CrossPolitic 101 — Show Notes: PCA General Assembly Recap

On this episode of CrossPolitic 101, the Waterboy brings in a panel of guests fresh off the 53rd PCA General Assembly to break down what happened in Louisville the week of June 22nd. Pastor Josh Howard (New Covenant Church, Pittsburgh), Pastor Corey Wang (Sheer Presbyterian Church, Morrisville, NC), and Josiah Stowe (co-founder, Dominion Wealth Strategists) join Gabe to walk through the major outcomes — from the roundhouse defeat of Overture 37 on female deacons, to the cheeseburger patriotism moment, to the partial Christian nationalism study committee report and what it means for the denomination going forward.

Timestamps

00:00 — Intro & sponsors — Patriot Mobile and Dominion Wealth Strategists

03:07 — Meet the panel: Pastor Josh Howard, Pastor Corey Wang, and Josiah Stowe

06:45 — Overview of the 53rd PCA GA — Louisville, June 22nd; Mel Duncan moderator, Fred Greco clerk

08:29 — Why denomination meetings matter — Acts 15 and God working through the church

09:15 — General assessment: was this a good GA? Corey's take from the conservative 20%

11:05 — Overture 37 — female deacons: what it proposed and how it was defeated

14:07 — Can the overtures committee screen clearly unbiblical overtures before the floor?

15:13 — Why the PCA lets these come to a vote: gauging denominational health, not just screening error

17:49 — The 14 who voted for it — what happens next? Matthew 18 and the presbyteries

22:03 — Josiah's outside perspective: comparing Overture 37 to the SBC's Muller amendment

24:53 — Were conservatives also frustrated? The related overtures that didn't get floor debate

26:13 — Performative masculinity vs. functional female officers — a rhetorical imbalance?

30:18 — What the PCA needs: courageous young men, not crass ones — Pastor Josh

31:57 — Cheeseburger patriotism — Overture 66 and giving thanks to God for 250 years of America

36:04 — The Christian nationalism study committee report — overture vs. report, what's the difference?

38:13 — Dr. David Strain, the partial report, and why the committee asked for one more year

40:00 — Is the CN report fair? The problem of defining terms in a big-tent denomination

44:01 — Gabe's backstory — PCA roots, CrossPolitic's origin, and the deficiency in political theology

48:34 — Was the CN report too little too late? Pastors weigh in on the church's political theology gap

51:38 — Progressive sanctification and the PCA — Corey's framework for denominational growth

56:22 — Josiah's closing take: bounding the tent, defining good Presbyterian Christian nationalism

Connect with This Episode's Guests

Pastor Josh Howard

Church: New Covenant Church — Monroville (Pittsburgh), PA

Seminary: Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (adjunct professor)

Pastor Corey Wang

Church: Sheer Presbyterian Church — Morrisville, NC

Podcast: Civically Minded

Josiah Stowe

Role: Co-founder, Dominion Wealth Strategists

Website: reform.money

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Join us October 1–3 in Franklin, Tennessee for the Fight Laugh Feast Conference. This year's theme is Holy Wars — Just War, the Crusades, and the Christian Life. Featuring Doug Wilson, Joe Boot, George Grant, Jared Longshore, Joe Rigney, Ben Merkel, and the CrossPolitic crew. Early Bird pricing ends July 1st — nearly halfway sold out.

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