A recent report has found that a minority of Presbyterians believe that “only followers of Jesus Christ can be saved.” Only 39% of members agree or strongly agree with that statement, along with just 35% of pastors and 45% of elders.
Before you might jump to conclusions, understand that this was not a report done by [...]
Is Jesus the Only Way to Salvation?
Posted on January 20, 2010 at 11:55 pm by Andy Sochor
Number of Women Pastors has Doubled in a Decade
Posted on September 28, 2009 at 9:13 pm by Andy Sochor
According to a recent study by the Barna Group, the percentage of U.S. Protestant women serving as senior pastors has doubled over the past decade. In the 1990’s, about 5% of Protestant senior pastors were women. In 2009, that number has risen to 10%. A large number of women pastors were associated with “mainline” churches, [...]
Book Review: Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up
Posted on September 19, 2009 at 3:47 pm by Andy Sochor
David W. Bercot’s book, Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up, compares Christianity today (defined by the author as the Evangelical Church) with the early Christians (2nd through 4th centuries). The book is very easy to read, but contains some challenging and thought-provoking material, specifically for Evangelicals. But it is helpful for others as well.
This [...]
Is the Church of Christ a Denomination?
Posted on June 1, 2009 at 12:04 am by Andy Sochor
This question will come up from time to time as we interact with people. To many, churches of Christ (labeled by some as “Church of Christ”) are just one denomination among many. This perception that people have can lead them to view the members of churches of Christ as hypocrites — condemning denominationalism while (allegedly) [...]
American Individualism and Ecumenism in Religion
Posted on January 15, 2009 at 11:40 pm by Andy Sochor
On January 14, The Christian Science Monitor posted an article about the growing trend in this country of those who claim to be Christians deciding on their own what they will believe, instead of relying on some church or denomination. Here is the link to the original article:
Most US Christians define own theology
The following paragraph [...]
