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An overture to the upcoming PCA General Assembly would constitutionalize the Directory For Worship chapter on preaching and clarify that preachers ought to be "qualified men"...and it's controversial! We discuss why this is the case with pastors Joe Cristman and Matt Adams and ruling elder Matt Lee.  Here's the overture: https://pcaga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Overture-3-Pee-Dee-BCO-53-website.pdf  Here's a relevant article which we mentioned: https://pcapolity.com/2024/01/10/the-unfinished-business-of-the-pca-founding/ Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5nO6CXJyEw

This is a re-post of an excellent interview from Ryan Biese on the Westminster Standard with his wife Ann Biese, Sarah Morris on the book "Jesus Calling" and its connection to the PCA. Original show notes: In 2004 Covenant Seminary Graduate and MTW Missionary Sarah Young Published Jesus Calling, a daily devotional written in the first person as if Jesus were speaking directly to the reader. But the words were not those of Christ, but the private thoughts and reflections of the author. Since the time of publication, Young's book has sold more than 45 million copies making it perhaps the most influential book written by a member of the PCA or Covenant Seminary graduate. On this week's episode TE Zack Groff joins along with Mrs Sean Morris and Mrs Ryan Biese to discuss what Groff described as a "defiling influence" upon evangelicalism. Why was it so few PCA people warned about this book, which seems to deviate from what the PCA confesses regarding the way God meets with His people. Read TE Benj. Inman's articles on this topic: Here: https://www.knotsbetter.com/post/the-pca-ga-corporate-repentance-and-jesus-calling And here: https://www.knotsbetter.com/post/jesus-calling-pca-lament-repent Check out the Presbycast episode on this subject: https://presbycast.libsyn.com/a-pca-pastor-calls-for-repentance-over-jesus-calling --- And here's Kathy Keller's 2012 article: https://web.archive.org/web/20140301143602/https://www.redeemer.com/news_and_events/newsletter/?aid=414

Hillsdale professor and church historian D.G. Hart joins us along with pastor Matt Adams, OPCer Tim Hopper, and the lovely Zoe to consider movement, changes, and directions in the presbyterian and Reformed churches...and some of the news is good! Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw29IYpE-Nc Article mentioned: https://presbycast.substack.com/p/why-a-church-joined-the-pca-41-years  

PCA pastors Jared Nelson, Ben Ratliff, and Scott Edburg from Polity Matters podcast discuss the upcoming 2024 PCA General Assembly with overtures, including topics like witnesses in trials, study judicial committees, representation in trials, and educational data reporting. They also share personal updates, banter about ice cream social, and reflect on controversies with humor.

THE INAUGURAL EPISODE OF OUR NEW MONTHLY SUB-SHOW: FATHERS & BROTHERS. Pastor Jim McCarthy of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Statesboro, GA talks to his mentors and fathers in the faith. This time it's Rick Phillips, the Senior Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC.  He's authored dozens of books and is a familiar face on the reformed conference circuit. He serves on the boards of Westminster Seminary, the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, and the Gospel Reformation Network.  Check out his sermons here and books here. Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening and closing instrumental. Nathan serves as the Pastor of Worship alongside Kevin DeYoung at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, NC. You can access Nathan's fantastic catalog here. (https://nathanclarkgeorge.com/home)

Fred Greco, current PCA moderator, previews the 2024 General Assembly, discusses the state of the PCA, and shares advice for making the most of an assembly. Topics include controversies, overtures, church growth trends, dynamics of abuse, gender dynamics in leadership, and preparation for critical votes.

PCA pastor and prison minister Mitch Haubert joins us to tell the story of an astounding ministry at an Alabama correctional facility, along with his friend and fellow worker pastor Derrick Brite. Learn more and support at https://www.unbound216.org/. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_ipBfgGTpg

Retired Grove City College professor Dr. T. David Gordon joins us to talk about one of his special interests, the Westminster doctrine of the spirituality of the church. Here is his article that prompted our discussion: https://theaquilareport.com/thoughts-on-overture-12-from-the-2023-pca-general-assembly-sending-the-overture-to-the-civil-magistrate/ If you are familiar with Dr. Gordon you will not be surprised that we talked a lot about worship, too. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5fxrtOwryk

 Sarah and Zoe are joined by three guests, each from different backgrounds, who were persuaded into a confessional view - Sara Drew from being a PCUSA minister, Charles Higham from holding a Side B view of sexuality, and Job Dalomba from being a Baptist minister, each of them to a more confessional view. We talk through how they were persuaded, including discussing the perspicuity and power of Scripture, the Westminster Confession, and even online debate contributed to our guests changing their views. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/live/hnHRMjnVr2A?si=cjIciFp5EfNesB17

Four of our friends joined us to talk about worship—our own and that of our neighbors. Drs. R. Scott Clark and Harrison Perkins, and small-church ministers Aaron DeBoer and Zach Byrd made up a geographically and denominationally diverse panel of earnest, pastoral and learned men. This article by Brad was our jumping off point: https://presbycast.substack.com/p/contemporary-question-is-it-worship   Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyc2AtUc0ZA