Guest Post: Dr. James Bedell on Willow Creek Community Church A Cautionary Tale

Dr. James Bedell from Willow Creek Community Church writes a guest post on the cautionary tale that Willow Creek represents. Bill Hybels has resigned and fled and there are credible accusations against him for sexual misconduct. Willow Creek Community Church has ignored Dr. James Bedell and this blog would like Willow Creek to meet with him and hear his concerns from the scandal. 

Guest Post: Jean Lash’s Warning on Both Lance Waldie’s Harvest Bible Church in Cypress, Texas and Reformed Theology

This is a statement, a warning from Jean Lash about both reformed theology and Lance Waldie’s Harvest Bible Church in Cypress, Texas. This hardcore 5-point Calvinist church turned a daughter against her family. Its one of the most heart breaking situations I have heard.

Guest Post: An Experience in Biblical Soul Care Counseling in a Planted Harvest Bible Fellowship (now Great Commission Collective) Church

This is a counseling story in a Harvest Bible Fellowship planted church. This deals with how confidentially is violated and intimate knowledge shared with the church staff and small group. This troubling story should give people pause about Soul Care counseling. This Great Commission Collective church is still involved and plays a key role in the organization.

Guest Post: Kristen Draughan as a Licensed Social Worker Explains the Problems with Garrett Higbee’s Soul Care Counseling

This is a guest post by a licensed social worker who analyzes and looks at the issues with a Biblical counseling program affiliated with Harvest Bible Chapel. Kristen Draughan examines Soul Care Counseling and Garrett Higbee. It a very professional look at a questionable and problematic Biblical counseling program which has major systemic issues.

Guest Post: Van Rue on the Willow Creek Independent Advisory Group Report, is it a Sham?

Van Rue who was involved in Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill Seattle writes a guest post on the developments of Willow Creek Church in the Chicago area. This is some analysis of the Independent Advisory Group Report and their findings on Bill Hybels. Van Rue raises some questions about what was published and if its legitimate.

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.

Guest Post: Nyssa the Hobbit on Their Brush with Fundamentalism in an Evangelical Free Church in Wisconsin

This is a story of one couple’s experience in an EFCA Church in the Forest Lakes District of Wisconsin. Its a story of fundamentalism, Neo-Calvinist theology and yes a church that later on even protested other events of worship. This is a guest post from Nyssa who is blogging this on her own blog.