EFCA Blogs

This is a page that will be in flux as I work through the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA). I compiled as a resource the active blogs from both the national and each respective EFCA district. I will be updating this as I continue to work through the EFCA denomination. If I miss any blog that you believe should be included please email me at wonderingeagle261@gmail.com and I will update and correct.

EFCA National Blogs & Associated EFCA Personalities

1. EFCA Now (Evangelical Free Church of America Blog)
2. EFCA Leaders Network (pastor and district resource)
3. Alvin Sander’s On The Grind (National Director of Reconciliation for EFCA)
4. Nelson Searcy’s Blog (Church Leader Insights)
5. Katie Manning’s  Mannings on the Move
6. Warren Throckmorton
7. Greg Strand’s Strands of Thought
8. Dave Harvey’s Am I Called?
9. Kevin Vanhoozer’s Zondervan Academic
10. D.A. Carson’s For the Love of God (The Gospel Coalition)
11. Larry Osborne’s Larry Osborne Live (North Coast Church – Vista, California)
12. The EFCA Leaders Network (pastor and district resource) EFCA Leaders Net

Eastern District – Led by Dr. Cedrick Brown and Tony Balsamo 

1. Eastern District blog
2. Bill Riedel’s A View from a Hill (Redemption Hill – Washington, D.C.)  
3. Mark Tindle (Senaca Creek – Gaithersburg, Maryland)
4. Jeanette Cochran (Seneca Creek – Gaithersburg, Maryland)
5. Matt Walker’s Matters (Mountain View Community Church – Frederick, Maryland)
6. Steve Anderson’s Given Enough Coffee (Mountain View Community Church – Frederick, Maryland)
7. Joe Henseler (Faith Church – Allentown, Pennsylvania)
8. Mike Jarrell’s Missional Mike (Narrow Road Communities – Enola, Pennsylvania)
9. Benjamin Vrbicek’s Fan and Flame (Community Evangelical Free Church – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
10. Douglas Weygand’s Ponderings From the Pastor (Grace Community Church – Herndon, Pennsylvania)
11. Keith Rohrer’s Pastor Keith’s Blog (Keystone Church – Paradise, Pennsylvania)
12. Jesse Benack’s Hammer & Anvil (Calvary Chapel Evangelical Free – Valley View, Pennsylvania)
13. David Groleau’s Pastors Blog (Dix Hills Evangelical Free Church – Huntington Station, New York)
14. Crossroads Blog (Crossroads Church – Wilmington, Delaware)
15. Kevin Ozolin’s Kevin Joz (Montgomery Evangelical Free – Belle Mead, New Jersey)
16. From the Pastors of Joy (Joy Community Fellowship – Pittman, New Jersey)
17. Kevin Hanley’s Hanley Blog (River Vale Community Church – River Vale, New Jersey)
18. Josh Ott’s The Blog For Pastors (Grace Free Church – Cressona, Pennsylvania)

EFCA SE District – Led by Glen Schrieber

1. Pastors Blog (Shades Valley Community Church – Homewood, Alabama)
2. Blog (Hope Church – Madison, Alabama)
3. Riverside Blog (Riverside Community Church – Columbia, South Carolina)
4. Allan Cagle’s All Things Church  (Sunrise Community Center – Atlantic Beach, Florida)
5. Blog (Creekside Community Church – Gainesville, Florida)
6. Blog (Miramar Evangelical Free Church – Miramar, Florida)
7. Jim Folk’s Pastor Jim’s Blog (Christ Community  – Ocala, Florida)  
8. CMC Blog (Cast Member Church –  Orlando, Florida)
9. Blog (Restoration Church – Port Orange, Florida)
10. St. Blogustine (Coquina Community – St. Augustine, Florida)
11. Blog (Four Oakes Community Church – Tallahassee, Florida)
12. David Park Church Blog (Open Table Community Church – Atlanta, Georgia)
13. Blog (Stonemill Church – Atlanta, Georgia)
14. Pastor Ian’s Blog (Camden Crossroads Community Church – St. Mary’s, Georgia)
15. Jack Brook’s Pastor’s Blog (Ironworks Pike Community Church – Georgetown, Kentucky)
16. Blog (Church at Charlotte – Charlotte, North Carolina)
17. Pastor Dave’s Journey (Community Bible Church – High Point, North Carolina) Note this blog is about a pastor’s battle with cancer.
18. Pastor’s Blog (Hope Community Church – Alcoa, Tennessee)
19. This is Living (Two Rivers Church – Lenoir City, Tennessee) 

Northern Plains District – Led by Daryl Thompson

No significant blogs at this time

EFCA Texas and Oklahoma District – Led by Bob Rowley

1. Dave Smith’s Think Small (Northwest Community Church – San Antonio, Texas)
2. The Blog (Stone Oak Bible Church – San Antonio, Texas)
3. Blog (Redemption Church – Houston, Texas)
4. Blog (The Bridge Montrose – Houston, Texas)
5. Generations Blog (Generations Church – Fate, Texas)
6. Carl Anderson’s Carl Corner (Grace Redeemer Community Church – Richardson, Texas)
7. Brad Banks’ Speak the Truth in Love (Faith Bible Church – McKinny, Texas)
8. Randy Huddleston’s  Blog (Grace Bible Church – Pryor, Oklahoma)
9. Blog (Grace Bible Church – Houston, Texas)
10. Pastor’s Page (Trinity Fellowship – Friendswood, Texas)

EFCA Hawaii District – Led by Bruce Campbell

1. Staff Blog  (Harbor Hawaii – Honolulu, Hawaii)

EFCA West – Led by Tim Jacobs 

1. Dave Page (EFCA West Church Planting)
2. Janet Varin (I Kissed Church Goodbye – A blog about spiritual abuse in Cornerstone Community Church in Atascadero, California which is led by John Marc Wiemann)
3.  NCC Articles (Newark Community Church – Newark, California)
4. Larry Osborne’s Larry Osborne Live (North Coast Church – Vista, California)
5. Peter Goeman’s Musing of a Biblical Sojourner (Church of the Canyons – Santa Clarita, California)
6. Joe Russell’s Our Special Heart (Riverview Evangelical Free – Bonsall, California)
7. Blog (Bethany Church of Sierra Madre – Sierra Madre, California)
8. Kevin Waters’ Blogspot (The Stream Church – Las Vegas, Nevada)
9. Pastor’s Blog (The Journey Evangelical Free – Tucson, Arizona)
10. David Arnold’s Engage, Explore, Encounter (City Bible Church – Bullhead, Arizona)
11. Pastor’s Notes (Salt Lake City Evangelical Free – Salt Lake City, Utah)
12. The Pastor’s Study (Felton Bible Church – Felton, California)
13. Church Blog (Santa Margarita Community Church – Santa Margarita, California)
14. Anthem Blog (Anthem Church Movement – Multiple Locations in Southern California)
15. The Blog (Del Rey Church – Playa del Rey, California)
16. Articles (Anchor Community Church Long Beach – Long Beach, California)
17. Church Blog (Lake Murray Community Church – La Mesa, California)
18. Blog (Seacoast Community Church – Encinitas, California)
19. Pastoral Column (Chinese Evangelical Free Church of Los Angeles – Los Angeles, California)
20. Recommended Church Blogs (Sunland Community Church – Sunland, California)
21. Dale’s Periodic Devotional and Commentary (Grace Community Church – Wasco, California)
22. Through a Glass Darkly (Northpoint Evangelical Free Church – Corona, California)
23. Church Blog (Commission Church – Pomona, California)
24. Taft Avenue Community Church News (Taft Avenue Community Church – Orange, California)
25. Articles, Note and Papers (Red Mountain Community Church – Mesa, Arizona)
26. Desert Hill Blog (Desert Hills Evangelical Free Church – Phoenix, Arizona)
27. Jeff Thune’s The Corridor (Northwest Bible Church – Tucson, Arizona)
28. In Pursuit (Aspire Church – Surprise, Arizona)
29. Blog (Venture Church – Beaumont, California)

EFCA Midwest District – Led by Noah Palmer  

1. Pastor Clint’s Corner (Stanton Evangelical Free – Stanton, Nebraska)
2. David Dickinson’s Biblical Resilience (Hope Evangelical Free Church – Kearney, Nebraska)
3. Pastor’s Blog (Calvary Bible Evangelical Free – Wayne, Nebraska)
4. Blog (Grace Community Church – Great Bend, Kansas)
5. Blog (East Evangelical Free Church – Wichita, Kansas)
6. Zeke Pipher’s In Pursuit (Heartland Evangelical Free – Central City, Nebraska)
7. Lige Reed’s Faith, Family D.O.C.uments (Evangelical Free Church – Minden, Nebraska)
8. Aaron G Loy’s Blog (Mosaic – Lincoln, Nebraska)
9. Mark Brunott’s Freshly Bru’d (First Evangelical Free of Lincoln – Lincoln, Nebraska)
10. Blogs! (Victory Road Evangelical Free Church – Norfolk, Nebraska)

Pacific Northwest District – Led by Bruce Martin

1. Pastor’s Blog (Snohomish Evangelical Free Church – Snohomish, Washington)
2. The Last Word (Elim Evangelical Free – Puyallup, Washington)
3. Bart Lesco’s Swimming in Circles (Olympic Evangelical Free Church – Poulsbo, Washington)
4. Olympic Blog (Olympic Evangelical Free Church – Poulsbo, Washington)
5. PK’s Ponderings (Butteville Community Church – Aurora, Oregon)
6. Tales From the Road (Emmaaus Life Evangelical Free – Eugene, Oregon)
7. Blogs (New Hope Church – Roseburg, Oregon)
8. Blog (Trailside Community Church – Anchorage, Alaska)

Forest Lakes District – Led by John Payne

1. Blog (The Orchard – Bailey’s Harbor, Wisconsin)
2. Doc’s Blog (A & D Biker Ministries – Kenosha, Wisconsin)
3. Jon MacDonald’s Man Transformed (Sheboygan Evangelical Free – Sheboygan, Wisconsin) 
4. What We Read (Sheboygan Evangelical Free – Sheboygan, Wisconsin) 
5. Roger’s Blog (Edgewood Community Church – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) 
6. Pastor’s Pen (Grace Evangelical Free – Beloit, Wisconsin)
7. Blog (Spring Lake Church – Green Bay, Wisconsin)
8. David Carlson’s Fresh Read (Bethany Evangelical Free – Madison, Wisconsin)
9. Chuck Gaston’s A word from the Word (DeForest Evangelical Free Church – DeForest, Wisconsin) 
10. Pastor Niall’s Blog (Three Lakes Evangelical Free – Three Lakes, Wisconsin)
11. Crossroads Blog (Crossroads Church – Pittsville, Wisconsin)
12. Aaron White’s Grace by the Minute (River Hills Community Church – Janesville, Wisconsin) 

Western District – Led by Neal Brower 

1. Neal Brower’s Broken Bridges
2. Blog – San Francisco Evangelical Free (San Francisco, California) 
3. Pastor-Elder Blog (Soma Community Church – Santa Rosa, California) 
4. OPISO (Solano Community Church – Albany, California)
5. Glen Tatum’s Living God Hymns (North Creek Church – Walnut Creek, California) 
6. Kent Dresdow’s Christus Nostrum Vita (North Creek Church – Walnut Creek, California)
7. Pastor’s Corner (Creekside Community Church – Napa, California)  
8. Ron’s Jungle Rumble (Cornerstone Evangelical Free – Lodi, California) 
9. Orland Evangelical Free Church Press (Orland Evangelical Free – Orland, California) 
10. Blog (The Orchard – Sacramento, California)
11.  Clark Crebar’s A Greater Passion (Community Bible Church – Folsom, California) 
12. Drew Buell’s Shepherd’s Notes (Cool Community Church – Cool, California) 
13. Blog (Mother Lode Evangelical Free – Coloma, California) 

North Central District – Led by Brian Farone 

1. North Central District Blog 
2. Blog (Grand Rapids Evangelical Free – Grand Rapids, Minnesota) 
3. Resource Blog (Rock Hill Community Church – Duluth, Minnesota) 
4. Paul Klassen’s Leaving it on the Field (Birch Hills Community Church – Melrose, Minnesota) 
5. H20 College Ministry Blog (Pleasant Valley Evangelical Free – Winona, Minnesota) 
6. Hope Community Church (Men of Hope – Minneapolis, Minnesota) 
7. Journal (Trinity City Church – Saint Paul, Minnesota) 
8. Leadership Blog (CrossPoint Church – Bloomington, Minnesota) 
9. Living Hope Blog (Living Hope – Willmar, Minnesota) 
10. First Free Church Blog (First Evangelical Free of Minneapolis – Minneapolis, Minnesota) 
11. Blog (City on a Hill Church – Rosemount, Minnesota) 
12. Blog (Calvary Evangelical Free – Rochester, Minnesota) 
13. Blog (Antioch Community Church – Minneapolis, Minnesota) 
14. Blog (First Evangelical Free Church – Maplewood, Minnesota) 
15. Henry Williams (Five Oaks Church – Woodbury, Minnesota) 
16. Eric Johnson’s The Contender (Good News Evangelical Free – Pine Island, Minnesota) 
17. Eric Johnson’s The Churchman (Good News Evangelical Free – Pine Island, Minnesota) 
18. Eric Johnsons’s The Good News Pulpit (Good News Evangelical Free – Pine Island, Minnesota) 
19. Patrick Druary’s Pastor Blog (Becker Evangelical Free – Becker, Minnesota) 
20. Blog  (River of Life Evangelical Free – Elk River, Minnesota) 
21. Blog (Watertown Evangelical Free – Watertown, Minnesota) 
22. Blog (Mound Evangelical Free – Mound, Minnesota) 
23. Blog (Rockpoint Church – Lake Elmo, Minnesota) 

Northern Mountain District led by Lee Kisman 

1. Blog (Crossroads Bible Church – Kennewick, Washington) 
2. Blog (Three Crosses – Spokane, Washington) 
3. Missionary Blog ( Sandpoint Bible Fellowship – Sandpoint, Idaho)
4. Pastor’s Blog (Sandpoint Bible Fellowship – Sandpoint, Idaho) 

Central District