[i-x] emerging then, emerging now: Barton Stone and the Post-Restorationists

01Sep08

at the close of an epoch here at the priesthood, i have reposted our series “emerging then, emerging now” in sequence along with the pdf file below.  i enjoyed the dialog that this series generated.  thanks for entertaining me with your comments.  a few have mentioned using this paper in a class/conversation setting.  feel free [...]

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[x] emerging then, emerging now: Barton Stone and the post-restorationists

28Aug08

“The past two years have been amazing, and I can’t remember the last time I felt so spiritually alive. God is constantly surprising us.”
–Melissa Jerkins of Immanuel Austin
To end our exploration of Stoneite commonalities on a lighter note, there is an old Restorationist joke that says the Churches of Christ don’t have bishops, just [...]

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[ix] emerging then, emerging now: Barton Stone and the post-restorationists

25Aug08

In line with his apocalyptic kingdom theology, Stone’s ecclesiology manifested itself in what can be described as a “missional polity.”* As such, Stone made room for the office of apostle, one who is sent. Ben Cheek (MS) notes that the common word “missionary” never appears in the New Testament. Instead, the [...]

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[vi] emerging then, emerging now: Barton Stone and the post-restorationists

08Aug08

Kester Smith: keeping Austin theologically weird, in a very good way, of course

In line with Barton Stone, Post-Restorationist church planters, along with their communities, have experienced tension within their initial heritage—some to a lesser degree than others. For Greg Newton of Disciples’ Fellowship (Birmingham, AL), his Church of Christ identity changed while in the [...]

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[iv] emerging then, emerging now: Barton Stone and the post-restorationists

27Jul08

the (Scriptural) subscription
In terms of church polity and order, Stone’s views may take many present-day Restorationists by surprise. Stone saw Christ as the great Apostle (Heb. 3:1) who sent his disciples “to preach and baptize,” thus setting a pattern that the Apostle Paul would follow, and that Stone himself would follow.[21] Stone defined [...]

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