Edburg, Nelson, Ratliff

Polity Matters

Religion EN ↓ 140 episodes

A podcast on the foundations of Presbyterian Church government. Hosted by Scott Edburg, Jared Nelson, and Ben Ratliff.

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Edburg, Nelson, Ratliff

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113. Worship in the EPC 30.12.2025 53:19

Go here to see resources from the EPC, including their Book of Order. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

112. Worship in the OPC with Jonathan Cruse 16.12.2025 40:46

What Happens When We Worship (Cruse) - Reformation Heritage Books The Directory for the Public Worship of God: The Orthodox Presbyterian Church Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

111. Directories and the ARP 02.12.2025 40:23

Mark Ross and Ben Glazer join the guys for a discussion about the ARP and worship. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

110. Clarity is Part of Our Job 18.11.2025 33:33

The guys are joined by Patrick Curles to discuss the Book of Common Worship . Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

109. Women in the PCA 11.11.2025 59:54

David Strain and Joshua Walker gather to discuss the role of women in the PCA. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

108. Instead of Ben a Loud Italian 04.11.2025 1:05:35

FAQ w/Fred Greco Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

107. Welcome Per Almquist 28.10.2025 34:34

Scott and Jared spend some time with Per Almquist, a famliar name to the show. Buy Per's BCO Commentary Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

106. Just Let Them Go (BCO 46) 21.10.2025 43:59

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105. Rise Out of the Taco Sauce (BCO 45) 15.10.2025 43:48

104. Officer Training w/David Hall 07.10.2025 35:13

103. Vacated (BCO 44) 30.09.2025 10:00

102. We Do Have a Time Limit (BCO 43) 23.09.2025 52:55

Jared and Scott are joined by Art Sartorius to discuss Complaints. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

101. Black Jeans & a Navy Blazer (BCO 42 Part 2) 16.09.2025 31:24

Scott and Ben finish up BCO 42 (with a fair amount of help from Dr. Guy Waters). Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

100. Happy Birthday 09.09.2025 1:01:09

99. Never Know When a Party Breaks Out (BCO 42 Part 1) 02.09.2025 35:08

Scott and Ben are joined Dr. Guy Waters to discuss the first five sections of BCO 42. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

98. Pastor Could Ask His Dad (BCO 41) 27.08.2025 42:27

Ben, Steve, and Jared discuss BCO 41. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

97. Inept to Do This Alone (BCO 40) 19.08.2025 58:27

A Ben and Fred duo episode--all about Review and Control. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

96. Nothing of Substance (RPR w/Thomas Rickard) 12.08.2025 57:35

Scott and Jared are joined by Thomas Rickard to have (another) discussion about Review of Presbytery Records. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

95. Put Me Out of My Misery (BCO 39) 05.08.2025 50:15

It's all about the modes! Join Scott, Jared, and Fred as the discuss the BCO chapter with the longest title: Modes in Which the Proceedings of Lower Courts Come Under the Supervision of Higher Courts. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared&a...

94. A Good Church, A Bad Church, and Nowhere (BCO 38) 29.07.2025 49:17

He's never introduced, but you can't deny the dulcet tones of RE Howie Donahoe, who joins Scott and Jared to get into BCO 38. Presbytery Clerks Download Page Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

93. BCO Amendments Are Coming! 22.07.2025 52:06

Scott leads us through the BCO amendments sent down from this years General Assembly. https://pcapolity.com/2025/07/22/thirteen-proposed-amendments-in-2025/ Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

92. Regarding Paul Settle 15.07.2025 42:01

Jared sits down with Mel Duncan and Jason Helopolous to discuss the influential ministry of Rev. Paul Settle. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

91. 52nd PCAGA Recap 01.07.2025 45:31

Ben and Jared hit a few highlights of the 52nd General Assembly, and then Jared is joined by the PCA Archivist Wayne Sparkman for a brief interview. To win a signed copy of Our Bond of Union b y Per Almquist, email us and tell how Polity Matters has been a help to you since we started in 2023. Winner will be selected by the three hosts toward the end of July 2025. Check out the following GA roundu...

90. Revisiting RPR 23.06.2025 1:08:39

Our AI substitute wasn't able to record an episode, so it seem like it generated an introduction with NotebookLM and then aired our RPR Deep Dive from last year. Enjoy. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters Facebook : Polity Matters Page Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter

89. Crash Course on the PCA General Assembly 16.06.2025 39:55

Jared, Scott, and Ben spend time with friend of the show Steve Dowling, discussing the week of General Assembly and what we might expect at the 52nd. Fred Greco's Overtures Roundup Jacob Gerber's Parliamentary Procedure for Presbyters https://pcaga.org Send us Fan Mail Support the show Official Website : politymatters.org Support the Show : Buy Me a Coffee Twitter/X : @PolityMatters F...