Both complementarianism and predestination can be found in the Bible, particularly in the letter to the Ephesians, thus its centrality in the teachings of neo-calvinist churches.
John Calvin, a 16th century French theologian articulated these understandings as a part of the larger Protestant revolution, which Martin Luther and his 95 Theses had sparked. These principles support quick marriages because God has a chosen mate of the opposite sex for each.
Once that person appears, why wait? God will work out all possible problems. Core doctrines are established by a small group of men, mostly Caucasian. Debate concerning them has no place in an Acts 29 church. Believe it or leave. The book of Ephesians was probably written around A. Paul, a Roman citizen, never met Jesus but penned a number of letters that comprise our New Testament. The Gospels were written later as the formation of communities centering on Jesus began to take place.
They speak routinely of the rule-breaking life of Jesus, bringing into question the careful order of life, family and church found in Ephesians. Jesus routinely ate with sinners, fed the hungry, touched and healed the untouchables of his day and demanded no particular beliefs.
Worse, he hung out with women and let them speak with him in public, an almost unspeakable breach of conduct for a good first century Jewish male. He is married to his wife, Lesley. They were married in and have four children, Addison, Eli, Henry, and Rory.
Ann has a B. Ann married Tyler in , they have two children. Chandra has been a part of the Acts 29 family for many years. She is married to Brian and they have four amazing kids. Chandra planted a church with her husband in , has served as the marketing director for Context Coaching, and currently serves as the Director of HR for Acts She enjoys all things Texas, crafting, new restaurants and exploring Oakland.
Rachel worked in various marketing roles for Wycliffe Bible Translators for 9 years before joining Acts He is a Northern Nevada native and has also gained ministry experience working as a staff deacon for Living Stones Churches. He received his undergraduate degree in business administration from Cornell University. He and his family relocated to Charlotte to plant Wellspring in Ronell, her husband Darret and three children live in Linden, Johannesburg.
Ronell is eager to see church planting teams flourish for sake of furthering the gospel and glorifying his name. Alejandro is the assessment coordinator for Latin America. He is also part of the staff and church planting team at Casa de Libertad in Guatemala City.
He lives in Guatemala City. Rodney has been married to his amazing wife for 16 years and has four children. He is passionate about discipleship and enjoys playing basketball and motorcycles. High Math teacher.
He and his wife Carole have three sons. He has been a part of Acts 29 since and in leadership positions since He is passionate about training and developing urban ministers for the glory of God and the good of neighbors.
Christy is a member of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, and serves as the discipleship classes coordinator. Su has recently relocated to Southern California after living in Northern Ireland for 15 years where she and her husband Lucas, planted Village Church Belfast. They have been married 25 years and have 3 children. Su is passionate about sharing Christ with others, being active and expressing herself through art.
Amy previously worked as an English teacher and is grateful for almost ten years of work in research, writing, and editing for various Christian organizations. Andrea graduated from Penn State and married Matt one week later.
They then planted Citylight Church in Philadelphia where they continue to lead and serve. Andrea is passionate about connecting people and organizations to Christian ministries. She also enjoys indoor projects and outdoor adventures with her children. She and her husband, Jason, have 3 children. Aharon was born to an inner-city church planter and has been raised in the ministry his entire life.
He married Erin in and resides in Richmond, VA. When not shuttling her 5 boys to and from soccer, Kirsten enjoys reading, learning to play the banjo, dating Vince, and cooking enough food to keep her boys fed. Dawn was raised in Northern Virginia. Dawn is married to Chris and they have three children. Tim is a lay elder at Redeemer Fellowship Church.
Tim and his wife Robbin have four children ages years old. They enjoy camping, hiking, biking, and all sports. She has 4 wonderful kids, loves people, the outdoors, having a great heart to heart with a friend and curling up with a good book and hot drink. Atyia is wife to Derrick and the mother of three. His name has since been removed from its website , and a vacancy listed among its trustees. Steve McAlpine, an Australian pastor and church planter, moved to England back in , hoping to learn the model so he could recreate it back home.
He ended up contributing case studies for the popular book Timmis and his partner in ministry Tim Chester co-authored on the subject, Total Church. With a church that demands such high levels of involvement and buy-in, anything seen as taking away from that mission may be deemed selfish, sinful, and cause for discipline.
He recalled being berated for making travel plans without consulting with Timmis first. One couple said they were confronted for missing an impromptu barbeque with their gospel community in order to spend planned family time with their kids.
They were accused of not putting the mission of the church first. At the least, Timmis implied these expectations set them apart from other congregations in a good way. Tinker, vicar of St. Former member Ben Murphy said he spoke up to disagree with Timmis over what to do about a non-Christian acquaintance who lived in a different area from their gospel community. Murphy and most of his group thought they should continue to build a relationship with her anyway.
Timmis told them to refer her to a different church. In follow-up conversations, the dispute heightened, and Murphy said elders told him that if he stayed he would enter a process of church discipline for his pushback.
After he left The Crowded House last year, he texted the woman to follow up and apologize. Michael Tinker said some at The Crowded House were led to believe that he and his wife were walking away from their faith. It felt impossible to avoid his former church community in day-to-day activities like school pickups and neighborhood walks.
His family now has plans to move to Belfast. McAlpine, now a pastor in Perth and writer for The Gospel Coalition Australia, was one of the only people sharing a version of his experience at the church publicly, using his blog. At first, he never heard from the friends he was once so close with in Sheffield.
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