Category Archives: Faith Debate

Blog posts for the Frederick Faith Debate.

Faith Debate: October 31st, 2021

What is the Biblical Model for Local Church? Three pastors who lead house churches take a deep dive into what a local church is meant to do and the best way to do this.  Are there dangers associated with youth groups and Sunday school classes for kids?  Does homeschooling (versus sending kids to government funded…read more »

Faith Debate: October 24th, 2021

Importance of Family Integration at Church Three men pastoring house churches share thoughts on the benefits of smaller congregational settings.  How do the smaller gatherings of Christ-followers compare and contrast with the large gatherings seen all around the community?  This is Part Three of a five-part series on the topic of house churches.  All five…read more »

Faith Debate: October 17th, 2021

Big Church vs. Small Church vs. House Church  Three house church pastors discuss advantages of the house church movement in this episode.  This show is Part Two of a five-part series on the topic of house churches.  All five of the shows were recorded while streaming on Facebook Live; that full video is now available…read more »

Faith Debate: October 10th, 2021

Why House Church?  This week’s episode features three house church pastors tackling some of the potential pitfalls of the house church movement.  In upcoming shows the advantages, practices, and structure of various house chucrh models will be addressed.  This is Part One of a five-part series on this topic.  All five of these shows were…read more »

Faith Debate: October 3rd, 2021

The Back Story Troy Skinner bounced around a lot as a kid, then bounced around a lot from church to church, and over the years has bounced around quite a bit in theological perspectives.  But things really settled down twenty years ago, and Troy has settled in to raising a family, building a career, and…read more »

Faith Debate: September 26th, 2021

The Newest Permanent Panelist on the Show David Forsee was raised a preacher’s kid, is the father of five, became a production arborist, and now is the pastor of a church that meets in his house.  From this point forward he is also a regular panelist appearing on the Faith Debate show each week. David…read more »

Faith Debate: September 19th, 2021

Graduated High School at Age 11, Had His Bachelor’s Degree at age 17 Daniel Razvi is an attorney, a classically trained pianist, a former homeschool kid, a part of the Conquered By Love Ministries team, and also one of the pastors of a church that meets in a private home.  Now he’s also one of…read more »

Faith Debate: September 12th, 2021

The Devoted Muslim Who Converted to Being a Christian Pastor  Imran “Raz” Razvi is the owner of Higher Ground Financial Group, founder of Conquered By Love Ministries, and Pastor of the Church That Meets at Imran’s House.  Now he is one of the permanent fixtures on the Faith Debate panel. Imran has been a guest…read more »

Faith Debate: September 5th, 2021

The History (and the Future) of The Faith Debate  After seventeen years of “tweaks” bringing different “seasons” to the Faith Debate show, there’s a new tweak beginning with this episode. At the start of the program in 2004 it basically followed an interview format.  Then it turned into more of a “talking heads” opinion show;…read more »

Faith Debate: August 29th, 2021

Advent Traditions This episode brings us Christmas in August.  Why do Christians celebrate this holiday the way that they do?  What’s the origin of some of these social and religious conventions?  How should discerning individuals think about all of this?  This is the content that comprises the majority of our time in this potpourri edition…read more »