# Jed Hartley **Summary.** Jed Hartley is a podcaster and commentator who critiques Bethel Church, the New Apostolic Reformation, and charismatic institutional culture. He co-hosts episodes of the William Branham Historical Research (WBHR) podcast alongside John Collins. ## Substance Hartley speaks as a former charismatic insider. His commentary focuses on how charismatic institutions respond to abuse allegations, arguing that groups built around "anointed" leaders default to protecting the institution over supporting victims. In WBHR episodes cited in this wiki, he reads and analyzes Bethel-connected material, connects it to the Latter Rain / NAR lineage, and draws on cases such as [[IHOPKC]] and [[Mike Bickle]] as comparison points. His stated moral line, reached after leaving that world: you cannot defend the people who uphold abusers when there is a victim. ## Why it matters in this wiki Hartley is one of the recurring critic-side voices the wiki uses to document the accountability failures of [[Bethel Church]] and the wider [[New Apostolic Reformation]]. His insider perspective gives the critique weight from within the charismatic stream rather than from outside it. ## Related - [[Bethel Church]] - [[New Apostolic Reformation]]