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In his annual report, Stated Clerk of the PCA General Assembly L. Roy Taylor reported that in 2015 the denomination had 1,534 churches, an increase of 35 from the previous year.
Former Expat Brings Reformed Theology to Colombian Women
By Zoe S. Erler
Because Colombia is predominately Catholic, Stephens was eager to see the women of Colombia spend three days under strong Reformed teaching on topics such as covenant theology, the church’s role in culture, and biblical sexuality.
Dr. Sean Michael Lucas has accepted the position of senior pastor-elect at Independent Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. An official installation service for Lucas will be held Sunday evening, January 8. Dr. Ligon Duncan, Reverend John Sartelle, and Reverend Richie Sessions will be present at the installation service. A letter from Lucas to the Independent…
An Every Tribe/Every Nation Denomination
By Jim Wert, ruling elder and moderator of the 43rd General Assembly
In this new monthly feature, PCA leaders discuss the topics that are most on their minds.
UKP seeks to help foster and fund indigenous church planters in the United Kingdom who hold to the tenets of the Reformed faith.
20 Quotes from Tim Keller’s New Prequel to ‘The Reason for God’
By Matt Smethurst
Matt Smethurst, managing editor for the Gospel Coalition, identifies 20 quotes that caught his attention as he read Tim Keller’s new book, Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical.
Seeing what’s happening now as we see them forced into boats and crossing the ocean, trying to find safety — I feel like their plight should be well-known and well-understood to us by now. And yet it’s not.
Applying Faith to the Facts of Life
By Richard Doster
Faith does not make the facts of life disappear. Faith puts them in a new light and in a new proximity to the power of the Lord Jesus Christ to make ways of escape that did not exist before, to give hope in the midst of hopelessness, and to change our hearts, our enemies, and our futures.
Christ Presbyterian Academy Teacher Ben Ellis Dies
By Brad Schmitt
Ben Ellis, a Latin teacher for eight years at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Brentwood, died from esophageal cancer about 10 days after students and faculty gathered in his driveway to sing worship songs with him, according to an email the school sent to parents early Friday morning.
Words can heal or hurt, tear down or build up, inspire or provoke, which is why we must choose and use them wisely.