The ICoC: 1990s International Churches of Christ

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the evangelization proclamation, issued in 1994, pledged icoc establish church in every major country within 6 years.


in 1990 crossroads church of christ broke movement and, through letter written christian chronicle, attempted restore relations mainline churches of christ. 1990s first-generation leaders had become disillusioned movement , left. movement first recognized independent religious group in 1992 when john vaughn, church growth specialist @ fuller theological seminary, listed them separate entity. time magazine ran full-page story on movement in 1992 calling them 1 of world s fastest-growing , innovative bands of bible thumpers had grown global empire of 103 congregations california cairo total sunday attendance of 50,000 . formal break made mainline churches of christ in 1993 when group organized under name international churches of christ. new designation formalized division in existence between involved crossroads/boston movement , mainline churches of christ. growth in icoc not without criticism. other names have been used movement include crossroads movement, multiplying ministries, , discipling movement . since each city had single church, membership might large , geographically disperse; if so, divided regions , sectors of perhaps few small suburban communities. governing system attracted criticism overly-authoritarian, although icoc denied charge. s not dictatorship, said al baird, former icoc spokesperson; s theocracy, god on top.


growth continued globally , in 1996 independent organisation church growth today named los angeles icoc fastest growing church in north america second year running , 8 icoc churches in top 100. 1999, los angeles church reached sunday attendance of 14,000. 2001, icoc independent worldwide movement had grown small congregation 125,000 members , had planted church in every country of world in period of twenty years.








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