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A "big tent" sounds generous—who wouldn't want a church with room for everyone? But what happens when the tent gets so wide the walls fall down? This week the profs walk through the big tent that means well but drifts into compromise, the bitter tent that keeps adding rules until it shrinks to "us four and no more," and the better tent that holds a firm line on doctrine while prioritizing the actual mission. With both the SBC and PCA having their own inclusion discussions, the guys get frank about female ordination, slippery slopes, purity spirals, and why doctrinal fidelity is necessary but never an end in itself—it's what makes the real work possible (Col 1:18).
SKIP AHEAD.
(00:00) Coming up...
(02:05) What "Big Tent" Means in the PCA & SBC
(03:40) Big Tent on Its Best Day: Realism, Unity, Pragmatism
(09:55) Keller's "Broad Brush, Not a Roller"
(17:40) The SBC, Mohler's Amendment & "Truth and Unity"
(21:00) Women, Female Ordination & Historic Protestantism
(23:00) The Slippery Slope Is Real
(30:05) Enter the Bitter Tent
(33:10) Nominalism & the Restaurant Bet
(37:30) Contend for Truth Without Being Bitter
(46:40) Building a Better Tent: You Need Structure
(51:05) The Tent Is for Work, Not Just Doctrine
(55:00) A Closing Charge to the SBC & PCA
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**Dr. Doug Ponder** — Academic Dean (Grimké Seminary)
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A "big tent" sounds generous—who wouldn't want a church with room for everyone? But what happens when the tent gets so wide the walls fall down? This week the profs walk through the big tent that means well but drifts into compromise, the bitter tent that keeps adding rules until it shrinks to "us four and no more," and the better tent that holds a firm line on doctrine while prioritizing the actual mission. With both the SBC and PCA having their own inclusion discussions, the guys get frank about female ordination, slippery slopes, purity spirals, and why doctrinal fidelity is necessary but never an end in itself—it's what makes the real work possible (Col 1:18).
SKIP AHEAD.
(00:00) Coming up...
(02:05) What "Big Tent" Means in the PCA & SBC
(03:40) Big Tent on Its Best Day: Realism, Unity, Pragmatism
(09:55) Keller's "Broad Brush, Not a Roller"
(17:40) The SBC, Mohler's Amendment & "Truth and Unity"
(21:00) Women, Female Ordination & Historic Protestantism
(23:00) The Slippery Slope Is Real
(30:05) Enter the Bitter Tent
(33:10) Nominalism & the Restaurant Bet
(37:30) Contend for Truth Without Being Bitter
(46:40) Building a Better Tent: You Need Structure
(51:05) The Tent Is for Work, Not Just Doctrine
(55:00) A Closing Charge to the SBC & PCA
THE GRIMKÉ PODCAST.
All Episodes: https://grimke.org/podcast
QUESTION OR TOPIC SUGGESTION?
✦ https://grimke.org/topics
IN THIS VIDEO.
**Bryan Laughlin** — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké Seminary)
✧ Bio: https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laughlin
**Dr. Doug Logan Jr.** — President (Grimké Seminary)
✧ Bio: https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-logan
**Joe Holland** — Dean (Grimké College)
✧ Bio: https://grimkeseminary.org/joe-holland
**Dr. Doug Ponder** — Academic Dean (Grimké Seminary)
✧ Bio: https://grimkeseminary.org/doug-ponder
MORE FROM GRIMKÉ.
**Grimké Seminary** — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Church
✧ https://grimkeseminary.org
**Grimké College** — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christian
✧ https://grimkecollege.org
**Grimké Europe** — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UK
✧ https://grimkeeurope.org
SUPPORT GRIMKÉ.
Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary?
✧ https://grimkeseminary.org/give/
FOLLOW US.
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