The Westminster Standard
Ryan Biese
Seeking to highlight, support, and encourage pastoral and confessional accountability in the PCA by raising awareness of the beauty of the Reformed Faith and the teaching of the Scripture as summarized in the Westminster Standards. The official podcast of Jude 3 & the PCA.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 15, 2025 • 1h 27min
312. The Westminster Overtures
TE Thomas Rickard, clerk of Westminster Presbytery, overviews the 17(!) Overtures sent to PCA General Assembly from his presbytery.
Dec 8, 2025 • 1h 1min
311. Does the PCA Need "Saving"?
TEMatt Cline details his involvement in the #SavethePCA movement and the urgency of maintaining our polity with integrity in order to promote purity and peace in the PCA. https://x.com/MrMRCline
Nov 24, 2025 • 59min
310. Ordinary Means of Grace in Latin America
TEs Andrew and Aaron Halbert talk about how God blesses and prospers the ordinary means of grace through church planting in Latin America .
Nov 10, 2025 • 1h 14min
309. Threats(?) to the PCA
REs Matt Lee and Justen Ellis discuss their recent articles assessing potential threats to the PCA and the credibility of reports regarding constitutional innovation and deviation.RE Lee: https://theaquilareport.com/the-foster-report-is-a-credible-report-functional-female-officers-in-the-pca/RE Ellis: https://pcapolity.com/2025/10/13/pca-threat-assessment/RE Donahoe's response: https://pcapolity.com/2025/10/21/another-pilots-perspective/RE Ellis followup: https://pcapolity.com/2025/11/05/honing-our-tactics/
Nov 3, 2025 • 1h 10min
308. 'Sidelined' Women Speak Out
Mrs Benj. Dunson and Mrs Seth Miller going Drs Benj. Dunson and Scott Cook as well as TE Ryan Biese to discuss the role of women in the Church and whether the historic polity and ministry of the Church leave women on the sidelines.Mrs Dunson's article: https://americanreformer.org/2025/10/sidelined/https://a4mr.org/pursuing-a-unified-vision-for-mission-and-renewal-in-the-pca/https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zd2ktgsgmpe8ce48gwuta/transcoded.mp3?rlkey=vrql41h8abez1pxiu34z0faug&dl=0
Oct 27, 2025 • 1h 13min
307. Romanism & Reformation
In this Reformation Week episode, the panel discusses the importance of maintaining a distinction between Romanism and the True Reformed Religion. TEs Thomas Rickard & John Orlando join with Rev Bart Gingerich. https://pcapolity.com/2025/09/13/striking-the-word-alone-the-error-of-rome/ https://wng.org/opinions/religious-liberalism-at-work-1757474679
Oct 10, 2025 • 40min
306. Reformation & Worship Conference
Pastor David Hall previews this year's conference and reviews his wife's article on Alongside Care published on Ref21
Oct 6, 2025 • 1h 9min
305. Bible Presbyterian Synod Updates
The BPC votes to request to join NAPARC. Pastors Kevin M. Backus and Doug Douma join the program to discuss!
Sep 22, 2025 • 1h 12min
304. The Magistrate's Ministry
TE James Baird and Prof Michael J. Lynch, PhD discuss the calling of the magistrate to maintain piety, justice, and peace within the commonwealth as described in Baird's forthcoming book: https://press.founders.org/shop/king-of-kings/
Sep 15, 2025 • 1h 22min
303. The Nice NomCom Chair
TE Matt Adams reflects on his tenure as GA NomCom chairman and an article he wrote on niceness and the danger of therapeutic language. https://gospelreformation.net/when-therapeutic-language-affects-the-gospel/
