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Jon Payne

  • ChurchSanctificationTheology

    Good News for the Restless Soul
    A Gospel Letter to an Unchurched Friend during the COVID-19 Crisis

    by Jon Payne May 8, 2020

    The following article is written in the form of a letter to an unchurched friend. It’s written for the purpose of clearly explaining the nature of the gospel and…

  • ChurchFamilyMinistryWorship

    8 Ways to Redeem the Time in This Season of Isolation

    by Jon Payne March 20, 2020

    The apostle Paul, in his epistle to the Ephesians, exhorts God’s people to “walk as children of light…and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord” (Eph. 5:8b,10).…

  • LeadershipReformationWorship

    A Confessional Approach to Preaching
    The Larger Catechism's Instruction for PCA Pastors and Congregants

    by Jon Payne November 9, 2019

    The preaching of God’s Word is the pulse-beat of our confessional heritage. It’s the Reformed church’s highest priority. Christians need faithful preaching. The Presbyterian Church in America needs faithful…

  • ChurchMinistryWorship

    Public Worship is Discipleship

    by Jon Payne October 31, 2019

    Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Aug/Sept 2019 edition of the Banner of Truth magazine. Used here by permission. Lord’s Day worship is the grand theater of Christian…

  • ChurchLeadershipMinistryTheology

    by Jon Payne January 18, 2019

    The Presbyterian Church in America has been my church for over twenty-six years. I have benefited greatly from its verdant pastures of Christ-centered ministry. Since the PCA’s founding on…

  • SanctificationTheology

    Having and Wanting

    by Jon Payne December 7, 2018

    A mentor of mine once remarked, “It’s OK to have nice things; it’s not OK for nice things to have you.” While helpful, this counsel fails to satisfy the…

  • ChurchMinistry

    Cultivating the Bonds of Peace in the PCA

    by Jon Payne October 4, 2018

    If censoriousness is not a fruit of the Spirit, and uncharitable assumptions are not marks of genuine piety, then why are they so prevalent in the courts of the…

  • Uncategorized

    A Time to Stand
    Revoice and the Future of the PCA

    by Jon Payne August 8, 2018

    The Presbyterian Church in America has faced several challenges in its forty-six year history. It could be argued, however, that none of those challenges has threatened the peace and purity…

  • ConfessionalMissionReformation

    Mere Presbyterianism, Part 2
    A Positive Way Forward for the PCA

    by Jon Payne June 7, 2018

    In my previous post, I argue that the Presbyterian Church in America is ripe for confessional renewal; that we must get back to the basics of Confessional Presbyterianism. We…

  • ChurchConfessionalReformation

    Mere Presbyterianism
    A Positive Way Forward for the PCA

    by Jon Payne June 2, 2018

    During the Second World War, C.S. Lewis delivered a series of engaging addresses on BBC radio that served as a basic defense of the Christian Faith. The Oxford professor’s…

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