Racism and the 2022 OPC General Assembly
Many reports have been made about the allegations of racism and the Assembly’s subsequent statements which were published online.
The game should be familiar by now, but evidently it isn’t. So let’s review the rules. There are no rules. This is how the game is played. An allegation is made. It does not have to be credible; the alleged offense simply has to be egregious. Social virtue requires the allegation be accepted at face... Continue Reading
Presbyterian Church in America Votes to Leave National Association of Evangelicals
Commissioners for the Presbyterian Church in America approved a motion to leave the National Association of Evangelicals on Wednesday (June 22) at the PCA’s General Assembly in Birmingham, Alabama.
Commissioners speaking in support of leaving the National Association of Evangelicals said they were not sure what benefit the denomination received from its membership in the organization. They argued the denomination did not need the association to speak for its members when the General Assembly is the voice of the denomination. (RNS)—Commissioners for the... Continue Reading
What Happened at the RPCNA Synod 2022?
The 190th annual synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) met on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana, June 20-23, 2022.
Much of this year’s time dealt with complaints…The complaints dealt primarily with two categories this year. The first category had to do with responses to Covid regulations and freedoms. The second set of complaints dealt with the Synod Judicial Commission (SJC) that was set up to investigate the pastoral response to a sexual abuse case... Continue Reading
Report on the 49th PCA General Assembly
The PCA General Assembly, meeting in Birmingham, Ala., from June 20-23, 2022, had the largest registration of any previous GA with over 2300 commissioners.
Overtures 15 & 29: Strengthening Character Requirements for Ordination. The Assembly voted by a wide margin to amend BCO Chapter 16 to clarifying that officers, “…must affirm the sinfulness of fallen desires, the reality and hope of progressive sanctification, and be committed to the pursuit of Spirit-empowered victory over their sinful temptations, inclinations, and actions”... Continue Reading
Some Early Reactions to the 49th PCA General Assembly
Is the need for energized holiness being replaced by quiet piety? Is therapeutic theology, under the guise of love, replacing the gracious teaching of the Law of God?
Even though the PCA consists of men who love the Lord and love our standards, it is greatly divided. The future still looks dim, but light continues to shine in the most unusual places at the most inopportune times. I attribute this to fervent prayer. Never discount the providence of God to change things. My... Continue Reading
Can the Church Still Enact Justice When a Pastor Sues His Accusers?
The PCA takes up the case of a church leader who responded to sexual harassment claims with a defamation lawsuit against his accusers.
Dan Herron, a PCA pastor—or teaching elder—accused of sexual harassment, says the women making claims against him are lying and has sued them for defamation. Several presbyteries have passed measures requesting the PCA intervene. “For an accused teaching elder to sue his accusers in a civil court—it is ugly,” said Steve Marusich, a pastor in... Continue Reading
My Hope and Vision For The Future of The Presbyterian Church in America
A ruling elder’s perspective on the overall future ministry of the PCA.
Let’s admit that General Assembly is the easy part. The great task of shepherding is the hardest task we have as elders, and the one in which so many of us, (myself included) fall short. God help us be the kind of elders he would have us to be for the sake of Christ, his... Continue Reading
Response to Bennie Castle’s “Lessons Learned? Allegations at the OPC General Assembly” (Revised)
If Presbyterianism is confused with procedure, it will prove to be hollow and devoid of the heart-warming pastoral shepherding that is embedded in a genuine Presbyterianism.
I share Mr. Castle’s criticism of social media, though he and I may have distinctly different takes on the criticism. But, nonetheless, we should both confess that sins of the tongue can be like a fire, they spread rapidly in a negative and as well in a positive culture. The rapid response of the... Continue Reading
Lessons Learned? Allegations at the OPC General Assembly
Setting the record straight and highlighting for the OPC that what they need now, more than ever, is to double down on following their Presbyterian principles.
The major lesson from this assembly on this matter is that we need to double down on our Presbyterian principles. Witnesses and evidence with biblical process for those who are guilty and vindication for those who have been falsely charged. This has always been the Presbyterian way and is doubly necessary in the negative world.... Continue Reading
Reading the Domestic & Sexual Abuse Study Committee Report
The Presbyterian Church in America’s Ad Interim Committee (AIC) on Domestic Abuse and Sexual Abuse (DASA) recently released its Report to be presented at the 49th General Assembly later this month.
The first section of the Report does a wonderful job of upholding our understanding of what is required in the Moral Law, both in what is forbidden by the Ten Commandments and in what is positively required of them. Westminster Larger Catechism questions 129-151 provide the framework for this section. It would be difficult to... Continue Reading
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