15 Facts About Kip McKean

Thomas Wayne "Kip" McKean II was born on May 31,1954 and is an American minister.

Kip McKean was the founder of the International Churches of Christ and of the International Christian Church.

Randy then served as an Evangelist in what became the denomination Kip founded, the International Churches of Christ.

Kip McKean graduated from the University of Florida in 1975 with a degree in speech and communications.

Kip McKean later attended Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, but left over disputes with university academics about their liberal views on the Bible.

Kip McKean faced criticism from other ministers for his own strict personal style.

Kip McKean attended the Harding Graduate School of Religion for two years but never received a master's degree.

Kip McKean moved to the Boston area in 1979 and began working in the Lexington Church of Christ.

Kip McKean asked them to "redefine their commitment to Christ," and introduced the use of discipling partners.

In 2001, Kip McKean was asked by a group of long-standing elders in the ICOC to take a sabbatical from overall leadership of the ICOC.

On 12 November 2001, Kip McKean wrote that he had decided to take a sabbatical from his role as the leader of the International Churches of Christ.

One year later, In November 2002, Kip McKean announced his resignations from his roles as World Missions Evangelist and head of the world sector leaders.

Kip McKean's resignation was acknowledged by a letter from the elders the following day.

Since 2006, the congregations under Kip McKean's leadership have been called the International Christian Church.

In 2008, Kip McKean began the benevolent arm of the movement: Mercy WorldWide.