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Introduction Concepts of representation and visibility often come up in social and political discussions about equity, inclusion, fairness, or justice. These concepts can be wrongly or unwisely imported into…

The latest buzzword in ministry circles is “health.” Books abound with discussions of cultivating good exercise habits, cultivating a good work/life habits, cultivating good rest habits. However, as important…

Introduction As October 31 approaches, it seems the whole world  is carving pumpkins, dressing up, and gearing up for large amounts of candy. But for the church, this date…

How can we discern if a church is healthy?  Do we measure a church’s health by the attendance, the state of the finances, the number of conversions, or how…

The doctrine of sanctification never ceases to be a topic of serious discussion among the Reformed. This is certainly the case in the Presbyterian Church in America. Rightly so.…

Introduction Three miles North on Main Street from where I am writing sits the campus of a well-known Christian college founded within the Restoration (or Stone-Campbell) movement. This movement,…

Among the seven distinctives that the Gospel Reformation Network hopes to encourage among all the churches of the PCA is Earnest Prayer and Expository Preaching. Rather than innovations, each…

Some presbyters seem to believe that entering the arena of ecclesial/denominational controversy is—to quote the military supercomputer in the prescient 1983 teen movie WarGames—“a strange game. The only winning move…

Dear Friends of the GRN, Godly ruling elders are essential to the spiritual life and health of the local church. They are also key to long-term denominational fidelity. It’s…

Multiple news outlets have reported the Church of England is no longer describing their new church start-ups as church plants. A new study says the Church is opting for…