Ruling Elder Renaissance
The late increase in ruling elder participation is a fitting tribute to the founders of the PCA.
The founders of the PCA viewed ruling elders as a reliable, commonsense bulwark against doctrinal and denominational decline. The founders were not insensible to the fact that teaching elder professors and influential large-church pastors had presided over the liberalization of the old Southern mainline church from whence the PCA came. The recently-concluded 50th Presbyterian... Continue Reading
Retraction Refused: The PCA’s Magazine Stands By Its Claims in David Cassidy’s “Prayer and Work in the Face of Violence”
It is one thing to make factual mistakes; it is another to justify mistakes by appealing to sources that do not discuss the same thing or group of people as claimed.
If this were an isolated occurrence it would be one thing; regrettably, this does not seem to be the case. If one were to summarize the crisis of evangelicalism in America today, he could probably do so best by saying that its internal struggles arise because its institutions do not represent the vast majority... Continue Reading
[PCA] Church Body Calls On Politicians To ‘Renounce The Sin’ Of Promoting Transgender Procedures For Minors
Commission, including medical experts, to draft Presbyterian Church in America's formal petition.
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), which held its 50th General Assembly in Memphis, Tennessee, last week, approved by a vote of 1,089-793 an overture to urge the government to “renounce the sin” of promoting irreversible sex change procedures for children. A commission to be appointed by the assembly’s moderator will be tasked with drafting... Continue Reading
PCA Elders and Members Were ‘Fools for Christ’ At the First Annual GA Evangelistic Outreach
A report of sharing the Good News of the gospel on Beale St. during the PCA General Assembly.
I have been to many outreach events; I have yet to see one this productive. Many people seemed truly moved by the conversations they had with those with whom they shared the Good News. If it weren’t for a scheduled meeting at GA, we are convinced these witnesses would have been out there for another... Continue Reading
A Political View of the PCA Jubilee General Assembly
The 50th General Assembly (GA) of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) as a silent coup d’état.
Another critical issue was related to the use of the term “pastor” as being reserved for ordained teaching elders. It seems that the modern evangelical church tends to label everyone contributing service to the Lord’s work as pastor. From nonordained youth “pastors” to nonordained music “pastors,” it has become a very generic term. This has... Continue Reading
PCA GA 50: Summary of 20 Key Events & Highlights
The Top 20 Key Actions or Impressions of the 50th PCA GA, loosely in the order they came to the Assembly.
Overture 29: Passed Presbyteries 79-1. An Officer’s view of Indwelling Sin, Actual Sin, and Sanctification matter. This is the language that was approved to BCO 16.4: “Officers in the Presbyterian Church in America must be above reproach in their walk and Christlike in their character. While office bearers will see spiritual perfection only in glory,... Continue Reading
Report on the PCA’s Jubilee Assembly
Excerpts from this summary of the 50th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America.
The Presbyterian Church in America at 50 is stronger, more committed to her Westminster heritage, more beautiful, more healthy, more orthodox, and more united than ever before. The PCA at 50 shows every sign of being a living, growing, vibrant Church. The PCA is worth fighting for because the PCA is worth having! The... Continue Reading
2023 Orthodox Presbyterian Church General Assembly Report – UPDATED
The 89th General Assembly is meeting from June 7–13, 2023, at Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Illinois.
For the election of a new moderator the following were nominated: Rev. Bruce Prentice (Mandon, ND), Elder Bruce Stahl (Wentzville, MO) and Rev. John Shaw (general secretary of OPC Home Missions). After a vote Mr. Shaw was declared elected. Rev. Danny Olinger (general secretary of OPC Christian Education), who had nominated Mr. Shaw, led in... Continue Reading
Actions of the PCA General Assembly
The 50th PCA General Assembly concluded business in Memphis, TN and adjourned until next year in Richmond, VA.
The AC continues to make progress with foreign language (Spanish and Portuguese) translations of our Book of Church Order (BCO) to help our church minister to all peoples and generations. The AC facilitates and supports the Standing Judicial Commission, which issues decisions according to how sworn testimony aligns with our Standards. The SJC is not separately... Continue Reading
Actions of the 50th PCA General Assembly
The 50th PCA General Assembly continues through June 16, 2023 in Memphis, TN.
In the report of the Review of Presbytery Records, the Assembly approved the recommendation that Metropolitan New York Presbytery appear before the Standing Judicial Commission to adjudicate several matters pertaining to proceedings on the Lord’s Day. The Assembly also approved the recommendation that Northwest Georgia Presbytery appear before the Standing Judicial Commission to adjudicate a matter... Continue Reading
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