EFCA One 2019 Report Book

The Wondering Eagle is capturing the 2019 EFCA One Report. It is an invaluable document that gives an overview of the denomination and its ministries. I would like to break this down and study it more closely over time. 

Guest Post: Matthew Boedy Reflection on Spiritual Abuse After Five Years

Reading about the abuse coming from Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago, resulted in Matt Boedy writing a post about his own experience with church abuse. Matt dealt with a legal situation in Riverside Community Church an Evangelical Free Church of America and Acts 29 church in Columbia, South Carolina. This post is Matt’s reflection of dealing with spiritual abuse after it happened and how its effected his view on faith.

EFCA, Please Learn from My Mistake

On August 26, 2018 this blog made an error about D.A. Carson and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. This post is a follow up explaining what happened and how that error occurred. In addition I also use this mistake to teach the EFCA how to respond to errors that will happen inside the denomination. My hope is that the EFCA will learn from my mistake and become a better organization in time. 

The EFCA’s William Hamel Passes Away on August 15, 2018

William Hamel who was the president of the EFCA from 1997 until 2015 passed away in Minnesota on August 15, 2018. This is a brief post to say that The Wondering Eagle extends its deepest sympathy to the Hamel family and the greater EFCA. 

Analysis of The North Central District of the Evangelical Free Church of America

This is an overview of the North Central District of the EFCA. This post commences with The Wondering Eagle writing about the EFCA in Minnesota. In addition to looking at Brian Farone who is the district superintendent I look at some of the churches in the district. There are problems with Trinity City Church, Pine City Evangelical Free and Trinity Evangelical Free in Plainview. There are also some positive developments in the North Central District which are highlighted in this post. 

How Should the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) be Viewed? Well it’s Complicated

Someone from the western United States emailed me and asked what are the problems in the EFCA? They are new to the organization and are trying to figure it out. I decided to tackle their question and give an overview of my thoughts about the EFCA from the 10,000 foot level. The EFCA has some great people, churches and leaders. However, it also has serious challenges inside the organization. This post from The Wondering Eagle looks at the EFCA from a broad perspective and offers analysis on the organization. 

The EFCA and Acts 29, Looking at Ryan Kwon of Resonate Church in Fremont, California; Plus the Issues with James Walden’s Riverside Community Church

A look at the relationship between Acts 29 and the EFCA. This post has an incomplete list of the known Acts 29 churches in the EFCA denomination. This also looks at the point man between the EFCA and Acts 29, Ryan Kwon. Ryan is on the Board of the Acts 29 network and the only EFCA pastor to do so. Also can a church straddle both the EFCA and Acts 29 denominations? Matt Boedy’s story of James Walden’s Riverside Community Church stands as a stark warning to stay away from Acts 29 churches in the EFCA. 

A Response to Joe Henseler of Faith Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania about how Leaders Need Leaders

A post about the opening talk at the EFCA Eastern District Conference that was done by Joe Henseler of Faith Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This is a response to what Joe says about leadership and asks some questions about gossip, slander, and points out some different views. 

The EFCA’s Eastern District Conference for 2017

Brief description of the Eastern District conference which took place at Faith Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania on October 10 and 11, 2017. This post is followed up with a couple of posts that does analysis of a couple of talks. 

Analysis of The Western District of the Evangelical Free Church of America

This is an overview of the Western District of the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) as led by Neal Brower. The Western District consists of Northern California and Nevada. This looks at the issues in the district and is the second of two posts regarding this (EFCA) district.