When Rev. Rich McCullen worked with teenagers at a parachurch organization, he noticed that bringing students to an institutional church was always challenging because there seemed to be a prejudice against those without any religious background. So, McCullen decided to start his own student service. “We wanted to connect ancient Christian spirituality with a modern […]
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California church focuses on conversation
Before Rev. Bentley Stewart was a church planter, he was a hospital chaplain. In that ministry, he regularly worked with people with no interest in religious conversations. Stewart would press on, developing relationships with patients and families. He felt it was his job to “bear witness to a God of love and redemption who meets […]
Kentucky church uses dinner model to expand communion
For church planter Rev. Rachel Woehler, the call to form a new kind of church came from the Lord’s Supper. “In summer 2011, I got a metaphorical burr in my saddle,” Woehler said. “Almost suddenly my ear became attuned to certain words: feast, meal, table, and fellowship. I was especially aware of these words when […]
Stone-Campbell Dialogue explores new church development
An estimated 250-300 members of Churches of Christ, Disciples of Christ, and Christian Churches and Churches of Christ came together for an evening worship service and observance of the Lord’s Supper on Oct. 5 for the 19th meeting of the Stone-Campbell Dialogue. The service included presentations on the history and nature of the Stone-Campbell Dialogue […]
