It is sometimes alleged (or perhaps just assumed) that Reformed doctrine and practice can be rigid, intractable, and stubbornly inflexible—refusing to allow for any adaption to serve the needs…
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ConfessionalReformationTheologyVideoWorship
Who Should Lead Public Worship?
A Brief Video from Dr. Jon Payneby Jon Payne December 12, 2022Who Should Lead Public Worship? A Brief Video from Dr. Jon Payne was last modified: December 20th, 2022 by Jon Payne
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Gospel Reformation Network | Fall Gathering Greenville, South Carolina | September 17th, 2022 Is there a Reformed resurgence occurring in the Presbyterian Church in America? Could experiential Calvinism and…
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ChurchConfessionalLeadershipMinistryReformation
The Courage To Be Presbyterian
by Jon Payne June 14, 2022The book of Hebrews is full of strong exhortations and sobering warnings for the Church throughout the ages.[1] It was originally written to encourage first-century Jewish Christians not to…
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Admittedly, preaching doesn’t look like much on the surface. A man standing behind a pulpit talking about the Bible? Is this really God’s way of building up the church,…
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LeadershipMinistryReformationWorship
11 Ways to Preach Christ
Thomas Brooks on the Necessity & Importance of Gospel Preachingby Charles Barrett December 3, 2020A minister of the gospel engages in a wide variety of responsibilities. Chief among them is the call to preach Christ in all His fullness. When Paul arrived in…
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ChurchConfessionalMissionReformation
A Reformed and Confessional View of Missions
Part 2by Jason Helopoulos November 2, 2020[Editor’s Note: For Part 1 of this article, click here.] A Long Legacy I am thankful for the long tradition of mission in Reformed churches. We could journey back…
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ChurchConfessionalMissionReformation
A Reformed and Confessional View of Missions
(Part 1)by Jason Helopoulos October 22, 2020A Wonderful Motto When I think of Reformed missions, an old motto comes to mind: For the glory of God and the salvation of our fellow-men. This wonderful summary…
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ChurchReformationTheologyWorship
How Long, O LORD?
COVID, Calvin, and Our Need for the Psalmsby Timothy Gwin May 7, 2020How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have…
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ChurchConfessionalReformationTheology
Don’t Lay an Egg
The Danger of Doctrinal Minimalismby David Gilbert April 10, 2020It’s an oft quoted phrase in the history of the Reformation that Luther hatched the egg Erasmus laid. For while God used the humanistic scholar, Erasmus, to drive a…