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I have heard they aren't marrying much anymore. Youth are more likely to leave or stay single. Those that do marry tend to marry from other RFI churches to such an extent they have held YA meetings to encourage youth to marry at their own church and stop traveling to others. It seems the small cohor...

I am not sure on specific numbers but there was a drop during the pandemic and following the stopping of communion. To be honest it is probably not as much as you might think but what is happening as a consequence of the new house-to-house format and agape meal is that the congregation sees far more...

There needs to be a mass 1 star review and explanations from all the posters on this forum. That would get some decent coverage on the state of BCF.....

Thanks all! I will repost it with other guests input I had in there, it was great commentary

This is a classic example of how nepotism doesn't really work. Much better to give people jobs based on merit. Indoctrinating the very savvy and astute youth of today into an obvious cult requires a unique skillset and personality. It's a tough time to be in the cult business. It's okay to note the ...

It's hard for a church to grow when its members aren't allowed to interact with outsiders and so many are deemed unworthy of marriage. And that's before you even consider the exodus of existing members

Another coercive sermon trick used by David Falk regularly is to trot out the scripture in Haggai 1:3-4 "'Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?” ' This scripture was part...

Thanks for posting guest! I'm glad you'll be getting round to re-posting this to the google review, I wonder how the presbyters feel when they read these sorts of telling reviews. I wonder if they feel there's truth within it, deep in their conscience.

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Can anyone confirm current BCF numbers and give an indication of how fast they're dropping (like how many attend now vs 5 or 10 years ago)

Really good review, guest. It is well thought through and sincere. I remember reading the original google review and there was a paragraph toward the end that appeared to be copied and tidied up from one of the “recent teachings” thread posts. I only remember because I wrote the paragraph. So just i...