Our faith statements are about what we believe and are centered around the gospel and scriptural instruction.

The second part of the document begins “we practice our faith by…”. This is where our heritage comes into play.

This is not an all inclusive list, and its not held to a standard of a ‘church creed’, but more of an explanation of who we are, and why we do the things we do. This is part of the role our heritage plays.

I’d love to visit with you as well. I’ll send you an email and we can figure where to meet.

Laymond:

The point here is that some don’t even realize/acknolwedge that there is a heritage at all.

If you noticed my banner graphic, it is noticably void of graphics from Stone-Campbell History. That may change at some point, I have a banner that is nothing but Restoration graphics, and I might use a changer and have them switch back and forth…but, the point is this - understanding and appreciating our heritage in the movement necessarily points backwards, and not just to the 1st Century Church. It points to 2000 years of Church History, and to Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians and others that have been influential in the growth of our movement and who we are today. So, I must disagree with your comment, to an extent. Our roots in the Stone-Campbell movement extend farther down than an inch or two and are more than capable or weathering a strong wind.

Mark:

If I run across them, I’ll definatly say hello, and let them lead me into temptation not.

Tech:

I agree. Part of what we have done with our history (and sometimes with our church, even) is secularize it. A superior way to view our history is one that is a story of our predecessors sharing the Good News with others in the past.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I’m glad you all still read and contribute here.

-Clarke

We cannot ignore our heritage, or fail to continue to work on the goals of the movement.

We also cannot put our heritage at the forefront of our message. Our message is the Gospel.