presbycast

We speak with Pastor C, a Taiwanese-born American pastor ministering in China, about persecution, epidemics, and the prospects for presbyterianism in China. The bumper music is Psalm 23 in Mandarin.

We talk about the news of a new stated clerk for the PCA and the concept of REFORMED FUNDAMENTALISTS in a freewheeling live format. Links: https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/columns/ad-fontes/what-is-a-reformed-fundamentalist/ https://www.pcaac.org/bryan-chapell-message/

Bivocational minister Tom Powell talks about his very unusual and rewarding ministry as an out-of-bounds PCA teaching elder on an isolated Maine island. We guarantee you've never heard a story quite like his. Follow him on Twitter at @thomasmpowell.

CW provides an update on PCA procedural-judicial actions seeking to address the controversy surrounding a Revoice-affiliated pastor and church. Here is the referenced article: https://byfaithonline.com/sjc-committee-to-review-applicability-of-bco-34-1-to-johnson-case/ Overtures may be viewed here: https://pcaga.org/resources/#overtures

Gather round the internet machine with CW and Wresby and enjoy some Presbycast gospel music of the 60s and 70s small-time, regional, vanity press variety in high-quality mono! View the proceedings with album art visuals on YouTube.

Dr. Jim Cassidy of South Austin Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Texas joins us to talk about his recent article "The Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy and the Spirit of Schleiermacher," which examines the German theologian's influence over two centuries. And we ask if the spirit of Schleiermacher is still with us today.

Dr. Dominic Aquila of Aquila Report fame joins us to talk about the early overtures that seek to address the Revoice controversy in the PCA. Here are relevant links: https://revoice.us/ https://www.theaquilareport.com/savannah-river-presbytery-requests-the-48th-pca-general-assembly-to-assume-jurisdiction-over-the-missouri-presbytery-issue/ https://www.theaquilareport.com/savannah-river-presbytery-requests-the-48th-pca-general-assembly-to-assume-jurisdiction-over-the-missouri-presbytery-issue/ https://mopres.org/safari/article/44.html UPDATE: https://twitter.com/presbycast/status/1222943907568406530

We are joined in studio by Pakistani presbyerian Pastor Z. Hear about the church in a country most know little about and that has more presbyterians per capita than the USA. By the way, the Psalms are hugely popular in Pakistan and the bumper music is a recording of Psalm 139.

This installment examines the biblical evidence for the temporary and perpetual offices of the church. The source material is Guy Waters' book How Jesus Runs the Church.

PCA pastor Jared Nelson joins us to talk about reasons to stay in the PCA. We discuss his old article which is still relevant today, and we talk about what members and elders can do to work for the good of their denomination.