On the first Sunday after regular services resumed at the Third Presbyterian Church, Pastor Jones noticed an unusual joy and earnestness in both his own preaching and prayers, and…
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ChurchConfessionalLeadershipMinistry
The Duties of Civil Magistrates
Lessons from the Westminster Confession of Faithby Brian Cosby April 21, 2020During this unusual season of global pandemic, government officials have shut down businesses, restricted travel, and banned gatherings of various sizes. Because of this, lawsuits have been filed and…
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“I preached as never sure to preach again, and as a dying man to dying men.” — Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor As preachers, we are subject to the…
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The past three weeks have proved to be an unprecedented time of uncertainty for people throughout the world. Concern over the impact of the coronavirus has seized medical professionals,…
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Watch Dr. Richard Phillips explain the need for the PCA to continue “to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Fidelity…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistry
The Coronavirus Crisis and the Deacons of the Church
by Daniel Schrock March 23, 2020The novel coronavirus that precipitated our current global crisis has shaken us into a strange new world filled with many uncertainties. Collectively we are beginning to awaken to the…
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The Portrait of a Pastor
The Priorities of Pastoral Ministryby Doug Griffith March 9, 2020Being raised in a non-Christian home, I didn’t have a healthy model of a biblical pastor or church. I began ministry nearly 40 years ago and, while I had…
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ChurchConfessionalLeadership
Church Discipline as a “Mark” of the Church
by Adam Parker February 9, 2020When you think of church discipline, what comes to mind? Those with more colorful imaginations may think of the Spanish Inquisition. Others may think of a pastor with a…
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A Deliberative Body
Part 2 - One Reason Why the Old Side/New Side Debate is Important for Todayby Donny Friederichsen January 11, 2020In the first part of this article, I attempted to lay out the biblical call and necessity of unity in the visible church. One implication is that the church…
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A Deliberative Body
Part 1 - Unity in the Visible Churchby Donny Friederichsen November 25, 2019Presbyterian churches are deliberative bodies. When decisions are made, they are determined through voting and majority rule. This process is biblical. This process maintains the unity of the church.…