Christian Churches And Churches Of Christ

From the movement's beginning, worship in the Christian churches and Churches of Christ has been evangelistic in orientation. In recent years, however, many congregations have begun to adopt a more contemporary style of worship based on worship renewal itself, as well as making the service more attractive to seekers. In this way, worship is being more fully integrated with other ministries of the local church. Historically, churches of the American restoration movement have focused more on evangelism than on worship. Even today, despite the renewal of interest in worship among many of the independent Christian churches and the Churches of Christ that use instruments, worship is largely seen as a means to an end, and that end is evangelism. So, in reality, much of the so-called worship renewal is a renewal of evangelism methods. Worship and Evangelism Most of the Christian churches have historically used the Sunday morning evangelism model common among nineteenth-century evangelic…