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. […]
Polity Protects the Pulpit
The following article was originally published on the Presbyterian Polity blog at pcapolity.com. After the 50th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), I had the unique privilege to spend 8.5 hours in my car with a founding father of the denomination. Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. and I made the long drive from Memphis […]
Presbyterianism & the Regional Church
The following article was originally published on the Presbyterian Polity blog at pcapolity.com. What makes this church over here Presbyterian and that church over there Episcopalian or Lutheran or Congregational or Baptist or Pentecostal or Anglican or Independent? In other words, what’s in a name? From where do we derive the nomenclature which we have […]
