Pastoral ministry is a true paradox. Pastors must be tough enough to “wage the good warfare” while also remaining gentle enough to resemble “a nursing mother taking care of…
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ChurchSanctificationWorship
Distinctive 6: Reformed Worship and Vibrant Community
by Matthew Adams July 5, 2022Recently I have been considering this idea of a “distinctive.” Seemingly, in all facets of life, we have distinctives. For example, you have aspects of your family that distinguish…
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ChurchConfessionalLeadershipMinistrySanctificationUncategorized
Rise Up, Man!
A Call to Young Eldersby Jim McCarthy February 15, 2022In 1643, George Gillespie traveled to London as one of the eleven Scots chosen to participate in the Westminster Assembly. Initially tasked by Parliament to revise the 39 Articles…
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ChurchConfessionalLeadershipMissionSanctification
Should We Stay or Should We Go?
by Jon Payne November 16, 2021It’s a question that more than a few PCA elders and members are asking right now. The recent Standing Judicial Commission’s (SJC) decision to reject the complaint against Missouri…
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ConfessionalSanctificationTheology
Christian Identity according to the Apostle Paul
by Matthew Adams September 15, 2021During my freshman year of college, I made a friend who informed me that he was adopted during his elementary years. It was an overall great experience for him,…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistrySanctificationTheologyUncategorized
A Response to Greg Johnson’s Interview
The Gospel and Christian Identityby David Garner June 24, 2021Starting with the title itself, there is much to like about the Rev. Dr. Greg Johnson’s book, The World According to God (InterVarsity, 2002). Now, nearly 20 years later,…
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ChurchConfessionalLeadershipSanctification
A New Exception to the Westminster Standards?
by Derrick Brite May 31, 2021At the 2002 General Assembly, the PCA adopted what is deemed as “good faith subscription.” This gives each presbytery the right to determine whether a candidate for gospel ministry…
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ChurchConfessionalLeadershipSanctification
2021 GRN Conference Talks
"O Church, Arise: A Passionate Plea for Biblical & Confessional Fidelity"by GRN May 13, 2021Click HERE to watch all the 2021 GRN Conference Talks! Click below to watch Dr. Richard Phillips’ Pre-Conference Talk, “The Gospel Issues of Revoice & Gay Christianity” 2021…
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FamilyLeadershipSanctification
The Way of Temptation and the Highway of Holiness
by Brian Cosby May 8, 2021Jim turned out the lights, locked his office, and headed for the parking lot. He glanced at his watch—8:30pm. He would have usually grabbed a late dinner on the…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistrySanctificationUncategorized
The Pastor and His Books
A GRN Pre-Conference Lecture by Dr. Ian Hamiltonby GRN March 4, 2021Dr. Ian Hamilton – “The Pastor & His Books” The Gospel Reformation Network is pleased to present the “O Church, Arise” pre-conference video lecture by Dr. Ian Hamilton entitled “The…