More than a family
PLEASANT SHADE, TENN. — On a warm, sunny Sunday morning, a church elder parked a 32-foot farm trailer in front of a tiny country church…
future of the church
‘The Spiritual Discipline of Confession’
Recent years have witnessed a surge of insightful new works on the history of Churches of Christ, including several aimed at a general readership within…
Making disciples, not members
ATLANTA — Hear, believe, repent, confess and be baptized. Ministers of Churches of Christ have preached those five steps — God’s plan of salvation —…
Editorial: Why the number in the pews matters
‘The Churches of Christ salute you.” A line from the final chapter of the apostle Paul’s letter to the church in Rome has served as…
The bright present — and future — of the church
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Twenty-two years ago, my young family loaded a U-Haul truck and trekked east on Interstate 40 so I could chase a big…
Scholars ask, ‘What will be our future?’
Houston — ‘Welcome to Hogwarts!” John Barton said with a laugh as he stood before a Grand Hall of academics at this year’s Christian Scholars’…
Church Planting Sunday: A national call to action
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With membership shrinking, churches closing and preachers in short supply, how do Churches of Christ grow again? It’s not a new question,…
Listen ‘with your mouth shut’
GREENSBORO, N.C. — I haven’t been to many elders’ meetings, but I have watched the turmoil, stress and pain of good friends who are elders…
The Post-Quarantine Church Forum
The virus changed everything. And nothing. A year after the advent of COVID-19, some congregations are back to in-person worship. Others remain online. Many try…
A redefined ‘church’ will emerge from pandemic
This pandemic will end. Ben Pickett is sure of it. “It’s going to take longer than we thought,” said the executive minister for the West…
