The Church Planting Institute (CPI) of the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association (JEMA) started in 1994 with 29 missionaries in attendance. Since then we have trained over 2,500 different pastors, missionaries, and lay people from over 150 different mission agencies, denominations and churches. Missionaries and overseas visitors have come from over 30countries. After the 3.11 quake... Continue Reading

November 6th marked a sad day for our denomination as Pleasant Hill ARP Church in Heath Springs, SC, held its last Sunday service. Since 1899, Pleasant Hill has been very active in serving their community, Catawba Presbytery, Synod, and Synod’s agencies. The Pleasant Hill congregation had the vision for their church to leave a legacy... Continue Reading

The final tug that destroyed the PC(USA) tapestry came when we capitulated to the current moral confusion championed by a relentless subset of western culture. The determination of some and the apathy of others finally allowed the PC(USA), as the late Tom Gillespie would say, “to condone what God can redeem.” ‘Presbyterians For Renewal has... Continue Reading

I’m in a lot of conversations about why the denominational church isn’t working. In some ways, I think of our churches like a crop of corn that was planted at the same time. That field produced corn for 50 years—so much wonderful corn that many of us were fat and happy. In our abundance, we... Continue Reading

“Should Christ Church not have access to its property during any appeal process, Independent Presbyterian Church (IPC) in downtown Savannah has graciously offered to allow us to hold services in their building,” noted Mr. Reeves. Marc Robertson, Christ Church Rector added, “We are gratified and encouraged by the outpouring of support from the Christian community... Continue Reading

Thumma said the huge debt that led officials of the Southern California ministry to accept the sale of their 35-acre campus reflects what happens when a prominent pastor, a television ministry, or an iconic structure becomes the focal point. Leaders retire and die; television gives the congregation an unrealistic larger-than-life image; and buildings become a... Continue Reading

Pending negotiations, Glasgow RPC would acquire the legal entity that includes Red Lion Christian Academy, Red Lion Evangelical Free’s church building and the rest of its 37.5-acre complex at 1400 Red Lion Road. Red Lion’s congregation may stay on at the site for a year rent-free. Glasgow Reformed Presbyterian Church (a PCA congregation) in Bear,... Continue Reading

We at Trinity Presbyterian Church of Northern Kentucky (PCA) are gaining a reputation as the little church that can. Through the grace of our Lord and the strength of His hand, Trinity, in just a few short years, has blazed a trail of growth, church planting, and bringing the Gospel to the world via the... Continue Reading

For those of us in the PCA our Presbytery holds our credentials and holds us accountable in our spirituality and orthodoxy. We do not see nor want networks to take the place of Presbytery. Recently a planning group met to plan the next Justice and Reconciliation Conference. The first conference met last January (2011) hosted... Continue Reading

“Usually preoccupied with issuing anti-Israel bromides or apologizing to dictators for America’s sins, Carter is once again rallying liberal Baptists. Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, located in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, is the location for a conference of Baptists from various denominations who are seeking a new, liberal association which focuses on social... Continue Reading