, memorable language, and Restoration Movement significance.

May 28, 2008

Organizations & Events Conferences & Gatherings

Can We Do It His Way?

Mark A. Taylor reflects on Christian unity, Thomas Campbell’s Declaration and Address, and a Great Communion opportunity calling believers toward the bold possibility of “one church.”

February 24, 2008

Jeff Weston

An Invitation from the World Convention”s Executive Director

What is the World Convention? Jeff Weston explains its 1930 beginnings, its call for unity without uniformity, and what to expect this year—worship, workshops, global exhibits, and community involvement.

January 3, 2008

Victor Knowles

Organizations & Events Conferences & Gatherings

“˜Union in Truth”: Still Our Motto!

On the 200th anniversary of Thomas Campbell’s Declaration and Address, Victor Knowles reflects on “union in truth,” the Restoration Movement’s growth, and the movement’s divided streams—urging believers toward unity grounded in Holy Scripture.

September 2, 2007

By Staff

Speakers Announced for 2008 World Convention

Main session speakers for the 17th World Convention (July 30–August 3, 2008, Nashville) include Cynthia Hale, Bob Russell, Mike Cope, and president C. Robert Wetzel, exploring the theme “Together in Christ.”

August 26, 2007

John W. Samples

Mission & Evangelism

A Restoration Movement in Israel

An Arab-Israeli team in northern Israel partnered with the Christian HolyLand Foundation to serve full-time in benevolence and evangelism. Their work seeks unity across denominational lines and fosters unprecedented ministry between Arabs and Jews in Christ.

June 10, 2007

Gary Weedman

An Unfinished Restoration Acknowledged

Gary Weedman reflects on the unfinished work of restoration within the Stone-Campbell fellowship and highlights contemporary voices calling the church back to ancient worship, spiritual life, and unity.

May 13, 2007

Pat Magness

Celebrating a Celebration

Why celebrate 2009? Pat Magness reflects on the bicentennial of Thomas Campbell’s Declaration and Address and the centennial of the 1909 Pittsburgh gathering—then points to a Lord’s Supper–centered vision for renewed unity.

October 1, 2006

Kent Williams