Links Concerning the Declining Numbers Among Churches of Christ & Exclusion of Instrumental Churches

Here is a running list of those blogging about this already. If you read any more please put the link in the comments section here so we can keep this up to date:

Blog Posts on Declining Numbers in Churches of Christ:

• Bobby Ross Jr.’s original article in the Christian Chronicle that made most aware of what is going on “Church in America Marked by Decline”
• Jay Guin – Churches of Christ in Decline? (written 9 months ago)
• Royce Ogle – coC Losing Churches and Members
• Rex Butts – Churches of Christ on the Decline
• Danny Dodd – Anybody Alarmed Yet?
• Odgie – It’s Never Going to Stop, Is It?
• Brian – A Sad Irony
• Phil Wilson – Numbers
• Fank Bellizzi – 500 Fewer Congregations of the Churches of Christ
• M.D. – Addressing Declining Numbers in Churches of Christ 1 – Identifying the Enemy
• M.D. – Addressing Declining Numbers in Churches of Christ 2 – Is Is Not a Progressive or Conservative Problem
• M.D. – Addressing Declining Numbers in Churches of Christ 3 – A Fruitful Answer

Blog Posts on the Exclusion of Instrumental Churches of Christ from “the List”:

• Mike Cope – Declaration and Address
• Jay Guin – Yeakley States that Churches of Christ Are in Decline; Richland Hills in No Man’s Land
• Carl Royster of 21st Century Christian defends the decision – 21st Century Christian’s Response to the February Christian Chronicle Article
• Matthew Morine – Excluded Instrumental Congregations
• M.D. – Quantifying Churches of Christ is Not an Easy Task

Special thanks also to Flavil Yeakley and his hard work keeping up with much of this data.