The fire began late at night in the boiler room. By early morning, despite valiant efforts to save the historic structure, the old wooden church building was gone. All…
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ChurchLeadershipTheology
The Churchly Authority of the Office of Deacon
Part 3 - Deacons and Church Powerby Daniel Schrock June 7, 2019In my previous two articles (Part 1 & Part 2) I have attempted to draw out something of the churchly authority that has been invested by Christ into the…
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ChurchSanctificationTheology
Central Carolina Presbytery Study Committee Report on 2018 Revoice
by Donny Friederichsen June 3, 2019The Central Carolina Presbytery of the PCA heard the report of its ad interim study committee appointed on November 12, 2018, “to explore the 2018 Revoice Conference and to report…
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ChurchMinistryWorship
Do You Have to Go Twice?
The Benefits of Evening Worshipby David Gilbert May 29, 2019Early in our marriage, my wife and I were invited to an extended family gathering on a Sunday evening. We indicated that we go to worship on Sunday night,…
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ChurchLeadershipTheology
The Churchly Authority of the Office of Deacon
Part 2 - The Representative Authority of Deaconsby Daniel Schrock May 17, 2019In my previous article, I looked at how the office of deacon is established in Acts 6 and how the details of the narrative of Acts indicate that the…
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There are so many different ways to plant a church and so many different context and circumstances in which a church may be planted. As the pastor of just…
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ChurchLeadershipTheology
The Churchly Authority of the Office of Deacon
Part 1 - Acts 6, Elders, and Deaconsby Daniel Schrock April 26, 2019Introduction If we are to arrive at any satisfactory conclusions about the question of the ordination of deaconesses and its theological merits it is not sufficient for the discussion…
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The red bricks of the old church building are weathered and worn by decades of wind-shaping as the breezes blow off the Appalachian Mountains into “The Valley,” that is,…
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Does Scripture permit women to hold the office of deacon? In addressing this important question, we must bear a couple of things in mind. First, Reformed pastors and theologians,…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistry
Godly Leadership
An Ancient Solution for a Modern Dilemmaby Sean Morris February 22, 2019In recent days, the evangelical church in North America has been particularly cognizant of scandal within her walls: allegations and confirmations and stories of abuses of various kinds have…