A lifelong member of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina, Duncan comes from what he calls “a long line of Presbyterian forebears.”
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Embracing the Heart of an In-Christ Identity
By Matthew S. Vos
One of the high points of my year is attending the Christian Sociological Association’s annual conference. I’ve attended its June meetings — except when disrupted by global pandemics — for almost 25 years. Sociologists, and especially Christian sociologists, are an odd (yet delightful) bunch that look at the world in an unusual way. Over time,…
“Help! My Job Is Just a Job”
Our vocation should be understood as helping others better know and express the One whose image we bear.
By Bryan Chapell
Most Christians spend their working lives hoping that God will find some way to use their labor for his priorities. They pray that he will provide some real connection between their daily grind and the eternal glory of his purposes. But they need help to know the connection between Sunday’s worship and Monday’s work. An…
A Countercultural Ecology for Spiritual Formation
By Paul Loosemore
We long for more. We are constantly told there is more. Spiritual Formation practices are often sold as a perfect solution, until we realize that we bring our fallible selves along for the ride. I want to discuss the problems our selves pour into the journey of Spiritual Formation. Then I will offer a vantage…
For those involved in leading worship, Sunday mornings are often anything but restful. Tim Nicholson, director of music at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, cited an example of one church musician who for years had been unable to sit in worship and participate in the Lord’s Supper with his family due to professional church responsibilities….
Maximizing the Power of Our God Given Limits
By God’s design, we are finite creatures, and according to the Bible we ought to be grateful.
By Richard Doster
Most everyone in the world is cheering for Ukraine. We’re praying for the country’s victory and for its people and for the shopkeepers, teachers, and businesspeople who — outgunned and overmatched — have taken to the streets to defend their country. God hears those prayers and responds to them. And he is surely more powerful…
A Natural Revelation Revolution
God’s hand is clearly visible in the strength of nature’s forces and beauty of its objects.
By Richard C. Kern
God wants us to know that He is amazing. He is revealing this now.
How Not to Capsize Your Faith
By Tom Gibbs
As a pastor for over 25 years, I have seen many people experience hardship in life. Some pass through the storm, coming out the other side with an even stronger faith in Christ. Others shipwreck and walk away from Christ and His Church entirely. What makes the difference? Spiritual ballast. To understand what I mean,…
Ten Things People Say, Do, and Feel When Their Pastor Leaves
By Joel D. Hathaway
Your pastor is going to leave. Maybe not this year, but he is leaving someday. PCA Yearbook data (2019 edition) shows that 75.3% of reporting PCA pastors have served in more than one church. Among the 1,587 pastors with more than 15 years of ministry experience, 71% (1,127) have served in three positions, while 51.8%…
Your Pastor Needs Pastor Friends
By Walter Henegar
Before I became a pastor, I could not say I was estranged from a single soul. Almost 20 years in, the list is longer than I would have ever thought bearable. It includes some of my most intimate former friends and ministry partners: people whose names are etched on major milestones in my life, and…
Twelve Proposed BCO Changes Sent to Presbyteries
By Larry Hoop
The PCA Constitution consists of the Westminster Standards, which set forth the denomination’s theology, and the Book of Church Order (BCO), which concerns the details of its polity. Though a procedure to amend the Standards exists, the PCA has never approved any changes to them. By contrast, the BCO has been amended frequently. The year,…