by Jim Baumgaertel | May 15, 2020 | Churchianity
There is one name that often comes up in some segments of the “house church movement”, Gene Edwards. I’ve seen some home church websites for him and some against him. As Dan Trotter, who fellowships in a house church, puts it (tongue in cheek), there are those who...
by Jim Baumgaertel | May 15, 2020 | Churchianity
Gene Edwards: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly By Steve Atkerson, Beresford Job, Dan Walker, and Jon Zens 2002 Gene Edwards is a phenomenon, a figurehead, a legend. His impact on Christians outside of the institutional church system, especially in the United States, has...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Dec 7, 2019 | Churchianity
“The Associated Press [via MSNBC.com]”Updated: 8:55 p.m. ET Feb. 5, 2005 “LOME, Togo – The president of Togo, Africa’s longest-ruling leader, died Saturday as he was being rushed to Europe for treatment of a heart attack, officials said. His...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Dec 18, 2018 | Churchianity
7/17/06 Roger Oakland has written an excellent, concise refutation of the “Purpose Driven” movement. I appreciate Lighthouse Trails for passing this on to us. The ironic thing is that Roger Oakland’s article is written in the format of why Chuck...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Dec 12, 2018 | Churchianity
7/12/07 There seems to be increasing discussion in the media and the world of blogs about problems among the Calvary Chapels. Most of the critics of Calvary Chapels, including the sympathetic-to-Calvary critics, say that the CC clergymen do not have enough...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 25, 2018 | Churchianity
On a recent flight I noticed three magazines that featured his goings-on: Fortune, Time, and Ladies Home Journal. I don’t think we have seen such media hype over an evangelical celebrity since the newspaper empire of William Randolph Hearst made Billy Graham the...
