The Church Split

Ep 111 - Fairhaven Bible College & Great Plains Baptist College Rules

Will and Brian guest host the Recovering Fundamentalist Podcast (RFP) and dive into IFB College Rule Books. This is part 1 of a 2 part series on IFB College Rules. In this episode we examine the rulebooks from Great Plains Baptist College (Bill Reeve's Bible College) and Fairhaven Bible College. We examine these rules pretending to be influenced by the Bible, rules that apply to men and women differently, rules about what age you can marry, interracial dating, hairstyles, mandatory employment, and much much more! Part 2 will be on Crown College so check back for that episode. Check out thechurchsplit.com for copies of the rulebooks.

Ep 131 - A Conversation about Philosophy with David Pallmann

In Will's second interview with David Pallmann, they get into philosophy and specifically epistemology, the study of knowledge and truth. They discuss how we can know truth, and by what mechanisms do we determine what is true. They discuss the differences between internalism and externalism. This is an important deep dive that will help as you interact with other Christians with different ideas, but as well with non-Christians. Put your thinking caps on for this and determine your own methods for determining what is true!

Ep 127 - Leaving the IFB and Anti-Intellectualism in the Church

David Pallmann describes his time in an IFB college and how he discovered the anti-intellectualism of the IFB, the college leaders, and his professors. He was on fire for God and excited to learn in-depth about the Bible, the nature of truth, and doctrine. Through this desire he became a thorn in the side of the college which resulted in a standoff with the college leadership.

Ep 129 - Interview with Micah Kilmer

Micah, one of the young men kicked out of Bible Baptist Church in Charlevoix Michigan tells his story of leaving the Fundamentalist cult and sexual abuse he experienced in the church and how his church handled it.

Ep 130 - Interview with Julius Sheffey

Julius was kicked out of his IFB church, Bible Baptist Church of Charlevoix Michigan. Julius recounts how he came to the church, how he experienced racism leading up to his exit from that church, his eventual exit from the IFB and why he no longer is part the Independent Fundamental Baptist Movement. Julius is a great example of how we can distinguish between the bad actions of man in the Church and the goodness of God himself.

Ep 128 - Response to Pastor Phil Green and Bible Baptist Church

An IFB church in Charlevoix, MI live stream them kicking out 2 young men of the church who had been talking to Pastor Phil Green about King James Onlyism. After the Pastor was unable to convince these 2 men that there was any Biblical basis to KJVO, he makes them resign publicly on the live Church's live stream. The Church Split recorded the live stream (as it was taken offline after we commented on the video). This is a perfect example of the legalism in the IFB and a prime example of what we fight against here: tertiary issues that are elevated to a breaking-fellowship topic. As James says, "these things ought not to be so".

Ep 126 - Interview with Melinda Wright (Welcome Will’s sister!)

Melinda discusses her life in the IFB from a young age, dealing with abuse, becoming a wife in the IFB, and how she returned to a true Bible-Centered life. Melinda is Will's sister and surprised him for his birthday so they took advantage of her being in town for an intereview

Ep 124 - How Legalism in Churches Can Push People Towards Sin

In this very raw episode, we interview Autumn Ward, a former member of an Independent Fundamental Baptist Church (IFB). She recounts her experience with the church, her exodus from the church and turning towards sin, and then her eventual u-turn back towards a Godly life. This episode tackles legalism, abuse, sex addiction, redemption, and grace.

Ep 123 - A Christian Response to Pride Month

With June being "gay pride" month, we thought it good to respond to this concept as both pride and the topic of homosexuality tends to divide churches. We examine the idea of a month dedicated to an identity, what identity truly represents for Christians, and how a biblical worldview can help inform us when dealing with those that pander or virtue signal to groups of people for a specific month of the year.

Ep 122 - How Should Churches Approach Pro-Life?

We have on Pastor Mike Spencer for a great discussion on pro-life and the role of churches. Mike Spencer is one of the founders of Project Life Voice and does pro-life apologetic speaking engagements for churches, organizations, and other events. This episode has no shortage of truth bombs coming from Pastor Mike; he brings a new perspective to pro-life, Christianity, pastors, and churches.