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This book does not disappoint! If you want to understand how the positives and negatives of Alexander Campbell’s personality have been imprinted on the Stone Campbell Movement’s collective personality, then this book is for you. . 

Foster, helps us, as a movement, to understand our past and present by gaining a clear and honest picture of one of the most prominent ancestors and influencers of the Stone Campbell heritage. 

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus takes you on a fascinating tour of the Jewish world of Jesus, offering inspirational insights that can transform your faith. Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg paint powerful scenes from Jesus’ ministry, immersing you in the prayers, feasts, history, culture, and customs that shaped Jesus and those who followed him.

In Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus, Lois Tverberg challenges readers to follow their Rabbi more closely by re-examining his words in the light of their Jewish context. Doing so will provide a richer, deeper understanding of his ministry, compelling us to live differently, to become more Christ-like. We'll begin to understand why his first Jewish disciples abandoned everything to follow him, to live out his commands. Read everything that Lois Tverberg writes! 

Read everything that Lois Tverberg writes! Is it possible that reading the Bible with a modern, western, Greco-American eye hinders my understanding of scripture - as God intends? 

LoisTverberg help reader to understand the treasures of reading the Bible through eys of our Jewish Rabbi - Jesus. Lois bridges the gaps of time and culture in order to open the Bible to readers today.

Torn Asunder examines the forces, issues, and personalities behind the officially-recognized 1906 division of the disciples.

Conviction and Civility teaches you how to hold Christian convictions and still treat those opposed to your convictions with respect. You will learn to evaluate your own convictions, engage others about them, and do both of these with civility.

Other than the Bible, this book may be the best book on effectively navigating crucial conversations (CC). A CC is one with high stakes, opposing opinions, and strong emotion. 25 years research. Author speak to business, organizations, family life. This is not a religious book but the authors themselves are faith-based. Over 3 million copies sold. 

How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World

In sharing his journey, Scazzero says, he was doing “more activity for God than” his “being with God could sustain.” He says “What you do matters, but who you are matters even more.” Moreover, he shares the importance of leading out of our brokenness, a deep and abiding contemplative relationship with God, and emotionally healthy relationships. The unity and health of our congregations and movement suffer when leaders are more focused on doing for God and less focused on being with God. May we value emotionally healthy leaders - both spiritually and relationally.

Stone-Campbell Movement: An Anecdotal History of Three Churches by Leroy Garrett. This is a must read for anyone who desires greater unity and who desires to have a thorough understanding of Restoration Movement History. 

This history of the Restoration Movement looks at why it exists, where it has succeeded, and why it has sometimes failed to accomplish the goal of Christian union and the goal of biblical authority.

The Stone-Campbell Movement: A Global History tells the story of Christians from around the globe and across time who have sought to witness faithfully to the gospel of reconciliation. Transcending theological differences by drawing from all the major streams of the movement, this foundational book documents the movement's humble beginnings on the American frontier and growth into international churches of the twenty-first century.

A celebration and examination of the common beliefs and shared heritage of two groups of American churches, both part of the Restoration Movement, by two of their leading ministers.

392 paperback Christian book on the History of the Restoration Movement.

F. LaGard Smith challenges Christians to think more critically about identity, salvation, and fellowship.

This book is well written and good for the average Christian and/or seeker. This is a clear and comprehensive study of an extremely important subject. 

Surveys Scriptures on unity, songs and prayers about unity, biblical symbols of unity, famous slogans of unity, and key documents on unity from the Stone-Campbell movement. A rich blend of Scripture and stories, songs and prayers, wisdom and humor, insight and challenge - all pointing to God's desire for his children to be "together in Christ."

This is an exhaustive four volume history of the Restoration Movement up to 1950. 

This an exceptional overview of 2,000 years of church history is a very readable form. Shelley helps the reader see how cultural, political, and religious influences have shape the course of Chistian History and how men of God, while imperfectly, have consistently struggled to form and reform the chruch as God would have it. This is a great read. 

A vision. You as a leader may have it, but has your organization caught it? If a leader's vision is all about what could be and what should be, why are you buried under what is? Noted author and pastor Andy Stanley points out that if followers don't get the vision, it's because the leaders haven't delivered it. He reveals the three reasons vision doesn't stick. And then he delivers three ways to make vision stick, to make you a leader worth following

This is a must watch sermon by Jeff Walling at the NACC Conference . Jeff is the Director, Youth Leadership Initiative at Pepperdine University and a Teaching Pastor at Shepherd Church . Jeff is a man who has a love the Lord's church and for unity among our fellowships.

Rick Atchley, Senior Minister at The Hills Church describes the obstacles which prevent unity among churches of the Stone-Campbell Movement (SCM). Rick hits the bullseye on a key reason why we in the SCM are so prone to division, and why what started as a unity movement is tragically poor at finding unity. 

Bob Russell , retired Senior Pastor at Southeast Christian Church, shares principles that will lead to the growth of the local Church. 

At just twenty-two years of age, Bob became the pastor of Southeast Christian Church. That small congregation of 120 members became one of the largest churches in America, with 18,000 people attending the three worship services every weekend in 2006 when Bob retired. Now through Bob Russell Ministries , Bob continues to preach at churches and conferences throughout the United States, provide guidance for church leadership, mentor other ministers and author Bible study videos for use in small groups.

Dr. Douglas Jacoby and Dr. Nick Zola teach a two-part class focused on the rift that occured between the Church of Christ and the International Church of Christ, and they discuss the progress toward the repair.

There is one question that I (Matt Dabbs) get an awful lot - many of us grew up in legalism (that you had to get everything just right in order to make God happy - Jesus+). People ask what they put in the place of legalism. If we don't have to get it all just right be right with God, then what? If we aren't the "only ones going to heaven" then why are we even here? I have heard that question from multiple people over the years.

This is an incredibly important conversation. We don't just want to drop legalism and replace it with do whatever you want. That isn't the point either. Here are some of my thoughts on this. I hope you find this beneficial in your walk -

Bobby Harrington discusses the theological narratives and distinctives of the Stone Campbell Restoration Movement with a major focus on the biblical teaching about baptism. Bobby is the Lead Pastor at Harpeth Christian Church and founder of discipleship.org and renew.org .  

Below are short videos by John Mark Hicks teaching about God's story and how we are intertwined. These are presented by Wineskins on YouTube and are well worth the time. Enjoy! 

Matt Dabbs , the Editor of Wineskins, offers Youtube videos for sound exegesis (drawing the meaning out) of Scripture.

Jesus prayed for unity “so that the world may believe.” Unity and relationships are central to the great commission. Tom Mercer, in this seminar, teaches about the “Oikos Principle.” God supernaturally and strategically places people - those with whom we have the greatest influence and impact. Jesus modeled this balanced missional approach that radically changed the first-century world. We will not unite the world to Jesus by worshiping the Bible, or by loyalty to religious theology or methodology. We worship Jesus and the others are tools to that end. The Oikos Principle puts Jesus at the center of your relational world, and when those whom God has supernaturally placed in your life see Him in you - well that is personal evangelism. The Oikos Principle is a paradigm shift calling us to restore the evangelism that Jesus modeled. 

Tom is the senior pastor at a 10,000 member non-denominational missional congregation, unrelated to the Stone-Campbell Movement, in a desert community of 130,000. 

Dr. Douglas Jacoby and Dr. Nick Zola teach a two-part class focused on the rift that occured between the Church of Christ and the International Church of Christ, and they discuss the progress toward the repair.

This video is a brief introduction to Barton W. Stone, Thomas Campbell, and Alexander Campbell and the unity movement they began.

The links to these Stone-Cambell Movement History college level course are provided with permission by Dr. Corey Auen who is a professor at Dallas Christian College. They will provide more than a foundational understanding of the Stone-Campbell Movement DNA. 

The links to these Stone-Campbell Movement History college level course are provided with the permission by Dr. Corey Auen who is a professor at Dallas Christian College. they will provide more than a foundational understanding of the Stone-Campbell Movement DNA. 

The links to these Stone-Campbell Movement History college level course are provided with the permission by Dr. Corey Auen who is a professor at Dallas Christian College. They will provide more than a foundational understanding of the Stone-Campbell Movement DNA. 

The links to these Stone-Campbell Movement History college level course are provided with the permission by Dr. Corey Auen who is a professor at Dallas Christian College. they will provide more than a foundational understanding of the Stone-Campbell Movement DNA. 

Our videos are actually animated versions of much larger conversations that have been distilled into the most salient points. In The Bible Project podcast, Tim and Jon invite you into their dialogue concerning the biblical theology behind each video.

Douglas is a peacemaker within the Stone Campbell Movement and beyond. He is an international Bible teacher, minister, debater, and adjunct professor of theology. He has degrees from Drew, Harvard, and Duke. Douglas has written over 30 books, recorded nearly 700 podcasts, spoken in over 100 universities, 500 cities, and in 125 nations. Please find him at www.douglasjacoby.com 

The big message is that we live in a post-Christian world that will eventually collapse on itself. God designed us to need him and we can only hold our breath for so long. Revival or renewal is will come - the question is will the church be a praying, unified, authentic, and holy people ready for what God is preparing. Now is to put behind our petty difference meet the future as brothers and sisters. Note: Listen to the "Portland Sessions" first.  

Renew.org is an or ganization devoted to making and equipping disciples within the Stone Campbell Restoration Movement and beyond. Their sister organization is www.discipleship.org . Renew.org is providing great resources for disciples of Jesus to mature in their faith. You will find rich content whether podcast, video, or written. check them out at https://renew.org/audio or simply www.renew.org .  

Peter and Geri Scazzero have dedicated over 20 years of development into Emotionally Healthy Discipleship. The course material is excellent which offers a core discipleship course in 2-Parts: The EH Spirituality Course to deeply change your relationship with God, and The EH Relationships Course to deeply change your relationships with others. The link here is for the podcast with Peter. 

This is an excelent resouce if you want to dig deep into the biblical text. Marty Solomon calls you to wrestle with the text and to deeply understand God's inspired word in context of the culture in which it was written. You may not agree with Marty on every point, but he will challenge you to open your mind and wrestle with the text - as any good rabbi would do.