It almost seems like we are dealing with "the unforgiveable sin,” an elder shared while describing ministry with sexual offenders in their congregation. His remark highlighted many churches’ difficulty as they seek to biblically and practically restore sexual offenders after abuse.
We are...
The Adult Sunday School class was an inductive study in Acts – dated concept, but it works. Somehow the raising of Dorcas in chapter 9 led to a discussion of the common features of New Testament resurrections.
Soon, they came round to the...
On June 2022, Pastor Ron Kohl, Rachel Schmoyer, and camera man Jeff Tintle interviewed retired Pastor Ron Mahurin about his ministry in the BFC. To get an accurate feel for our interview, imagine the dialogue sprinkled with friendly laughter and peppered with tender-hearted tears.
Editor’s Note: In 2012, Pastor Carl C. Cassel shared the following with the Executive Board when they asked him to share his view of the BFC’s core values. At the time the Executive Board was working to clarify its vision and mission. Recently rediscovered, the below article...
Pastor Carl K. Spackman passed away on May 4, 2022. You can view his full obituary here which includes the details of his love for railroads. For OneVoice Magazine, three men who knew him well shared their remembrances of his life and ministry.
Every year, the Bible Fellowship Church church planters gather for a Church Extension Roundtable Discussion Day. The church planters bring real situations for which they need wisdom and ask the other church planters to share their thoughts and suggestions. One of the topics discussed at this year’s...
It was November 2021 when our foster son was reunited with his biological family. We had loved and cared for him for over 2 years when we received the call from the social worker. She said the judge ruled to reunify him today. I pleaded with the...
Christian Nationalism. It seems to be a buzzword that evokes one of two reactions, either good or bad. Seldom is it neutral. We all know that "this world is not our home, we’re just a passin’ through." We also know that our ultimate allegiance is to our...
I do not have a proof text for this, but I like to picture, when Bruce Heffner was entering the Pearly Gates of Heaven, that Saint Peter was handing him a trumpet and pointing to the brass section. My personal friend, co-worker, and fellow Gospel minister went...
In March 2022, a group from Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Harrisburg, PA, traveled to Bolivia to join up with BFC and International Tribal Ministries (ITM) missionaries Tony and Joanna Murrin and Haleigh Ott (now Vargas). The trip had actually been scheduled for 2021 but had been postponed...