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The Sky is Falling
Well, at least that's what Chicken Little said.
Perhaps you remember the story of how Chicken Little got hit on the head
and frantically spread the story that the sky was falling. It
alarmed all the animals in the barnyard. The only trouble was the
story was not true.
Rumor Number One: The Church of Christ
is dying. If you don't make some radical changes we will disappear
in another decade.
Rumor Number Two: We are losing our
young people because we are not keeping up with the times.
Rumor Number Three: The dogmatic silence
of many churches is causing division and we are shooting ourselves in
the foot.
By such rumors "change agents" in the church are
justifying their desire to challenge and change the Lord's church into a
"community church".
Dr. Flavil Yeakly, a respected pollster among
Churches of Christ revealed some interesting things in his booklet
"Separating Fact from Fiction:"
- Churches of Christ are ranked 10th among 245 religious groups in
America.
- Churches of Christ are in fourth place in the number of
congregations.
- We are NOT losing the majority of our young people; in
face, our drop-out rate is lower than other groups.
- Most other religious groups have experienced far more division
than we have, even though other groups have central denominational
organizations and creeds to impose conformity.
- So just in case your wondered, Chicken Little was wrong.
The sky isn't falling.
Robert K. Oglesby
Oldham Lane Church of Christ
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