Restorationism developed out of the Second Great Awakening and is historically connected to the Protestant Reformation , but differs in that Restorationists do not usually describe themselves as `` reforming '' a Christian church continuously existing from the time of Jesus , but as restoring the Church that they believe was lost at some point . Restorationists do not usually describe themselves as `` reforming '' a Christian church continuously existing from the time of Jesus , but as restoring the Church that they believe was lost at some point .