A Response to George Robertson’s Plea to the PCA Regarding Dr. Bryan Chapell The ongoing conversation about Dr. Bryan Chapell and the Stated Clerk position has revealed… I believe… a great deal about us as a denomination and the culture of Evangelicalism in America. Some of it is good. Some of it is… interesting. SomeContinue reading “Let Grace Produce Humility”
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Presbyterian Polity and Bryan Chapell’s “Naughty” List
A few weeks ago, the Stated Clerk (Dr. Bryan Chapell, national administrator) of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA, the denomination where I have my credentials), sat for an interview where he thoughtlessly slandered several individuals. He didn’t intend to do it. But his actions and words did reflect what was going in his mindContinue reading “Presbyterian Polity and Bryan Chapell’s “Naughty” List”
Leaders v. Pastors
If you have read this blog before, you know we are seeking to foster health and sustainability in Christian ministry. I have been mulling on the subject of how the emphasis on organizational leadership has been crowding out pastoral ministry in Western churches for some time. Here is my first foray… and Concord Solutions’ firstContinue reading “Leaders v. Pastors”
A Response to the Open Letter to the EPC: Are These Concerns Misplaced?
Recently, I read “An Open Letter to the EPC.”[1] In it, a group of concerned individuals address a denomination, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC), and their consideration of receiving into fellowship Memorial Presbyterian Church and her teaching elders, including Greg Johnson, a same-sex attracted man committed to a biblical ethic for sexuality. While I don’tContinue reading “A Response to the Open Letter to the EPC: Are These Concerns Misplaced?”
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