For the next few weeks, as we watch and wait for the peak of the outbreak to pass, our churches should be quick to respond to benevolence requests from our members and those in our neighborhoods. We have been blessed with resources for such a time as this.

Given the grassroots nature of these innovations, there are likely other new seminary models within the PCA.

Though the presbyteries perceived different problems leading to presbytery dysfunction, Bruce O’Neil believes the underlying issue is a lack of trust.

The current virus is an opportunity to pray for those impacted by it and for God to heal the nations, physically and spiritually. Market volatility is also a great opportunity to examine our own lives and increase our faith in things that cannot be shaken.

Ultimately serving Jesus is our top priority — not pursuing long life at any cost. All the gifts we have, including time, energy, talent, and finances, come from Him and we want to be mindful of serving Him in all these areas, even as we approach the end of our lives.

Chapell has served as the senior pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois, since 2013, and has devoted his entire career to pastoring churches and training others to do the same.

PCA missionaries and churches were serving migrants at the border long before the situation was a crisis of unprecedented proportions.

“It’s never been about our plan. It’s always been about gospel transformation through prayer.”

When he was released, Mark Casson believes God called him to his current ministry to call the the Reformed world to prison ministry.

Accardy is blunt about the fact that his congregation doesn’t mirror much of the denomination: “We are not an upper middle-class professional church.”