Ryan Rindels

Pastor of Bell Road Baptist Church in Auburn

Pastor Ryan Rindels resides with his wife Janai in Auburn, CA. Ryan received his Master of Divinity in 2014 and recently completed his Ph.D. in Theology from Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention. Raised in Manteca, CA, Ryan graduated from California Baptist University where he received a B.A. in 2008. He enjoys reading, outdoor activities, and playing the drums. Ryan and Janai have a son, Josiah, and two daughters, Stella and Sophia.

Raised to Life: A Seventeenth-Century Baptism Miracle  

Protestant-Catholic polemics sowed seeds that accelerated—albeit unevenly—an increasingly rationalistic view of the Faith.

Ryan Rindels
Pastor of Bell Road Baptist Church in Auburn
Pastor Ryan Rindels resides with his wife Janai in Auburn, CA. Ryan received his Master of Divinity in 2014 and recently completed his Ph.D. in Theology from Gateway Seminary.

A Baptist Faith-Healing?

While Calvinistic Baptists have been associated with cessationism—the belief that the miraculous events such as those found in the book of Acts ceased after the first century—the tradition’s past holds a few surprises.

Ryan Rindels
Pastor of Bell Road Baptist Church in Auburn
Pastor Ryan Rindels resides with his wife Janai in Auburn, CA. Ryan received his Master of Divinity in 2014 and recently completed his Ph.D. in Theology from Gateway Seminary.

Red on the Door: Revenge or Redemption

Elective abortion employs the wrong authority, the wrong rationale, the wrong victim, and the wrong end.

Ryan Rindels
Pastor of Bell Road Baptist Church in Auburn
Pastor Ryan Rindels resides with his wife Janai in Auburn, CA. Ryan received his Master of Divinity in 2014 and recently completed his Ph.D. in Theology from Gateway Seminary.

Manichean Echoes

Heresy ran rampant during the first few years of the early church. Ryan Rindels finds echoes of the same doctrinal adversaries in today's era.

Ryan Rindels
Pastor of Bell Road Baptist Church in Auburn
Pastor Ryan Rindels resides with his wife Janai in Auburn, CA. Ryan received his Master of Divinity in 2014 and recently completed his Ph.D. in Theology from Gateway Seminary.

Original Sin: American, Political, Theological

The doctrine of original sin has entered the cultural lexicon in explanations of socio-political issues. Dr. Jenkins describes this phenomenon and provides critical reflection on the proper understanding of this crucial Christian doctrine.

Ryan Rindels
Pastor of Bell Road Baptist Church in Auburn
Pastor Ryan Rindels resides with his wife Janai in Auburn, CA. Ryan received his Master of Divinity in 2014 and recently completed his Ph.D. in Theology from Gateway Seminary.