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Not a Board of Directors

December 13, 2021

By Matt Fender | December 13, 2021 While on a trip to another city some years ago, I had a conversation in which a PCA Ruling Elder told me that he thought one of his spiritual gifts was “serving on boards.”  It was clear both from the remainder of our conversation and from the way … More Not a Board of Directors

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So You Want to be a Churchman?

November 8, 2021

by Zachary Groff | November 8, 2021 The worship service which included your ordination to sacred office has just concluded. When the fathers and brothers lift their hands off your shoulders, the benediction rolls down from the pulpit, and the coffee begins to pour in the fellowship hall, a sobering thought dawns on you. What … More So You Want to be a Churchman?

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by Zachary Groff | March 22, 2023 As reported in the Where Are They Now? post last year, the Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) has the responsibility to report annually on statistical changes, including departures from the denomination. Each year, the Clerk’s report includes news of church closures and transfers out…

Who Is Responsible for Church Discipline?

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By Jacob Gerber | March 13, 2023 Who Is Responsible for Church Discipline?Church discipline is painful and messy. Even the very lowest levels of church discipline are agonizing, when we admonish someone we notice to be sinning. The pain of church discipline only ratchets up, though, as we approach the ultimate censure of the church:…

The Presbyterian Way of Approving Pastors

The Presbyterian Way of Approving Pastors

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…

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