The genesis of Teleios is both serendipitous and providential.

 

March 2019
Some teachers in the International Churches of Christ (hereafter ICOC), Gregg Marutzky, David Pocta, Steve Kinnard and others, had promoted the idea of a peer-reviewed journal to address the intersection of academic theological work and discipleship.

 

October 2019
Alex Hunter, cofounder of the Disciples Center for Education (hereafter DCE), himself a Master of Divinity graduate of Harding University, proposed the idea of a journal to accompany the DCE vision for furthering theological education. A week later, at the fall meeting of the ICOC teachers in San Diego, the value proposition was formally discussed and enthusiastically accepted.

 

January 2020
The DCE officially commissioned the journal project with Steve Kinnard at the helm as general editor.

 

March 2020
The ICOC teachers hosted a Teachers Forum at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio. Scholars from outside of the ICOC were invited to speak candidly about the strengths and weaknesses that they perceived within the ICOC. Relationships were strengthened across the greater Stone-Campbell Movement.

 

April - July 2020
Steve Kinnard and the advisory board assembled an exceptional Editorial Board for Teleios with scholars from various tribes of the Stone-Campbell Movement, many from the relationships that had been cemented at the March Teachers Forum. World-renowned Crossroad Publishing agreed to publish the bi-annual journal.

 

February 2021
The first issue will arrive in inboxes and mailboxes around the world.

 

Special Thanks
The shared vision of the DCE, the ICOC teachers, and scholars across the Stone-Campbell tradition ignited a vision that has been made possible by the generous backing of the DCE.