The following article was originally published as part of a series on the Place for Truth blog at reformation21.org. The Presbyterian church in which I was converted over 20 years ago began in the United Presbyterian Church in North America (UPCNA) in the early 1950s, became a UPCUSA congregation when the UPCNA merged with the Presbyterian […]
Antioch’s Ministry Pipeline within Calvary Presbytery
We are excited about advancing Christ’s Kingdom at Antioch! One of the kingdom-advancing functions of Calvary Presbytery as a regional expression of the church (see this article) is the examination, encouragement, and discipling of prospective ministers. Today at the 160th Stated Meeting of Calvary Presbytery, three of Antioch’s members were presented to the Presbytery for consideration. […]
Review: Reformed Theology by Jonathan L. Master
As the fourth installment in P&R Publishing’s Blessings of the Faith series, Jonathan Master’s Reformed Theology presents “a fairly mainstream, middle-of-the road definition” of the Reformed theological tradition (p. 95). Master writes with verve and clarity, and his phrasing is memorable at more than a few points. This book is an excellent go-to handout book […]
Growing Together Podcast: Restoring a Church to New Life
Pastor Zachary Groff recently sat down with the Presbyterian Church in America’s Mission to North America Church Planting & Vitality Coordinator Chris Vogel to discuss the ongoing reorganization work at Antioch Presbyterian Church. From a personal perspective in a casual interview setting, Pastor Groff described the beginning of the most recent reorganization effort (which began […]
Review: Well Ordered, Living Well by Guy Prentiss Waters
This book review originally appeared on the Presbyterian Polity website here. The venerable ecclesiastical word “Presbyterian” has fallen on hard times. The Twentieth Century played host to a fierce contest between so-called Modernists in one corner and so-called Fundamentalists in the other. Christians of every denominational stripe were caught between the opposing forces of theological […]
The Apostle Paul’s Pastoral Practice
To watch or listen to a recording of this material as a Sunday School class, click here or use the embedded players below. In a previous post, we identified three ways in which “Jesus Christ is the church’s paradigmatic pastor.” From John 4 and 8, we considered that Christ demonstrates pastoral compassion in addressing spiritual needs through […]
