They renounced their human creed books in favor of taking the Bible as their only guide. Once again they preached the same simple gospel, pointing out what the Bible teaches and urging sinners to obey it. All who obeyed were then Christians and members of the church the Lord built. This position is in harmony with the scriptures, pleasing to God, and the way to unity among believers. The church of Christ today is no more and no less than the New Testament church reproduced in doctrine and practice in this twentieth century.
Congregations are independent.
They are organized congregationally with local, scripturally-qualified men appointed to oversee the work of the local church. These men are sometimes called bishops, more often elders. There is always a plurality of elders where such are appointed. Other men who meet the biblical qualifications are appointed to serve as deacons. These serve under the elders and are generally assigned specific tasks such as directing singing, serving as church treasurer and teaching Bible classes.