By Jared Nelson | March 2, 2023 One of the weightiest responsibilities of a member or delegate at presbytery is examining new Teaching Elders. One must balance the needs of a congregation for a pastor with the responsibilities that man will have in shepherding, teaching, and counseling the flock of Christ’s church entrusted to his … More The Presbyterian Way of Approving Pastors
By Geoff Gleason | October 24, 2022 For as long as I have been a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (ordained in 2011), there have been intramural debates within the denomination about subscription to the Church’s agreed-upon edition of the Westminster Standards (Confession of Faith, Larger, and Shorter Catechisms) as its theological documents. … More Of Doctrinal Standards & Good Faith Subscription
By Jared Nelson | October 13, 2022 “Grassroots Presbyterianism” has become a common description of the polity of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). The term generally communicates the understanding that the PCA has been a bottom-up denomination that was formed with a conscious effort to give more power to the Presbyteries rather than the … More Grassroots Presbyterianism & Amending BCO 34-1
By Jared Nelson | September 29, 2022 “So, do you have any questions for us?” When a search committee or a session poses this to a pastoral candidate in an interview or during a candidate visit, this should not be the first time the candidate considers the questions he wants to ask the church. A … More 10 Questions Every Candidate Should Ask a PCA Search Committee