May 18, 2020 |
So my story is not too extreme, but here goes. I grew up in a pastor’s home. My dad would’ve considered himself an IFB guy, and he held onto a few traditional things but was never extreme. Overall, he did things differently. So I grew up listening to Petra...
May 18, 2020 |
I will probably come back another time to share some of my story. I recently found your podcast thanks to Eric at the Preacher Boys Podcast. I grew up in IFB, attended Hyles-Anderson and wound up in a few other places, too. My wife and I left about 10 years ago, but...
May 8, 2020 |
I want to address a part of our story that I haven’t heard too much about as a possible underlying cause for some of the continued issues within the Independent Fundamental Baptist “movement.” It relates to the training (or lack thereof) of...
May 5, 2020 |
Brian, I can’t believe your podcast. I was so blessed as a recovering IFB your story and the interview with your Dad blew me away. We are so similar as a matter of fact our Fathers were pastoring in the same areas. My father, Joe Bill Simmons...
May 5, 2020 |
My husband and I spent eight years in the IFB. Just a warning this is going to be long. We were members of an American Baptist church and saw things going on with the denomination that were quite concerning. Nobody at our church, including the pastor, seemed bothered...
May 4, 2020 |
My name is Stephanie. This is my “rescue story.” The IFB church is all I knew from birth until the age of 25. We were in church every Sunday morning, Wednesday night, and Sunday night and every Revival meeting in between. I was the poster...
