BIC Theology: Pietist Anabaptist Wesleyan Synthesis

I am very much aware of the unfamiliarity most of my readers claim as regards my denomination: The Brethren in Christ Church. So, I thought a quick overview here and there would be beneficial. The following is the first in what will be a continuing series of informative posts re: the B.I.C.

The people of the Brethren in Christ Church (”Brethren” = Community, not Male Priority) swim in the confluence formed by the convergence of three theological streams: Pietism, Anabaptism, and Wesleyanism. Read More »

April 13, 2007 | Tags: , , ,

John Wesley: The Realized Christian Experience

John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Movement and Church, mimicked Philipp Jakob Spencer and his mother Susanna in his heavy reliance upon a personal experience of God and Jesus Christ. He needed no other apologetic. It is a well known fact that a very well educated John Wesley struggled with his convictions early on during his ministry. Read More »

November 6, 2006 | Tags: ,