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Unity in the Church |
| Posted by Eric Stillman on June 3rd, 2008 under Church, Unity. [ Comments: 1 ]
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Would it shock you to hear that this June, beginning this Sunday, there will be 1,263 churches, with a combined total attendance of roughly 750,000 people, who will be joining together to do the same preaching series? One Prayer, the brainchild of LifeChurch of Oklahoma’s pastor Craig Groeschel, is an attempt to unite the worldwide church for one month in prayer, fasting, mission, and vision for what God could do if we would all seek Him together. I remember when I first heard him pitch the vision – it couldn’t have been more than three or so months ago – and it has been staggering to see the number of churches who have signed up to be a part of this experience (six Connecticut churches, including East Hampton Bible Church, Fellowship Church of Middletown, and St. Paul’s Collegiate Church of Storrs, are among those taking part).
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Homosexuality and the Church |
| Posted by Eric Stillman on June 26th, 2007 under Homosexuality, Unity. [ Comments: 37 ]
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Okay – I think it’s time to finally drop my ten foot pole and offer some thoughts on what is probably the most divisive issue among Christians today: homosexuality. Yes, I’m going to take a deep breath, step out into the open, and try my best not to get hit by the cross-fire.
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Death to the Liberal/Conservative Divide |
| Posted by Eric Stillman on June 19th, 2007 under Church, Unity. [ Comments: 8 ]
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One of the saddest and most embarrassing truths about Christianity is the staggering number of divisions and denominations which litter the religious landscape, with each group believing that it is the most accurate representation of what it means to follow Jesus. Two thousand years ago Jesus launched a world-wide revolution, praying that his followers might “be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you… so that the world may believe that you have sent me” (John 17:21), and two millennia later, thousands of denominations have split over everything from how churches should be governed to how baptism should be administered to whether or not women can be pastors (for a depressing list of denominations, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations). I strongly believe that it is time for the universal church to take a step back and pray again with conviction the words of Jesus – “May we be one, Father, just as Jesus and His Heavenly Father are one, so that the world might know that Jesus is the Savior.”
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