Gerry Wagoner

2 months ago | fulcrum7.com | Gerry Wagoner

Friday brought another blue sky day. On the way to the venue, I stopped and bought some Hershey ‘Kisses’ for the booth. We like to spell out F7 with kisses on the table, and have people answer a Bible question before getting a kiss (Hershey, of course). As Hans Deihl would say “You can have one kiss.”There was a panel with Gwen Shorter and Danny and Yvonne Shelton. It was very good, covering the testimonies of the ladies.

Feb 28, 2025 | fulcrum7.com | Gerry Wagoner

When I was a boy, Dad would often say “The Church is only fifty years behind the world.” He meant that the (Anabaptist) church would accept things that the culture accepted fifty years ago. And he saw that as a bad thing. As I get older, I am inclined to agree. But what did he mean by the church? Is it a building where people meet together? Is it an institutional bureaucracy? Is it a corporation? Is it an organization? Is it the people themselves, the Bride of Christ?

Feb 12, 2025 | fulcrum7.com | Gerry Wagoner

The Michigan Conference Executive Committee met yesterday for their regular February 11 meeting. The meeting began at 10:30 AM. Some people didn’t leave unto 11 pm. Big day. The topic of Ron Kelly’s employment was discussed, and Ron himself was brought in to the meeting. After listening to Ron Kelly for a couple hours, the MISDA Committee voted 13-2 to terminate his employment. ****I’m genuinely sorry Ron and the Village Church had to go through this.

Feb 11, 2025 | fulcrum7.com | Gerry Wagoner

Pastor Brent Hawkes of The Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto, Canada, thinks that calling Jesus "Savior" is offensive to people of other faiths and the title should be removed from the church. He also thought marrying gay men was fine, even before it was legal in Canada. That certainly helps explain this heretical nonsense. Canadian pastor and LGBT activist Brent Hawkes says Christians referring to Jesus Christ as “savior” is offensive to other religions. Even Canada’s churches stink. Wow.

Dec 4, 2024 | fulcrum7.com | Gerry Wagoner

I still can’t believe it. Ron Kelly handled himself very well in the aftermath of the Michigan Conference’s private vendetta against Conrad Vine. He sought to be transparent and to resolve the situation of Conrad’s banning through the proper channels. But the Michigan administrators and executive committee continued to bully the Village Church behind the scenes. Last night they fired Ron Kelly. Here is Ron’s farewell address to you, his faithful friends and supporters.