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“It’s a softer approach to dealing with this issue,” explains Ruling Elder John Pickering. “Churches ought to be free to leave. But they ought to do so having made a carefully thought-out decision, not a hasty decision.”
PCA Founder Paul Settle Has Died
By Robert Tamasy
In a trivia contest about PCA history, if asked, Who was the first member of the PCA?, many veterans of the denomination would agree it was Paul Gunter Settle.
An Imperative of Compassion
By Andrew Shaughnessy
As nations and governments close borders and answer the cries of the vulnerable with fear and anger, MTW missionaries around the world are responding with the love of Christ, working with and through local churches to address the needs of refugees everywhere.
A diminished view of union with Christ, Wilbourne believes, brings a diminished view of salvation: We may know what Christ saved us from, but we lost sight of what God has saved us for.
Church Renewal As a Way of Life
By Paul Hahn, MNA Coordinator
According to MNA Coordinator Paul Hahn, church renewal is our denomination’s “need of the hour.” By any quantitative standard, Hahn says — baptisms, conversions, giving, new members — about a third of PCA churches are in need of renewal.
Cannon Steps Down at RUF
By Staff
RUF National Coordinator, Rev. Tom Cannon, stepped down from his role on March 2, 2018. His resignation was received by the permanent committee with appreciation for his service and tenure as chairman.
Calvary Presbytery has submitted an overture proposing that the Rules of Assembly Operation be revised so that all recommendations from future ad interim committees initially be considered through the Overtures Committee.
Prayers are Powerful, Not Political
By Megan Fowler
Garriott wants to help Christians move past general prayers for state and national leaders and pray for them as real people whose lives are in Gods hands. Nothing about a leader’s beliefs or actions negates the Christians responsibility to pray for him.
Overtures Aim at RE Participation
By Zoe S. Erler
Calvary Presbytery has proposed two overtures to encourage the inclusion of ruling elders in matters of polity and theological decision-making.
The Sovereign God’s Care for His Own
By David Powlison
Your deepest distress is deeply distressing. But the God who loves you is Master of your significant sorrow. He calls you to go through even this hard thing.


