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Polity Matters episodes

May 14, 2024 38. GA Committee Reports
A warm welcome to Mel Duncan as he discusses the work of the General Assembly with us. Oh, and we prove that Scott is not a robot.

Mel serves as a Ruling Elder at Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC.
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53 min
May 07, 2024 37. Opening of Assembly
Our current PCA GA Moderator joins us to discuss what happens at the first meeting of the Assembly.

Fred Greco

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1 hr 1 min
April 30, 2024 36. Before the Gavel
Per Almquist joins to discuss matters related to General Assembly. He is the pastor of Free Grace Presbyterian Church in Lewiston, Maine.

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42 min
April 23, 2024 35. Called Meeting: Everybody Has a Voice
Scott, Jared, and Ben are joined by Matthew Bradley and Nathan McCall of the Y’all Saints Podcast, and Adam Parker and Matthew Poole of The Evergreen Beaverton Podcast to discuss church polity for the church member.

Book recommendations:
The Church of Christ by James Bannerman
How Jesus Runs the Church by Guy Waters
Well Ordered, Living Well by Guy Waters
Welcome to a Reformed Church by Daniel Hyde
What is Church Government? By Sean Michael Lucas
The Christian in Complete Armor Daily Devotional by William Gurnall
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41 min
April 16, 2024 34. Live-Action BCO Interpretation (BCO 14)
We should have done our homework! Listen in as the guys work through BCO 14 on the General Assembly. Not everything is immediately clear, but we will rectify that in the years to come. Enjoy!

Greensboro GA debate about images

PCA on Wikipedia

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58 min
April 09, 2024 33. A Single Semicolon (BCO 13 Part 2)
Will Scott advocate fro the PCA owning church properties? Listen in to find out.

Presbyteries Part One
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40 min
April 02, 2024 32. Presbytery Altar Call (BCO 13 pt 1)
Presbyteries matter! The guys begin their discussion of BCO 13.

BCO Online

Presbytery Map

Overture 2

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43 min
March 26, 2024 31. Another Roll Floating Around (BCO 12 Part 2)
The guys finish their discussion about Church Sessions, with more talk about rolls than you'd get at Lambert's.
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48 min
March 19, 2024 30. Legs Plural? (BCO 12)
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31 min
March 12, 2024 29. It's Not Allowed in the Church Courts (BCO 11)
Let's discuss jurisdiction from BCO 11.
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38 min