Grace at the Gates

Pastor George Sayour and Pastor Darin Stone reflect on the tragedy that has befallen the PCA with the shooting at Covenant School in Nashville, TN and the murder of 3 children and 3 adults, including the daughter of Pastor Chad Scruggs, Senior Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church. Our Thoughts and Prayers go out to our Lord for our brothers and sisters at Covenant PCA School and Church in Nashville.

RE Chris Barrett of Pinelands Presbyterian Church in Miami FL, where Aldo Leon Pastors discusses being a Reformed Confessional Church in multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, cosmopolitan Miami, FL.

This episode is a replay of the 2022 Gospel Reformation Network talk by Dr. Jonny Gibson on what Scripture Teaches in 1 Timothy 3 on the qualifications for elder.  The audio of this talk is used by permission of the GRN.

Video 0f Talk: https://youtu.be/ZMCrC76wdtA

2023 GRN National Conference - Lead on O King Eternal: Press On with Holy Conviction - The PCA at 50 Years. May 3 & 4, in Charlotte, NC.  For more information & Tickets - https://gospelreformation.net/events/

Pastor George discusses BCO Ch 24 on the process for nominating, training, and electing Ruling Elders. He then plays a portion of Meadowview's recent Congregational Meeting which elected new Ruling Elder Kevin Miller who has been at Meadowview since youth ministry.

RE Rich Leino joins Pastor George again to discuss the topic of Confessionalism and Subscription.  You'll hear Conservative Presbyterians speak in terms of "being Confessional."  What does it mean that one is Confessional?  And why does it matter?

Referenced during the discussion: https://www.pcahistory.org/documents/subscription/hodge.html

Machen-o-phile Brad Isbell and George Sayour discuss J. Gresham Machen's "Christianity and Liberalism" and its relevance for us 100 years later.  Here's a related article Brad wrote: https://presbycast.substack.com/p/machen-was-doomed-but-the-pca-is

Brad Isbell is the co-host of Presbycast: https://presbycast.libsyn.com/

As we prepare to look at J. Gresham Machen's "Christianity & Liberalism" for its 100 year anniversary, on this episode George does a reading with Commentary of Harry Emerson Fosdick's Sermon "Shall the Fundamentalists Win?" from 101 years ago.  While the issues were different, the tactics and motives are remarkably similar.

RE Chuck Murphy discusses his decision and heart behind leaving the only PCA Church he knew to plant a new work the Lord is doing.

WTS Philly Board Member RE John Maynard talks about his battle with Cancer, God's providence in that, and lessons he's learned about it with regard to God's love for him and his calling as a Ruling Elder.  Additionally, Pastor George and John discuss how cancer is an analogy for indwelling sin in the person as well as institutional problems for Churches and denominations.

John Maynard is a Ruling Elder in Maitland, FL and he serves on the Board of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.

RE Gabe Williams discusses with Pastor George his work to meet the needs of people with Autism and ADHD   and how this has impacted his Shepherding in the local Church. Also, Gabe and George discuss the tenor of online discourse in the PCA as we seek to deal with and address issues threatening orthodoxy.

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