Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

Ivy wrote:Fellow Traveler, welcome back. Is this the same name you had when you were here before?

Thank you. Yes, I was here about 5 years or so ago with this name. I just didn’t post much.

I'm from a town with a COC university. I'd rather not say which at this time. When my father passed years ago, I received a letter in the mail saying that a book had been added in his honor to the library of the school. I was touched, honestly. Well, fast forward a couple of years to when I'm back i...

As I've gotten further from the COC way of thinking and doing, I have really gotten to enjoy the best of what many denominations have to offer. I've had the privilege of being at high church catholic liturgies, mega church experiences, and everything in between. Frankly, I enjoy both ends of the spe...

Don't know about CYC. I do enjoy sex within my marriage. I have been married 49 years. I am no virgin and have no desire to be. Different perspective when you have had many life experiences. The CoC is far to limited for me. The idea that you can impress God in any fashion is beyond ridiculous. God...

Whether one is the at fault party or not not does not matter if you forgiven. Each person is individually judged with all aspects taken into consideration. Nothing is hidden. There are aspects to any relationship that no human can judge. Jesus is the judge he is human but with God's perspective, in...

Did anyone here ever go? I went 3 times total in my COC days. The first time, I really enjoyed it. I was in 9th grade and the theme was "Confidence in the Lord". I loved being in the mountains at a retreat with friends and it felt like a positive experience at the time. The next year, the ...

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Back in my steeped in COC days, I went on my share of door knockings. One time we were hosted by a church who took us to eat the Sunday we were there, which was certainly appreciated. But even though we just got out of church, we had to have a devotional and introduce ourselves one by one first. Lat...

A church a lot of my family attends was without a minister for a while when they were in between. They are a large congregation, so they had a rotation of some very able men to preach each week. The people enjoyed it and it gave them a fresh perspective each week. Then they hired a full time guy. I ...

Something I wondered, even as a child, was how the COC justifies having a preacher (albeit he has no authority), youth ministers, associate ministers, outreach ministers, and so on and so forth. How does any of that fit into "the pattern"? I've heard "expedience", I've heard &quo...