When an Evangelical Pentecostal Church Alienates its Neighbors and is Rude

An experience while running errands this afternoon becomes a quick post. What do you do when an evangelical Pentecostal church alienates neighbors and drives a wedge in the community it serves? Why do churches act like that? Do they think they are helping their community? 

Looking at the Relationship Between Bill Riedel’s Redemption Hill and Jordan Kauflin’s Redeemer Arlington

This post looks at the relationship between two Acts 29 churches in the Washington, D.C. area. Jordan Kauflin’s Redeemer Arlington and Bill Riedel’s Redemption Hill. This looks at two churches who can be considered to be cult like and are to be avoided by people in both Arlington, Virginia and Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. 

Rachel Held Evans in Her Own Words

Rachel Held Evans was an immensely talented writer. This post will introduce you to some of her blog posts. We lost an incredible person over the weekend. I will do more analysis of her impact on a follow up post. 

Zack McCoy at Redemption Church in Houston, Texas on Why We Need Each Other

Zach McCoy who pastors at the EFCA’s Redemption Church in Houston, Texas wrote a post a few years back on why we need each other. Zach was trying to sell people on his view of church. This is me just asking a lot of questions and posing a response.

Personal Reflection on Attending a Service at the Evangelical Free Church of Blairstown, New Jersey

The Wondering Eagle visited the Evangelical Free Church of Blairstown in early March of 2019. This is my observation and what I experienced at Blairstown. This is a congregation that has lost a large number of members. The large number of vacant seats hints that something occurred. And yet if I did not know the history I would not likely have picked up on the issues at Todd Nathan’s church. 

The Autocratic Reign of Todd Nathan and the Troubling Story of the Evangelical Free Church of Blairstown, New Jersey

Todd Nathan became the Senior Pastor of the Evangelical Free Church of Blairstown in 2014. Situated in Northwest New Jersey this is a good size Evangelical Free church that served the Blairstown Township for decades. Problems began to develop in the course of time and Todd could not deal with people challenging or asking questions. Many members slowly came to see the new leader of Blairstown as autocratic. A church that was once loving and kind was starting to deal with deep issues. In November of 2017 a credentialed EFCA pastor used a loophole in the church by-laws to allegedly target at least 22  members and throw them out of the congregation.

As a Member of Acts 29 and the EFCA, is Bill Riedels’ Redemption Hill in Washington, D.C. Prepared for the Issue of Sexual Abuse? This Blog Would Say No

Bill Riedel from Redemption Hill writes an article in The Gospel Coalition about building in accountability into a church plant. In the process he also pushes for “meaningful membership” and church discipline. Redemption Hill in Washington D.C. is a part of the EFCA and Acts 29. This blog believes that even if a church has these policies in place sex abuse would still occur. What Bill Riedel should have done is reach out to Washington, D.C. law enforcement and consult with them in building a solid       program to prevent sexual abuse.