The Church as a Community of Hope: Restoring the Family, Serving the Community at New City Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Because training the church to show mercy is both a privilege and responsibility of discipling people for ...
Tag: Church Leadership
John Calvin: The Reformer and Educator
This year, 2009, marks the 500th anniversary of John Calvin's birthday. Why should we take the time to remember someone of so many years past? Simply because of how God used him to impact the Protestant Reformation and to shape theology with his life, teachings, writings, and emphasis on the sove...
Deacons… It’s About Ministry
Recently, I was asked to serve on a committee for my presbytery dealing with the role of deacon and to explain the Book of Church Order's position on the topic. Since I helped to write the Book of Church Order, I was a good source to explain our original intent. On making the presentation to the ...
The Kingdom Has Come
Welcome! We have chosen this issue to highlight our 2008 Discipleship Conference, Making Visible God's Invisible Kingdom, which took place Nov. 13-15, 2008. This conference was strategic to the PCA not simply because of the speakers, program, or arrangements, but because it was about the kingdom ...
A Kaleidoscope… One Scenario of the PCA
From the beginning, the PCA has had things that have made it special; and I have had hopes that our denomination would set the tone for others to follow: It has been my positive experience to see the PCA grow from its small roots in mainly the southeastern part of the country to a church that...
Organizing Discipleship
In Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin says, "Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it's not all mixed up." It has also been said this way, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." Both statements express great truth. Unfortunately, the church has a great reput...