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paperback, 8 chapters, 96 pages
Barton W. Stone spent his whole life chasing one impossible dream: a church made one again. But how do you teach his story to your kids?
Overshadowed by his more famous contemporary Alexander Campbell, Stone is the founder many people have never heard of. He gave away a fortune to become a poor country preacher. He walked out of his own church rather than sign a creed he could not find in the Bible. He stood at the center of the largest revival the American frontier had ever seen.
But this quiet, gentle man is one of the most important figures in the story of the Lord’s church. He is proof that you can hold fiercely to the Bible and still reach out your hand to people you disagree with. And the one dream he gave his life to, a church made one again, is the very prayer of Jesus.
Who Was Barton W. Stone? makes his story come alive for today's young readers. Written in a warm, conversational style that does not sanitize the hard parts or talk down to kids, this book walks through Stone's whole life, from an ambitious boy scheming to get rich to an old man laid to rest at Cane Ridge, with:
A warm, story-driven biography—grounded in Stone's own words and the best histories, that brings the early days of the churches of Christ to life without ever reading like a textbook.
Honest engagement with hard questions—telling the truth about where this good man went wrong as well as where he got things gloriously right, so young readers learn to honor a real person instead of a flattened hero.
Real-life application—helping kids see how Stone's battles with unity, conscience, and standing alone speak to their own lives, with four clear takeaways and five discussion questions in every chapter, each one tied to a passage of Scripture to look up.
Whether your child is learning to stand up for what is right, wondering why Christians so often fail to get along, or simply ready to discover where their own congregation came from, Who Was Barton W. Stone? will show them that one gentle person, holding on to one great dream, can help change the course of history.
Perfect for family reading, church classes, or independent study.
paperback, 8 chapters, 96 pages
Barton W. Stone spent his whole life chasing one impossible dream: a church made one again. But how do you teach his story to your kids?
Overshadowed by his more famous contemporary Alexander Campbell, Stone is the founder many people have never heard of. He gave away a fortune to become a poor country preacher. He walked out of his own church rather than sign a creed he could not find in the Bible. He stood at the center of the largest revival the American frontier had ever seen.
But this quiet, gentle man is one of the most important figures in the story of the Lord’s church. He is proof that you can hold fiercely to the Bible and still reach out your hand to people you disagree with. And the one dream he gave his life to, a church made one again, is the very prayer of Jesus.
Who Was Barton W. Stone? makes his story come alive for today's young readers. Written in a warm, conversational style that does not sanitize the hard parts or talk down to kids, this book walks through Stone's whole life, from an ambitious boy scheming to get rich to an old man laid to rest at Cane Ridge, with:
A warm, story-driven biography—grounded in Stone's own words and the best histories, that brings the early days of the churches of Christ to life without ever reading like a textbook.
Honest engagement with hard questions—telling the truth about where this good man went wrong as well as where he got things gloriously right, so young readers learn to honor a real person instead of a flattened hero.
Real-life application—helping kids see how Stone's battles with unity, conscience, and standing alone speak to their own lives, with four clear takeaways and five discussion questions in every chapter, each one tied to a passage of Scripture to look up.
Whether your child is learning to stand up for what is right, wondering why Christians so often fail to get along, or simply ready to discover where their own congregation came from, Who Was Barton W. Stone? will show them that one gentle person, holding on to one great dream, can help change the course of history.
Perfect for family reading, church classes, or independent study.
