presbycast

In this episode of Mothers & Sisters, Kerry Anderson sits down with some pastors' kids to talk about the unique joys and challenges of growing up in a ministry family.     Kaitlin Bryan - Kaitlin is the Assistant Youth Director, Nursery Coordinator, and Digital Communications Assistant at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Statesboro, Georgia. Her father, Kreg Bryan, is the Head Pastor at Covenant Pre...

Dr. Sean Morris, senior pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Oak Ridge, TN, preaches a timely sermon on Galatians 5:22, "The Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness." (9/20/2026)

Jim McCarthy talks with David Sanders, who has served in full-time ministry since 1995 and was ordained in the PCA in 2008. He is the senior minister of New Harmony Presbyterian Church in Alcolu, SC.    Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening and closing instrumental. Nathan serves as the Pastor of Worship alongside Kevin DeYoung at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, NC. You can acc...

OPC pastor Chris Drew is our guide as we walk through the 22nd chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith, "Of Lawful Oaths and Vows." Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIXjf9Ykl9o CHAPTER 22 Of Lawful Oaths and Vows 1. A lawful oath is a part of religious worship, wherein, upon just occasion, the person swearing solemnly calleth God to witness what he asserteth, or promiseth, and to judg...

Kristin Pickett is married to Jesse, pastor & planter of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Hilliard, FL.

Drs. D.G. Hart, R. Scott Clark, and T. David Gordon react to a 1925 letter from J. Gresham Machen to a Southern presbyterian missionary. We talked about how the correspondence shed light on Machen the man and his past, present, and future as a growing churchman, as well as pragmatism, respectability, church decline, and the temptation to compromise.  See and read the letter here: https://presbycas...

For the 145th anniversary of Machen's birth, here's a reading, with brief comments, of Machen's 1925 letter to a southern pastor and missionary. Stay tuned for a full episode on the context and implications of this letter. Read (and see) it here: https://presbycast.substack.com/p/machen-and-a-presbyterian-church

Jim McCarthy talks to cancer survivor Evan Gear, associate pastor at Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening and closing instrumental. Nathan serves as the Pastor of Worship alongside Kevin DeYoung at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, NC. You can access Nathan's fantastic catalog  here .

PCA elders Mel, John, and Ligon Duncan, three scions of an intensely presbyterian family, join us to talk about their love for the church and each other. You'll want to hear what they have to say about the past, present, and future of the PCA.  Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Opz45hI_E

First-time Overtures Committee member ruling elder BL Peters joins us briefly to review day zero of the 2026 PCA General Assembly in Louisville, KY, where the committee dealt (sometimes harshly) with about half of the 91 overtures submitted this year. Enjoy the old-time technical difficulties that are always associated with GA live shows! Stay tuned for more wrap-up shows this week. Watch: https:/...

We celebrate 90 years of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church with pastor Chris Drew and ruling elder D.G. Hart, review the just-completed OPC General Assembly, and talk about 10 years of Presbycast with these men, two of our most prolific guests. A good and ecumenical time was had by all, most of the time.  Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzqXH2u4Kp0

Ruling elder Mel Duncan is the church administrator at Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. He has served his church, presbytery, and the Presbyterian Church in America for decades and comes from a notable family of "intense presbyterian" churchmen. Be sure to register for Greenville Seminary's GA lunch on Wednesday June 24th here . Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening an...

ARP pastor Ben Glaser and PCA pastor DeMyron Haynes join us to talk about the draft report on kinism and race realism prepared for the upcoming Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church synod. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLwx1FU9HZg Report: https://app.box.com/s/8xttgbn6z2cli57bn58g4w7ukebl4g01

Peter Van  Doodewaard  has served as the Pastor of Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Taylors, South Carolina for 18 years. Check out his excellent sermons  here .  Also, be sure to register for Greenville Seminary's GA lunch on Wednesday June 24th here . Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening and closing instrumental. Nathan serves as the Pastor of Worship alongside Kevin DeY...

Kerry Anderson talks to Ann Hall, the wife of a recently retired minister who served only two churches in his 42 years as a senior pastor in the PCA. Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening and closing instrumental. Nathan serves as the Pastor of Worship alongside Kevin DeYoung at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, NC. You can access Nathan's fantastic catalog  here . Be sure to reg...

Pastor Jared Nelson and deacon Patrick Sanders help us examine the 11 overtures submitted to this year's PCA General Assembly which concern the offices, some of which would radically change the denomination's polity. Jared podcasts at Polity Matters and you can view Patrick's previous seminar on deacons here: https://pcaga.org/project/the-whole-deacon-patrick-sanders/ Watch: https://www.youtube.co...

Dr. D.G. Hart and OPC minister Nate Paschall join us to talk about (presbyterian) church, state, and history, and Dr. Hart's new book Protestants and Patriots . https://www.amazon.com/Protestants-Patriots-Presbyterians-Age-Revolution/dp/0268210829/

Theresa Dodson is the wife of Rhett Dodson, pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Hudson, OH. She has a B.A. in Church Administration with an emphasis in Youth Work as well as an M.S. in Pupil Personnel Services. She is a homemaker and active in her church helping lead women's Bible studies and teaching children. Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening and closing instrumental...

We examine revival, revivalism, evangelicalism from a Reformed perspective with Dr. Scott Clark of Westminster Seminary Californian and Wilson Van Hooser, pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Stillwater, OK.  Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeHjfJf80WE Heidelblog resources: https://heidelblog.net/2023/02/new-resource-page-on-revivals-and-revivalism/

Josh Hinson is the Senior Pastor of Ortega Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, FL. Check out his excellent sermons  here.  Also, be sure to register of GPTS's PCA GA luncheon  here . And check out Banner of Truth's excellent Covenanter video miniseries here.   Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening and closing instrumental. Nathan serves as the Pastor of Worship alongside Kevin DeY...

OPC minister Chris Drew helps us walk through the wonderful 21st chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith, Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day.   Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYz-EVdXG5g

Stephen Spinnenweber is the Senior Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, FL. In addition to serving on the executive council of the Gospel Reformation Network, he is a prolific author. Check out his fantastic book   Loving the Law,   his helpful  articles , and excellent  sermons !    Be sure to register for the upcoming Greenville Conference  here.  And check out this fantast...

We talk worship with pastors Aaron De Boer and Dr. Sean Morris with special attention to liturgy and practicalities that promote reverence and awe with Westminster's Directory for Worship as our guide.  Watch:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNxWFYs8QZk A portion of the text: Of the Assembling of the Congregation, and their Behaviour in the Publick Worship of God WHEN the congregation is to meet...

OPC minister/prolific author Harrison Perkins and PCA pastor/author Stephen Spinnenweber join us to talk about the importance and frequency of the Lord's Supper and the finer points of Reformed worship.  Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Vkd3n6cjw Articles: https://gospelreformation.net/passive-worship-makes-passive-christians/ https://gospelreformation.net/passive-worship-makes-passive-chr...

Jesse Pickett is the founding pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Hilliard, FL. You can hear his excellent sermons  here . Be sure to register for Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary's Spring Conference here . Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening and closing instrumental. Nathan serves as the Pastor of Worship alongside Kevin DeYoung at Christ Covenant Church in Matthe...