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paperback, 14 chapters, 166 pages
Most young members of churches of Christ can tell you what their church does. Far fewer can tell you why.
Old School: The Ancient Order for a New Generation is for them. Built on Paul's plea in 1 Corinthians 1:10, it explains the Restoration plea in plain words: that Christians can become one by going back, together, to the church Jesus built. Along the way, it answers the questions young Christians are actually asking:
Does it really matter which church I go to?
Why can't I just follow my heart?
Isn't that just your interpretation?
Aren't we just another denomination?
Why does baptism matter so much?
Why do we worship like this?
Can Christians actually get along?
Why should this be my fight?
One chapter tells the story of Barton Stone, Thomas and Alexander Campbell, and Walter Scott—from a revival in a Kentucky field to a handshake in Lexington. The rest of the book is about what we believe, why, and whether it's true.
Michael Whitworth also names the two ditches on either side of the road. One is sectarianism, which turns "Christians only" into "only us." The other is drift, which quietly trades our convictions for whatever the church down the street is doing. He's candid about both, including where our own churches have gone wrong.
Old School works for personal reading, a youth or college class, or a family working through it together. Every chapter opens with a real question and closes with discussion starters.
paperback, 14 chapters, 166 pages
Most young members of churches of Christ can tell you what their church does. Far fewer can tell you why.
Old School: The Ancient Order for a New Generation is for them. Built on Paul's plea in 1 Corinthians 1:10, it explains the Restoration plea in plain words: that Christians can become one by going back, together, to the church Jesus built. Along the way, it answers the questions young Christians are actually asking:
Does it really matter which church I go to?
Why can't I just follow my heart?
Isn't that just your interpretation?
Aren't we just another denomination?
Why does baptism matter so much?
Why do we worship like this?
Can Christians actually get along?
Why should this be my fight?
One chapter tells the story of Barton Stone, Thomas and Alexander Campbell, and Walter Scott—from a revival in a Kentucky field to a handshake in Lexington. The rest of the book is about what we believe, why, and whether it's true.
Michael Whitworth also names the two ditches on either side of the road. One is sectarianism, which turns "Christians only" into "only us." The other is drift, which quietly trades our convictions for whatever the church down the street is doing. He's candid about both, including where our own churches have gone wrong.
Old School works for personal reading, a youth or college class, or a family working through it together. Every chapter opens with a real question and closes with discussion starters.