presbycast

Dan Borvan, an OPC minister who was once a member of James MacDonald's Harvest Bible Chapel, joins us to talk about the MacDonald's fall and the problems inherent to multi-site and megachurchs. Here is the video which we played in a series of clips.

Dan Borvan, an OPC minister who was once a member of James MacDonald's Harvest Bible Chapel, joins us to talk about MacDonald's fall and the problems inherent to multi-site and megachurches. Here is the video which shows a series of clips from years past.

PCA pastor Dr. Dewey Roberts, the convener of a recent meeting concerned with reform and renewal in the PCA, joins us to talk about the past, present, and future of the USA's largest conservative Reformed denomination and about the new informal group Grassroots Presbyterians group that has sprung from the meeting in late January of 2019.

Show links:

Pastor Roberts' bio Group Facebook page

Article on the 2012 "Chatham House Rules" meeting

2010 Strategic Plan (PDF link)

PCA pastor Dr. Dewey Roberts, the convener of a recent meeting concerned with reform and renewal in the PCA, joins us to talk about the past, present, and future of the USA's largest conservative Reformed denomination and about the new informal group Grassroots Presbyterians group that has sprung from the meeting in late January of 2019.

Show links:

Pastor Roberts' bio

Group Facebook page

Article on the 2012 "Chatham House Rules" meeting

2010 Strategic Plan (PDF link)

Our friend Sean, a former Roman Catholic, joins us to talk about the encroachment of Lenten observance in the Reformed world. Then we venture to discuss the propriety of women who are associated with conservative Reformed churches "preaching". You may hear the entire sermon (or talk) that we excerpted and talked about here. Finally, we briefly mention a new organization of concerned presbyterians in the PCA. (Clarification -- the PCA group to which we referred is "like the *old* Concerned Presbyterians" -- NOT the current Facebook of that name which as some very unpleasant associations. Here is the group we mentioned, Grassroots Presbyterians: https://www.facebook.com/groups/279044582788445/?ref=br_rs)

Our friend Sean, a former Roman Catholic, joins us to talk about the encroachment of Lenten observance in the Reformed world. Then we venture to discuss the propriety of women who are associated with conservative Reformed churches "preaching". You may hear the entire sermon (or talk) that we excerpted and talked about here. Finally, we briefly mention a new organization of concerned presbyterians in the PCA.

(Clarification -- the PCA group to which we referred is "like the *old* Concerned Presbyterians" -- NOT the current Facebook of that name which as some very unpleasant associations. Here is the group we mentioned, Grassroots Presbyterians:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/279044582788445/?ref=br_rs)

OPC minichurch pastor Chris Drew joins us to talk about a megatrend these days -- Conference Culture. We trace the development from medieval pilgrimage to Scottish communion season to the Pretty Good Awakenings to 21st century traveling dude bros.

Here's the tweet that launched the show: One of the tenets of CONFERENCE CULTURE is that every speaker is supposed to KILL IT or BRING THE FIRE, etc. This is not natural, ordinary, or healthy. It's just revivalism and thrill seeking in some cases.

OPC minichurch pastor Chris Drew joins us to talk about a megatrend these days -- Conference Culture. We trace the development from medieval pilgrimage to Scottish communion season to the Pretty Good Awakenings to 21st century traveling dude bros. 

Here's the tweet that launched the show:

One of the tenets of CONFERENCE CULTURE is that every speaker is supposed to KILL IT or BRING THE FIRE, etc. This is not natural, ordinary, or healthy. It's just revivalism and thrill seeking in some cases.

This special episode features Dr. C.N. Willborn of Covenant Presbyterian (PCA) in Oak Ridge, TN delivering a powerful and direct exhortation from Psalm 42 on the importance of public worship in the life of the Christian and the church. The reading was the entire text of Psalm 42. The accompanying NT reading was John 4:7-26. The Confession of Faith passage was WCF 21.2. Sermon Audio page

This special episode features Dr. C.N. Willborn of Covenant Presbyterian (PCA) in Oak Ridge, TN delivering a powerful and direct exhortation from Psalm 42 on the importance of public worship in the life of the Christian and the church. The reading was the entire text of Psalm 42. The accompanying NT reading was John 4:7-26. The Confession of Faith passage was WCF 21.2.

Sermon Audio page