elders Your elders will fail you April 10, 2024 Church elders are imperfect, yet vital. Idealism harms unity. Focus on Jesus, the perfect shepherd, and extend grace to human leaders.
boldness The Lost Art of Courage April 26, 2022 Aesop told a story about a Lion. In hearing a hollow and startling voice, the lion grew terribly afraid. After some moments of great dread, the lion finally saw what was making the noise...
3GT 3GT Episode 186: Fathers in the Faith June 23, 2020 In this episode, the prof brings up the recent passing of Pastor John Tweed, who was a spiritual father to many in the church and especially to Kyle. After Pastor Borg commemorates John&
elders Lessons from My Elders in Tumultuous Days May 19, 2020 I love my elders. In some ways, that's it. That's the whole post. God has blessed me to serve alongside ten faithful elders here in Indianapolis. Below are some
presbyterianism We the People of the Presbyterian Church December 12, 2019 Jesus himself has given it as a right and privilege, more precious than gold, that the membership select for themselves those for leadership who meet the biblical qualifications.
Church Discipline Loving Discipline August 31, 2019 I remember my very first Presbytery meeting well—not because it was my first—but because a pastor was under discipline due to grievous sin. There is nothing quite like that experience...
elders Helping Your Officers February 19, 2019 Last Sunday, the officers of our church took some time to go over a book on Eldership. It was good to see new and older officers together discussing our ministry and sharing insights
ministry Handling Sinners the Gospel Way - Part I May 05, 2018 When Christians stray or lapse the response of fellow-believers may vary from merciless gossip to public humiliation. The press and the world will come down on them like a ton of bricks. False
Deacons The Distinction between Deacons and Elders February 20, 2017 One difficulty the church often runs into is making proper distinctions. We confuse laws with principles of wisdom. We don't know what Jesus meant when he said communion bread is his
Are Women Elders Scriptural? J.G. Vos' Work of Theological Renewal in the RPCNA April 02, 2015 Recently Gentle Reformation writers did a series on J.G. Vos [https://gentlereformation.com/2011/03/08/the-original-rp-blog/]for theReformed Presbyterian Witnessmagazine. The following article was my contribution. In the article I referred