by Zachary Groff | April 18, 2024 Confusion as a Instrument of the Devil One of the most powerful instruments of chaos in the devil’s arsenal is confusion. Through the use of slick words, direct contradiction, subtle deception, false information, and emotional manipulation, the church’s great foe frequently blows infernal smoke across our sight lines. … More God’s Winsome Watchmen in the PCA
By Alex Mark | April 17, 2024 Please note that the Editorial Board of Presbyterian Polity does not necessarily endorse all views expressed on the blog of this site, but the editors are pleased to present well-crafted position papers on issues facing Presbyterian churches and denominations. What follows is one such paper for our readers’ … More In Favor of Requiring Exit Interviews
by Jason Cunningham | April 2, 2024 Having briefly analyzed the doctrine of the Christian Sabbath as it is articulated in the doctrinal Standards of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and explicated its biblical basis in parts one and two of this three-part series, I now intend to provide a working definition of confessional … More A Day Set Apart: Revisiting the “No Recreation” Clause of WCF 21.8, Part 3
by Jason Cunningham | March 30, 2024 In the opening article in this three-part series on the doctrine of the Christian Sabbath as it is observed in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), I provided a brief analysis of the doctrine, defending what is sometimes referred to as the “Puritan view.” In this second post, I more … More A Day Set Apart: Revisiting the “No Recreation” Clause of WCF 21.8, Part 2
By Brad Isbell | March 26, 2024 An overture from a PCA session (meaning it failed to receive a majority at presbytery) would make the presbyterian judicial system more horizontal and lateral. The rationale (in part): For small Presbyteries and Sessions, it can be particularly difficult to perform an investigation properly, let alone to execute a trial. … More An Overture that Doesn’t Make the “Grade”: The Presbyterian Judicial System is Necessarily “Vertically Inclined”
by Jason Cunningham | March 25, 2024 As a new member of the Credentials Committee of my presbytery, I was intrigued to discover that many ordination candidates in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) state a difference to the “no recreation” clause found in Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) 21.8.[1] Typically, candidates explain the difference with … More A Day Set Apart: Revisiting the “No Recreation” Clause of WCF 21.8, Part 1
by Ryan Biese | February 27, 2024 On “Reformation Sunday” in 2021 a priestess in The Episcopal Church took the pulpit at Trinity PCA in Rye, New York where Craig Higgins serves as senior pastor. The lady paused after reading a portion of Scripture and promising to return to read the rest of the pericope at … More Gender Confusion & the PCA
by Matthew Lee | February 21, 2024 Good Faith Subscription (GFS), the practice of allowing a man to assent to most of the Westminster Standards in “good faith” while allowing him to state minor differences in parts, has been practiced in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) for almost 20 years. The practice was officially … More Exceptionalism in the PCA
by Scott Edburg | January 27, 2024 Since the fall (see my November update), around 24 presbyteries have taken up the three proposed Book of Church Order (BCO) amendments sent from the 50th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) to the regional presbyteries. According to my records, 64 presbyteries have taken up the … More January 2024 BCO Amendments Update
By Michael Khandjian | January 16, 2024 Please note that the Editorial Board of Presbyterian Polity does not necessarily endorse all views expressed on the blog of this site, but the editors are pleased to present well-crafted position papers on issues facing Presbyterian churches and denominations. What follows is one such paper for our readers’ … More Do We Need a Directory for Worship? No.