The PCA Nashville General Assembly Overtures Committee, by a vote of 55-40, recommended answering Overture 11 from Blue Ridge in the affirmative and GA adopted that recommendation The GA also adopted Overture 15 from Potomac, which addressed the whole of chapter 5, but that large revision wisely did not request this particular change to 5-3.... Continue Reading

I struggled mightily with the doctrines of grace and it was not until I heard R.C. Sproul explain TULIP did I begin to embrace fully the veracity of these truths. On Valentine’s Day of this year something momentous took place in the life of my family — we joined Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Jackson,... Continue Reading

After several years of wrangling, we will now with the 2015 General Assembly in Aruba have our General Assembly of the future. Charlie: “Well, now that the great and awesome President Obama’s Health Care plan is on its way to full implementation, we have our first shot at full implementation of our Coordinator Care Reform.... Continue Reading

At its April 17, 2010 stated meeting Tennessee Valley Presbytery approved an overture requesting the 38th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America “to affirm that unordained deaconesses may serve the church.” The PCA GA will meet in Nashville, Tenn., June 29 – July 2. The overture was sent to the Presbytery for consideration... Continue Reading

At its March 2010 stated meeting Northern California Presbytery approved the request for transfer of TE Ken Brown from the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) to the Reformed Church in America (RCA). Brown is the pastor of Christ Community Church in Walnut Creek, Calif. In a separate meeting, Christ Community Church, a mission church of... Continue Reading

Join in praying for the Presbyterian Church in America from May 6 – June 28. Each year the 50 Days of Prayer devotional calls the PCA to pray for the General Assembly, which meets June 29-July 2 in Nashville, Tenn. In this year’s devotional, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Pastor Mike Ross explores four aspects... Continue Reading

Church polity, like worship, (WCF I-6) is affected by a complex of several factors: · Christ is the Head and King of the Church (contra papacy and secular monarchs) The Bible Biblical commands – We trace the beginnings of Presbyterian polity to the biblical commands given through Moses (Numbers 11) and the Apostle Paul (Titus... Continue Reading

On December 9, a five member panel of the Presbyterian Church in America’s (PCA) highest court, the Standing Judicial Commission (SJC), approved a proposed decision on a complaint arising out of Pacific Northwest Presbytery regarding its handling of the views of TE Peter Leithart on Federal Vision. This proposed decision will be discussed and finalized... Continue Reading

The Presbytery of the Siouxlands has scheduled a called meeting for October 20, 2009 in Watertown, S.D. to hear two complaints against recent actions taken at its last stated meeting.The meeting will be held at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel Event Center, Watertown, South Dakota, 1901 9th Avenue Southwest, at 10 a.m. Several TEs have... Continue Reading

The Board of Directors at Ridge Haven went with an experienced administrator who is well known in denominational circles to serve as the new Executive Director of the Ridge HavenConference Center, located near Brevard, North Carolina. Wallace Anderson, a PCA ruling elder, has served in administrative roles at Covenant Seminary, Mission to the World, and... Continue Reading