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URC minister Chris Gordon joins us to discuss his article "The Domino Theory and Egalitarian Pulpits." We also briefly discussed CW's article on instances of females seeming to preach in PCA churches. https://agradio.org/the-domino-theory-and-egalitarian-pulpits https://www.reformation21.org/blog/lady-preachers-in-pca-pulpits View here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRPbVcaW_sM

Out windows, under buses...a diverse all-star Tour de NAPARC cast discusses current events in the PCA and beyond and...Mean Girls? A Cantina classic!

Oh nothin', just 22 amazing tunes from the alternately dark, sincere, entertaining, confused, and confusing musical underbelly of 20th-century American Christianity with context and commentary only Presbycast can (or would) provide.

Pastor Chris Drews helps us work through the truths and implications of the great eighth chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith, Of Christ the Mediator .  Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI60gzUfbYk

American Family Association researcher and author M.D. Perkins shares some of his findings about the Side B movement (and a notable book) along with PCA minister Stephen Spinnenweber who has also written on the subject.  M.D.'s e-book: https://afa.net/alittleleaven

Dr. Dominic Aquila joins us to unravel the PCA SJC decision on the case against Memorial PCA for hosting the first Revoice conference. https://byfaithonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SJC-2020-05-Speck. Final-Decision.3-3-2022.pdf

PCA pastor and host of the Mortification of Spin podcast Todd Pruitt joins us talk about the impotance of staying informed and staying involved as church members and church officers. The interview was recorded in-person at the 2022 Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary conference at Woodruff Road PCA. 

Live from the Presbaru: Our first ever Twitter Space featured quality commentary from a few of our friends on the late-breaking PCA judicial decision on a Revoice-related case...yes, it was recorded in a car, but it wasn't half bad.

Peter Szabo, a Hungarian pastor in the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Central and Eastern Europe (RPCCEE), joins us to talk about the needs of the Ukrainian churches in their denomination and how churches are meeting those needs...and how you can help. https://reformatus.net/en/how-can-you-help

Brad's latest article is the starting point for an interstate soliloquy about contextualization and the ever interesting, always hard-to-figure PCA. Read the article here: https://heidelblog.net/2022/02/shall-the-radical-contextualizers-win/

Dr. Darryl G. Hart of Hillsdale College joins us to announce the return of the much-loved and much-missed Nicotine Theological Journal, a feisty, Old School presbyterian favorite that published from 1997 to 2012. And since it's 2022 we wrapped up by talking about the perplexing turmoil in the PCA.

Aquila Report editor, PCA teaching elder, and seminary professor Dom Aquila speaks to a PCA church and answers questions about the state of play in the PCA...and what's to come.

Three thoughtful PCA pastors—Jared Nelson, Jim McCarthy, and Scott Edburg—join us to talk about the past, present, and future of the PCA, a denomination now embroiled in controversy and obviously on the precipice of renewal or realignment.  Articles cited: https://gospelreformation.net/rise-up-man/ https://pcapolity.com/2022/01/28/secret-caucuses/ https://www.reformation21.org/blog/the-pca-doctrin...

Sarah and Zoe present the second installment of their advice regarding ways to encourage women in the church. This episode includes, but is not limited to Heart Day Wisecracks, tangents about fantastical baby names, us publicly admitting to being insane, and maybe even some useful information. No surprise visit from any PCA bigwigs this time - they're busy writing blog posts. We hope you enjoy.

Some of our best friends join us to talk about the interesting relationship between Big Eva(ngelicalism) and Big Government in the age of Covid. https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-the-federal-government-used-evangelical-leaders-to-spread-covid-propaganda-to-churches

Miami pastor Aldo Leon and a few other friends join us to talk about the strange charge that the PCA is being taking over by "Neo Fundamentalists"...and for Neo Fundamentalists we had a raucously good time!

ARP pastor Ben Glaser joins us to talk about jure divino (divine right) presbyterianism and why it's good for the sheep, the soul, and the elders. This is the regulative principle applied to the government of the church.

Some follow-up thoughts after the last RCW -- a few more thoughts on when/if/why churches would choose to leave the PCA.

Brad reflects on the day's voting results in PCA presbyteries and the calls for division and feelings of doubt and despair that must surely follow. This is the highest-speed RCW episode ever with the Presbaru reaching at least 75 MPH during the recording session. 

Sarah and Zoe kick off their first live show discussing Sarah's pre-GA Aquila Report article, which was published last June and ranked #2 most read on the AR for the entire year of 2021. They venture also for the very first time into the world of advice distribution, listing 5 of 10 ways to encourage women in the church, the second installment of which is soon to follow. Sarah's article: https://t...

Brad drives to work and talks about the clergy-laity divide over Revoice, Side B, and SSA issues in the PCA. Referenced articles: https://news.yahoo.com/im-gay-celibate-pastor-conservative-120126716.html https://presbycast.substack.com/p/a-minute-with-the-minutes

Old friend and small-town pastor Chris Ames (aka Twitter's Chuck Finney) joins us to talk about money, the Gospel-Industrial Complex, conference culture, and sustainable and scalable church. Chris offers a model of success and contentment not tied to size and celebrity. 

OPC pastor Chris Drew joins us again as we examine the critical chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith that deals with covenant -- the key structure of Reformed theology and the crucial way that God has chosen to deal with man. View our talk on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ktfeJLu5Do

PCA pastor Sean Morris preaches an excellent sermon on the Lord's Day and the importance of worship, delight, and fellowship in the life of the believer.  https://westpca.org/people/sean-morris/

Originally recorded in 2020, this episode commemorates the death of J. Gresham Machen on Jan. 1, 1937 in a tiny North Dakota hospital, alone and separated from friends or family save the Rev. Sam Allen, whose account we read. We also have context from Machen's biographer Ned Stonehouse. Here is the edition of The Presbyterian Journal ( https://opc.org/cfh/guardian/Volume_3/1937-01-23.pdf ) that ma...