Time for the Separation of the Restoration Movement and Standard Publishing

I have tried to ignore the state of the Brotherhood lately but a recent trip to ChristianChurchToday.com got me think about it again.
Depressing.
The 9/13/2009 issue of the Christian Standard which was all about research got me thinking. Now I am not opposed to research and making use of what the social sciences can teach us. [...]

Making Comments

It has been pointed out to me that people who want to make comments have had to give a name and email address.  I was not aware that this was necessary.  I have changed that setting.  At least I think I have as I ma not that savvy at such things.  People can now comment [...]

Further Thoughts on the NACC

Immediately after the NACC I was somewhat positive about it. However, after reading what others have written, talking with a few people and some more reflection I am somewhat less positive about it.
Was it a move in the right direction or simple a slowing of the drift? A move in the right direction would mean [...]

Go to the NACC and vote “No.”

It is good to see new posts on the “The Discipler” blog. In a recent post, “The NACC and Me” (http://thediscipler.blogspot.com/2008/06/nacc-and-me.html) the author shares something worth considering especially for those of you who have stopped attending the NACC because you are dissatisfied with it. He says, “I always vote “no” for the slate of officers [...]

Evidence of the Shift on Baptism #5

Evidence of the shift is seen in the churches and organization which are promoted in our Brotherhood by the influential organizations. The www.ChristianChurchToday.com (CCT) website is one such influential organization. Recently an article entitled, “Church planting, Oui!” was featured. It can be found here: http://www.christianchurchtoday.com/articles/articles.asp?id=4904
The article points out that “Churches like One Life Christian [...]

Good Faith Effort on Baptism #1

I am going to highlight some churches that seem to be making a “good faith effort on baptism.” By that I mean they are trying to be faithful to the Bible but also present the Bible’s teaching on baptism in fresh way. There are some churches that present the Biblical position in a straight [...]

Evidence of the Shift on Baptism #4

Overlake Christian Church (http://www.occ.org/index.asp) has a great history of reaching out to the lost in the state of Washington. It started as a Restoration Movement church and was listed as one of the Brotherhood’s megachurches in a recent issue of the Christian Standard. It is interesting to read what Overlake says about salvation and [...]

Evidence of the Shift on Baptism #3

The phenomenal growth of Real Life Ministries in Idaho caught my eye years ago. I was always curious as to what was behind their success. Jim Putnam the minister who started the church spoke at the 2007 NACC so I was eager to hear him. As best I can recall it was a [...]

Evidence of the Shift on Baptism #2

In 2002 the Orchard Group (formerly “Go Ye” Chapel Mission) helped plant a Southern Baptist Church in New York City. They did this by providing funding for an intern and a staff member. The church, Mosaic Manhattan, does not hold the biblical view of baptism as a condition for salvation. [...]

Evidence of the Shift on Baptism #1

There has been a shift in our Brotherhood concerning the doctrine of baptism.  In the past we taught that baptism was a condition for salvation.  Now many are teaching that it is an act of obedience that follows baptism.  The evidence of the shift in the Brotherhood on baptism is so obvious to me that [...]