Pillar & Ground

Host Wil Nettleton, pastor of mission and worship at LMPC, speaks with Pete Vaughn in this Connections episode. Pete and his wife, Joanna, are the co-directors of Amani U.S., a strategic partner ministry with LMPC. Amani Ya Juu Amani Uganda Documentary (7:41 minutes) Chattanooga Retail Shop - 420 S. Willow Street, Chattanooga Pete: chattanooga@amaniafrica.org Joanna: joanna@amaniafrica.org Sophie:...

Host Brian Salter continues our study of the Westminster Confession of Faith. Section 5.4 concerns God's permission, holiness, and the fall. WCF Confessing the Faith - A reader’s guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van Dixhorn Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil by D...

Host Wil Nettleton, pastor of mission and worship at LMPC, speaks with long-supported missionaries Ruth Ann and Norm Leduc in this Connections episode. Ruth Ann was commissioned from LMPC for long-term missions work in 1987. They are currently based in France, serving with Pioneers and Arab World Media. Pioneers Arab World Media Special Guests: Norm and Ruth Ann Leduc Host: Wil Nettleton Producer:...

Host Brian Salter continues our study of the Westminster Confession of Faith. Sections 5.2 and 5.3 focus on second causes and ordinary means. WCF "Prayer and Predestination" by John Piper Host: Brian Salter Producer: Ben Wingard Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz. To contact Pillar & Ground or to submit a question that you would like to hear ad...

Host Brian Salter is joined by Markill and Diane Moore, co-founders and co-directors of Vision of Mercy, a ministry to the homeless community in Chattanooga. Vision of Mercy Church of the First Born The House of Refuge Special Guests: Diane and Markill Moore Host: Brian Salter Producer: Ben Wingard Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz. To contact Pillar &...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church (LMPC), resumes our study of the Westminster Confession of Faith. We begin 2023 in chapter five, on the glorious goodness and extent of God's providence. WCF The Doctrine of God by John Frame Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul Confessing the Faith - A reader’s guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van Dixhorn...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, is again joined by John Wingard, member and ruling elder, for part two of this discussion of our Christian witness in the face of sexual confusion in our culture. (Listen to part one in episode #58, which aired on October 24, 2022.) Resources: God's Design for Sex (4-book series) by Stan & Brenna Jones The Story of Me: Babies, Bodies, and a Very Goo...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues with the final episode the seven-part teaching series working through the Report of the PCA Ad Interim Committee on Human Sexuality. This paper was presented to the General Assembly and approved in 2021. This episode focuses on repentance and hope. Report of the AIC on Human Sexuality Host: Brian Salter Producer: Ben Wingard Music arranged by David...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues with episode six of the seven-part teaching series working through the Report of the PCA Ad Interim Committee on Human Sexuality. This paper was presented to the General Assembly and approved in 2021. This episode focuses on identity and language. Report of the AIC on Human Sexuality Please note: Pillar & Ground plans to return to teaching from...

Host Wil Nettleton, pastor of mission and worship at LMPC, continues with episode five of the seven-part teaching series working through the Report of the PCA Ad Interim Committee on Human Sexuality. This paper was presented to the General Assembly and approved in 2021. This episode focuses on sanctification. Report of the AIC on Human Sexuality Please note: Pillar & Ground plans to return to...

Host Wil Nettleton, pastor of mission and worship at LMPC, continues with episode four of the seven-part teaching series working through the Report of the PCA Ad Interim Committee on Human Sexuality. This paper was presented to the General Assembly and approved in 2021. This episode focuses on concupiscence, temptation, and impeccability. Report of the AIC on Human Sexuality Please note: Pillar &a...

Wil Nettleton, pastor of mission and worship at LMPC, shares a second episode about taking Scripture out of context. The focus in this episode is on how Christians can answer accusations of cherry-picking verses to support their positions. "Making Sense of Scripture's 'Inconsistency'" by Tim Keller Host: Wil Nettleton Producer: Ben Wingard Music arranged by David Henry and...

Guest host Chad Middlebrooks, pastor of discipleship at LMPC, is joined by three members of the Men's Ministry Leadership Team: Glenn Breazeale, Cross Doster, and Grayson Lowery. They share about the importance of men's ministry in the church and how men can get connected at LMPC. Men's Ministry at LMPC Life Groups at LMPC - Learning, Loving, Losing, Leading Books & Resources: E...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues with episode three of the seven-part teaching series working through the Report of the PCA Ad Interim Committee on Human Sexuality. This paper was presented to the General Assembly and approved in 2021. This episode focuses on the concepts of original sin and of desire. Report of the AIC on Human Sexuality Note: Pillar & Ground plans to return...

Wil Nettleton, pastor of mission & worship at LMPC, hosts this Questions episode about taking verses out of context. Today, Wil focuses on Matthew 7:1 - "Judge not, that you be not judged." Telling a Better Story by Joshua Chatraw "Judge Not" by Kevin DeYoung, Tabletalk , September 202 Host: Wil Nettleton Producer: Ben Wingard Music arranged by David Henry and performed by...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues with episode two of the seven-part teaching series working through the Report of the PCA Ad Interim Committee on Human Sexuality. This paper was presented to the General Assembly and approved in 2021. This episode focuses on the concept of being created in the image of God. Report of the AIC on Human Sexuality Please note: Pillar & Ground plans...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, is joined by ruling elder John Stroud for a conversation about RENEW. John and his wife, Merrile, are the co-chairs of the RENEW Campaign. Brian and John share the history and vision of this campaign for spiritual, relational, material, and technological renewal. They also give an update on where we are one year into this plan and how God is directing and bl...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, introduces a new seven-part teaching series, working through the Report of the PCA Ad Interim Committee on Human Sexuality. This paper was presented to the General Assembly and approved in 2021. This first episode lays the foundation for God's design for marriage. Report of the AIC on Human Sexuality Please note: Pillar & Ground plans to return to t...

Guest host Aaron Tolson, pastor of youth ministry at LMPC, is joined by his wife Lisa and their dear friends Jonathan and Jamie Johnson from Church of the First Born for this Connections episode. These four ministry leaders share the story of how their friendship began and continues to grow. They share great insights into how to form meaningful cross-cultural relationships. Special Guests: Jonatha...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, offers teaching and resources about addressing the topic of sexuality with your children at any age. BOOKS: Simple Truths by Mary Flo Ridley God Made Babies: Helping Parents Answer the Baby Question (ages 4-8) by Justin & Lindsey Holcomb God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies by Justin & Lindsey Holcomb God Made Me in His Im...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, invites Dr. John Wingard, member and ruling elder at LMPC, for a discussion about the topic of our Christian witness in the face of sexual confusion in our culture. Sam Allberry: Jesus & Sexuality (at LMPC, September 14, 2022) PCA Report on Human Sexuality (General Assembly, May 2020) Report on the 49th General Assembly of the PCA (Brian references Overt...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues teaching from the Westminster Confession of Faith. WCF Truths We Confess by RC Sproul Confessing the Faith - A reader’s guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van Dixhorn Designed for Dignity by Richard Pratt 321: The Story of God, the World and You by Glen Scrivener Host: Brian Salter Producer: Ben Wingard Music arranged by David Hen...

Wil Nettleton, pastor of mission & worship at LMPC, hosts a Connections episode talking with Brian Salter, lead pastor, about the upcoming Serve the City opportunity on Saturday, October 29. Brian shares historical background and LMPC's philosophy of Home Missions, including the formation of strategic partnerships with local ministries. Most importantly, Brian shares why we should serve o...

Host Brian Salter, lead pastor at LMPC, continues teaching from the Westminster Confession of Faith. WCF Truths We Confess by RC Sproul Confessing the Faith - A reader’s guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van Dixhorn Designed for Dignity by Richard Pratt 321: The Story of God, the World and You by Glen Scrivener Host: Brian Salter Producer: Ben Wingard Music arranged by David Hen...

Host Wil Nettleton, pastor of mission & worship at LMPC, presents a Connections episode featuring Widows Harvest Ministries, an LMPC-supported strategic partner ministry based in Chattanooga. Widows Harvest Ministries founder and director Andy Mendonsa shares the 35-year history and the vision of this ministry to widows and by widows, with an emphasis on the role of prayer. He is joined by Jud...