Point 2 God Proves /and God Moves Flashcards
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Second century?
Eastern Fathers and Western Fathers begin to separate
1054:
The Great Schism – the Roman Catholic and the Orthodox Church disfellowship each
other
1500’s: Reformation Movement
Luther, Calvin and Zwingli (Authority of God’s Word over
the Church)
1700’s: First Great Awakening
John & Charles Wesley (Methodism)
1800’s: Second Great Awakening
Called in the United States: the Restoration Movement,
Stone / Campbell Movement or the Christian Connection Movement. By the early 1900’s, the
Restoration Movement had split into Disciples of Christ, Churches of Christ, and
conservative Christian Churches
1950’s
Churches of Christ called by some: “The fastest growing church in America.”
1951
Bill Bright initiates Campus Crusade at UCLA.
1967
Some progressive Churches of Christ – wanting to imitate the “success” of Campus
Crusade and save their children who chose not to go to Christian Colleges – initiate an
“experimental” effort for secular campuses called: Campus Advanc
1972:
Kip McKean is baptized at the 14th Street Church of Christ.
1973
Elena Garcia-Bengochea (McKean) is baptized at the Crossroads Church of Christ.
1976
Kip and Elena get married and serve as the campus ministry leaders for the Heritage
Chapel Church of Christ, and reach out to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston
1979
The Spirit sends the McKeans to the Lexington Church of Christ in Massachusetts,
which in time is renamed the Boston Church of Christ.
1985
Chuck Lucas resigns from the ministry leaving the Crossroads Campus Ministries
without any direction. By this year, Boston had planted Chicago, London, New York City
and Toronto.
1985-88:
Over 2,000 “remnant” young people move to Boston or her plantings from the
Crossroads Campus Ministries.
1987-90: About half of the Cross
1988:
World Sector Leaders are selected by the McKeans formally forming a Central
Leadership for the Boston Movement. (This principle of focusing on a few to lead the many
is seen in the efforts of Moses, David and Jesus.)
1990:
McKeans move to LA to encourage the young planting. It grows from 154 disciples to
10,000 disciples by 2001.
1991
Moscow is planted by the McKeans and 850 are baptized the first year.
1994
The Boston Movement grows to 142 congregations in 53 nations. Kip pens the
Evangelization Proclamation which all the World Sector Leaders sign, which pledges the
movement to plant discipling churches in every nation with a city of at least 100,000 in
population by the end of the year 2000. The name “International Churches of Christ” is
adopted by all Boston Movement Churches.
2000
The Evangelization Proclamation is fulfilled – 392 churches in 171 nations.
2001
McKeans go on Sabbatical and never make another decision for the ICOC.
2002:
The November Long Beach Unity Meeting formally sends the ICOC back to Mainline
Theology. In fact, most ICOC churches change their name to Church of Christ. For example:
The “Denver International Church of Christ” changes its name to become the “Denver
Church of Christ.”
2003
In February, the “Kriete Letter” is the spark that decimates the ICOC. In April, the
McKeans are formally fired for their convictions. In July, the Spirit carries them to Portland,
Oregon to a congregation whose membership had fallen from 300 to 25.
2005: The Portland Church experiences a great revival unseen anywhere el
2006
n October, the ICOC leaders strongly oppose the McKeans helping Hilo, Hawaii
under Kyle & Joan Bartholomew’s leadership. Seeing “NO REMEDY” – the brothers in
Portland formally announce that God has initiated a new movement: the Portland Movement
or more well known as the SoldOut Discipling Movement. The name “International Christian
Church” is adopted by all SoldOut Movement congregations.
