Pillar & Ground

Chad Middlebrooks, LMPC pastor of discipleship, joins host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, for a discussion about how we grow in grace.

Resources:
Habits of Grace by David Mathis
How People Change by Paul David Tripp and Timothy Lane
You Can Change by Tim Chester
Devoted to God by Sinclair Ferguson
A Praying Life by Paul Miller
The Possibility of Prayer by John Starke

Special Guest: Chad Middlebrooks
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues his series on the Westminster Confession of Faith.

WCF
Know the Heretics by Justin Holcomb
Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul
On the Incarnation by Athanasius

Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Guest host Wil Nettleton, LMPC pastor of outreach, speaks with Tim & Melissa Lien, church planters from northeast Los Angeles, California. Tim planted and pastors The Way Church, a daughter church of Pacific Crossroads Church (PCA). These churches are supported by LMPC as part of our Home Missions strategic emphasis on church planting.

Book (mentioned by Wil):
Telling a Better Story by Joshua Chatraw

Special Guests: Tim and Melissa Lien
Host: Wil Nettleton
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues his series on the Westminster Confession of Faith.

WCF
Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul
Confessing the Faith: A reader’s guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van Dixhoorn

Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Aaron Tolson, pastor of youth ministries at LMPC, joins our host, Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, for a discussion about digital discipleship for youth, but also for all of us.

A key question for everyone to consider, with reference to Ecclesiastes 12:13, is will this digital choice or this digital action increase my fear of God and obedience to His commands?

Bark digital monitoring app - https://www.bark.us/
LMPC Resources on Digital Discipleship - https://lmpc.org/resources/digital-discipleship-event/

Books:
My Tech-Wise Life by Amy Crouch & Andy Crouch
Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle
Alone Together by Sherry Turkle

Special Guest: Aaron Tolson
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Today's guest, Peggy Michaels, discusses abiding in faith and joy in Jesus in the midst of long-term suffering.  She served as head of Physical Education at Girls' Preparatory School (GPS) for many years, even after her diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis almost forty years ago.

Special Guest: Peggy Michaels
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Leaders of the LMPC Safeguarding Team speak with Brian about how we are addressing abuse prevention, especially for children and youth. Guests today are Aaron Tolson, pastor of youth ministry, Chad Middlebrooks, pastor of discipleship, and Greta Erickson, director of children's ministry.
 
LMPC Child Protection Policy
LMPC Safeguarding Team
Recommended Resources on Abuse

Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by Diane Langberg
Is It Abuse? by Darby Strickland
God Made All of Me by Justin & Lindsey Holcomb
How Much Is a Little Girl Worth? and How Much Is a Little Boy Worth? by Rachael Denhollander

Special Guests: Aaron Tolson, Chad Middlebrooks, and Greta Erickson
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Steve Kaufmann is an elder at LMPC and a retired professor of education at Covenant College. He and his wife Mary have been members of LMPC since 2010. Steve joins host Brian Salter to talk about how Christians can engage in political speech and discussion with civility.


RESOURCES:

• Books and Articles
  • Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World by Richard Mouw
  • Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save American from the Culture of Contempt by Arthur Brooks
  • Articles by Peter Wehner (contributor to The Atlantic and The New York Times)
  • Articles by David French (contributor to The Atlantic and The New York Times)
• Substacks (subscription newsletter platform) 
  • The Dispatch 
  • Current
• Daily Periodicals
  • The New York Times
  • The Wall Street Journal
• Magazines
  • World (biweekly Christian news)
  • The Atlantic (monthly) 
• Think Tanks 
  • The Center for Public Justice
  • American Enterprise Institute
  • Ethics and Public Policy Center
  • The AND Campaign - led by Justin Giboney (exploring both/and versus either/or)

Special Guest: Dr. Steve Kaufmann
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

Josh Brower is the co-director of high school ministry, and Hank Currin is the co-director of middle school ministry at LMPC. These men join Brian to talk about their callings and ministry to teen boys at LMPC.

RESOURCES:
The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World by Andy Crouch
The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch
My Tech-Wise Life: Growing Up and Making Choices in a World of Devices by Amy Crouch and Andy Crouch
The Silence of Adam by Dr. Larry Crabb (more appropriate for high school seniors)
Man Enough by Nate Pyle
Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James and David Thomas
The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School edited by Cameron Cole and Charlotte Getz
Radically Different: A Student's Guide to Community by Champ Thornton
Thoughts for Young Men by J.C. Ryle

Special Guests: Josh Brower and Hank Currin
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected]. 

In June 2022, Pastor Brian Salter and LMPC member Lee Burns, headmaster of McCallie School, had an opportunity to visit The Holy Lands with their sons, Jeb and Preston. Brian and Lee share their experiences and impressions, including a conversation recorded live in Jerusalem with their sons.

Special Guest: Lee Burns (with appearances by Jeb Salter and Preston Burns)
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

To contact Pillar and Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear addressed on a future episode, please email [email protected].