presbycast

Erstwhile PCA stalwart Andy Webb explains his rationale for decamping to the ARP and why he enjoys it there. The reasons he gives will be familiar to Presbycast listeners, but you'll want to hear him tell this story.

A special treat: an audio recording of the evening worship service at the meeting where the PCA Presbytery of the Ascension was formed on July 29, 1975. RC Sproul (then 36) preached a message on the ascension and the kingship of Christ. The sermon begins at 52 minutes. Read about the formation of this presbyery here: https://www.theaquilareport.com/founding-pca-ascension-presbytery/ 

PCA pastor Derrick Brite and OPC bivocational minister Chris Drew join us to share their views on the current conflict and warring factions in the PCA from, as it were, the cheap seats of below-the-radar small church life.

Pastor-worship geek Harrison Perkins of London City Presbyterian joins us again, this time to talk about the book "When Church Became Theatre" and the intersections of culture, worship, doctrine, music, entertainment, and architecture. 

Historian Miles Smith IV of Hillsdale College and ARP minister Ben Glaser, a West Virginian in South Carolina, join us to talk about the ahistorical assault on "Bible Belt religion" by progressive evangelicals and the cultured despisers. We talked depravity, heritage, liturgy, and ways to honor our fathers and mothers according to the flesh and in the faith.

Revoice, judicial decisions, and now leaked emails from a powerful lobbying group...times are tough in the PCA in 2021 and 2022 looks stormy. A ruling elder and a teaching elder join us to talk about all this and more.

Wresby and some miscreants rate horror movies for hours...that's it, that's the show. CW wasn't there because DIDN'T SEE IT. This was our WE HAVE TO DO THIS OR WE LOSE THE YOUNG PEOPLE show...so truly the most revivalist-culturalist Presbycast ever. And since all horror movies are just morality plays it is also our most pietistic show.

Dr. Dominc Aquila and pastor Jared Nelson join CW and Amish Ambush to size up the PCA SJC decision on the Missouri Presbytery/Greg Johnson case. Read the decision (linked from this page): https://byfaithonline.com/sjc-rules-on-complaint-against-missouri-presbytery/

We are joined by writer Esther O'Reilly who has followed the gay Christian/Side B movement for almost 10 years and has written extensively on the subject. She's currently bringing her perspective and experience to bear on an analysis of the latest Revoice conference. We also talked about similarities between current controversies in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Here's just one of Esther's many articles on the subject: https://northamanglican.com/a-tempest-observed-reflections-on-sexuality-and-the-acna/ 

Zoe the Presby Girl fills in for busy Wresby and Third Presbycaster Rev. Chris Drew joins us to dissect Carl Trueman's First Things article on the similarities of today's evangelical elites to yesteryear's Schleiermachian liberals. https://www.firstthings.com/article/2021/11/the-failure-of-evangelical-elites