The Church Split

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.

Ep 121- Kevin Max from DC Talk is now an "Exvangelical"

Kevin Max from DC Talk recently made headlines saying publicly that he's now an "Exvangelical". Will breaks down what Kevin appears to be signaling about his faith and his views on Christianity. This is an early response to help the Christian community be able rationalize his statements and we hope we are proven wrong about our conclusions. Its good to remember to pray for him regardless of his current position on Christianity.

Ep 120 - Revisions to the KJV in History

In the continuation of our series on responding to King James Onlyism, Will addresses the differences between the 1611 KJV and the 1769 KJV. KJVO proponents will often say that the 1611 and 1769 are identical except for some minor font changes and typo corrections which don't affect the content at all. Will shows in this episode how reductive that statement is. KJVO advocates are left with the burden of proof not not only how the KJV is perfect, but which specific revision of it is perfect. The KJVO position gives up the entirety of textual criticism which in turn gives up such a powerful proof of the preservation of God's word.

Ep 118 - When to Cast Out and When to Reconcile

We often talk on this channel about when to divide and when to not divide in the body of believers. Today we examine when to reconcile with those that have caused division and left. We review situations where a member is trying to entice someone back to the church that caused division in the past. We address sexual abusers and if they can repent and if we should allow for reconciliation. Will also shares some very personal stories with regard to this topic.