I am a guy who is a part of a church in a medium sized city. I have a Bible college (ministerial preparation) background and a Master's Degree from a Christian University. I am a full time employee of a large global Christian, non-profit (with a budget of over half a billion). My wife and I have 4 children, we love our family and our extended family. We were both raised in Christian homes and grew up in the church. Both of our dad's were pastors at one time.
Why am I staying anonymous on this site? Simple, so I can be as honest as possible without feeling the need to censor anything from my local church body.
This site is dedicated to the honest study of God's word. This site was spawned by a deep realization that maybe the practices of the church are not all Biblical. Maybe we (the church) are Finney Pragmatists who set ethical concerns aside if we believe something "works."
I am a Christian who realizes he has only experienced glimpses of what the first century church must have been like. Intimate Sunday School classes where believers unite and really share. Small groups that meet in homes, camp-fire experiences with church friends in the summer.
