Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

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Oh yes, Boston coc aka crossroads movement/International coc turned the coc world upside down. I'm from Southern California, and I remember a girl at one of my churches went to live in Northern California for college and got involved with the crossroads movement. My home church was devastated. But b...

Not sure if it's appropriate to talk about this but I remember when I was about 21 in the Coc. I was still a virgin. Then one day at a Bible study out of nowhere I was told with one or two other younger guys that we shouldn't masturbate. I remember thinking to myself how impossible this will be, I ...

This was the 1st time I ever went to a Christmas Eve service. My church has a contemporary style, and I love it. The building was packed!!

Welcome! This is a place for rants, so feel free.

Where is the "BCV" for having service on Wednesday night? I never got an answer to that question. However, to most C o C folks it's just as sacred as the Sunday gatherings and missing Wednesday night is considered "forsaking the assembly." Most CoC groups are sticklers for their...

I think you have a good approach by saying it's just an hour, but even an hour can be rough in a coc. Is the church you're visiting hardcore conservative/full of Bible gangsters?

I read Reviving the Ancient Faith , by Richard Hughes, and found it very enlightening about the historical roots of the current COC culture. The chapter called "The Fighting Spirit" made a lot of sense of the modern and recent COC attitude of "I'm right and if you think you're right ...

I read Reviving the Ancient Faith , by Richard Hughes, and found it very enlightening about the historical roots of the current COC culture. The chapter called "The Fighting Spirit" made a lot of sense of the modern and recent COC attitude of "I'm right and if you think you're right ...

Welcome to the forum! What an excellent way of describing how we are programmed in the coc. The coc uses their chain scriptures (out of context) to instill fear so one won't leave "the church." I'm reading through the bible now beginning to end and when I read a passage and compare it to c...