Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Christian churches and churches of Christ are a part of the Restoration Movement and share historical roots with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the a cappella Churches of Christ. The term does not include all Christian churches.These churches are best defined as those in the Restoration Movement who have chosen on the one hand not to be identified with the denomination known as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). On the other hand, they generally use instrumental music as part of their worship, the rejection of which is a hallmark of the churches of Christ. The instrumental Christian Churches and the a cappella Churches of Christ are otherwise very similar. Churches in this tradition are strongly congregationalist and have no formal denominational ties, and thus there is no proper name that is agreed to apply to the movement as a whole. Most (but not all) congregations in this tradition include the words "Christian Church" or "Church of Christ" in their congregational name, though the same can be said of churches of Christ and of congregations within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Also due to the lack of formal organization is a lack of official statistical data, but the 2006 Directory of the Ministry documents some 5,500 congregations. Many estimate the number to be over 6,000.. }
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- Christian_churches_and_churches_of_Christ abstract "The Christian churches and churches of Christ are a part of the Restoration Movement and share historical roots with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the a cappella Churches of Christ. The term does not include all Christian churches.These churches are best defined as those in the Restoration Movement who have chosen on the one hand not to be identified with the denomination known as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). On the other hand, they generally use instrumental music as part of their worship, the rejection of which is a hallmark of the churches of Christ. The instrumental Christian Churches and the a cappella Churches of Christ are otherwise very similar. Churches in this tradition are strongly congregationalist and have no formal denominational ties, and thus there is no proper name that is agreed to apply to the movement as a whole. Most (but not all) congregations in this tradition include the words "Christian Church" or "Church of Christ" in their congregational name, though the same can be said of churches of Christ and of congregations within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Also due to the lack of formal organization is a lack of official statistical data, but the 2006 Directory of the Ministry documents some 5,500 congregations. Many estimate the number to be over 6,000.".