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This episode presents the audio from a YouTube video of an address by Dr. Rosaria Butterfield recorded the day before the recent Revoice conference on the subject of celibate gay Christianity. The source of the audio is unclear -- we will gladly remove this content if the speaker or host account ask us to do so. It is unaltered. Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVjj_dDAxLA

We finish our discussion with Dr. C.N. Willborn on the life and work of PCA and Reformed Theological Seminary founding father Dr. Morton H. Smith (1923-2017). Dr. Willborn taught with Dr. Smith at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and shared his interest in Southern Presbyterian history. This discussion centers on the founding of the PCA. Our earlier discussion was more personal and biographical.  And here's an earlier episode which features Dr. Smith's thoughts on the PCA in the early 21st century. Here is Dr. Smith's obituary. And here is a link to an address he delivered at the founding of the PCA. Learn more about Dr. Willborn here. He has pastored Covenant PCA in Oak Ridge, TN for the past 10 years.

Here are a few words from CW and and an almost five-minute clip from an address at the Revoice conference (1:05:35-1:10:10 of linked video).  

Long-time PCA ruling elder Bob Mattes joins us to talk about a terminology he developed to describe the state of the PCA -- tribal congregationalism (as opposed to plain ol' presbyterianism). Here are a couple of his articles on the subject: A Tale of Two Letters Tribal Congregationalism and the Future of the PCA  

It's the week of the Revoice conference and CW has some thoughts from the front seat of the Presbaru.  The referenced presbytery report: http://mopres.org/safari/article/30.html Pastor's response to criticism and "misrepresentations".

Our friend Will (@lawyerbarrett) sits down virtually with Wresby to discuss his foray into the world of evangelical leadership conferences.

We are joined by @oldschoolpresby whose Dutch heritage and membership in four NAPARC denominations gives him a unique perspective on the P&R landscape. And we talk about Reformedish Xianese words, terms, and tropes with which we'd gladly dispense. 

We talk about the ramifications of this year's PCA General Assembly and run through Rick Phillip's post mortem: Is the PCA Becoming More Unified?We also answer a number of great listener questions.

Armchair ecclesiologist in Subaru getting coffee...

PCAGA fixture Bob Mattes and MORE in the PCA founder Charlie Nave join CW and Wresby on the sixth floor of the GA hotel in Atlanta for a look at the most signifcant developments from the business session of day two of the assembly. Pardon a slight echo towards the end -- we didn't expect to be recording two guests at once. https://www.moreinthepca.org/