The Parrhesians
EPC
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Cracks in the Hull
In February 2004, I left the charismatic church for the evangelical church. I was finishing seminary when my wife and I, along with our one-month-old daughter, started attending Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church.…
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The Finale
In August of 2023, the Presbytery of the Alleghenies formed an Administrative Commission to “help” our church. According to the presbytery, we were a church in crisis and the AC’s goal was…
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Thou Shalt Not Lie to Appease the Bureaucrats
Below is an excerpt of an email I sent to a woman in the congregation. Regarding the issue of authority, it is a valid question. Our position has always been that the…
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My Closing Statement
Below is the closing statement I read on January 11, 2025, at my trial in the Presbytery of the Alleghenies . Members of the Judicial Commission. We acknowledge this is a complex…
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The Color of Compromise is Cornflower Blue
“Anti-Racism” and the EPC I am a white, heterosexual man who has always been conservative and traditional (culturally, politically and theologically). I’ve also been an EPC pastor since 2008 and have been…
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Circling the Drain
On Saturday, November 23rd, the Session and I met at 9:00 AM to make final preparations for our trial, which began at 1:00 PM. The Session and I were charged with contempt…
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This Denomination Is Hurting Our Kids
A Letter by Chad Winkler, written and sent to the Presbytery of the Alleghenies on September 19, 2024. “The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and…
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Resistance to Tyranny
The Layman is an online news source whose stated mission is to provide reliable information concerning significant issues confronting Presbyterians. At one time The Layman published a newspaper. For many years it…
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We Have the Receipts (or Evidence of Injustice)
This spring I had the opportunity to read Joe Rigney’s book Leadership and Emotional Sabotage. I also had the privilege of speaking with him and our Session over a Zoom conference call…
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Reasons Why Beverly Heights Should Leave the Evangelical Presbyterian Church
An email shared with Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church in their preparation to leave the EPC In my last Good Future Report, I shared with you a vision of the good future I…