I’ve begun teaching adult Sunday School once a month at my congregation in downtown Toronto. The other three weeks, we’re going through the Enduring Principles, but my week is “Church History Sunday.” I’m working without a manual, but I’m planning to write out what I do and post it here as a resource for anyone [...]
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Church History Sunday (Month #1)
February 2, 2011Some Walls Just Came Tumbling Down
November 11, 2010The boundaries separating Community of Christ from other Christian denominations have just gotten considerably more porous. Item No. 1: Last week CofC leaders released details on new procedures for church membership for Christians previously baptized in other denominations. An interim policy takes effect January 1, 2011, and will be valid through the following August 31. [...]
Sticks and Stones and … Compliments?
August 19, 2010Several years ago when my congregation attempted to join the local ministerial alliance (in a town right next door to Independence, Missouri), I was met by a coalition of fundamentalist and evangelical pastors intent on keeping out the (then) RLDS Church. Their reasoning ranged from claims we were “non-Christian” all the way to “not Christian [...]
Painting an Inspiring Story
December 15, 2009I’ve been working around the clock the past two weeks with Barb Walden and David Howlett to create a new, brief, illustrated history of the church. We want to have the book published in time for the sesquicentennial of the Reorganization next year, so time is tight. Our goal has been to tell the church’s [...]
Community of Christ Reunions: A Very Brief History
June 12, 2009Since the fall of 1883, Community of Christ members have gathered annually to attend reunions, or family camp gatherings, in their local areas. Listen to this 1911 description by Elbert A. Smith (a grandson of Joseph Smith, Jr) of a reunion that occurred on the grounds of Kirtland Temple. I reached Kirtland the second day [...]
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