The PCA isn’t the only church that will be discussing the issue of the historicity and supposed evolutionary development of Adam. The Aquila Report reports the following: The past Monday (February 18) the Session of Midlane Park Presbyterian (ARP) in Louisville, Kentucky adopted a memorial (the ARP title for what is elsewhere known as an [...]
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Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP) “Overture” on the Historical Adam
Thursday, February 23, 2012Sioux Falls Worship Conference
Saturday, September 24, 2011If you are in the Sioux Falls area, I recommend attending the worship conference there on October 7–8 with my former professor from Mid-America Reformed Seminary, Rev. Alan Strange. Click on the pic below for more information.
Report on the 180th Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
Monday, July 4, 2011The 180th Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America convened on June 28–July 1. My friend Rev. Nathan Eshelman, a minister in that denomination, has provided an excellent report on the work of the Synod. Here are a few highlights that should interest more than just members of the RPCNA: Ruling Elder, Steve [...]
URCNA Psalter Hymnal Committee seeks input on proposed hymnal
Wednesday, June 22, 2011Rev. Ed Marcusse of Holland, Michigan has reported in The Outlook that United Reformed Churche’s committee that is working on a new Psalter Hymnal is seeking input and guidance from the churches. He explains the process: Finally, after many years of intense labor, our songbook committee presented the first part of its work to the [...]
Brief Summary of the 75th General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Wednesday, June 15, 2011This is the 75 anniversary of the OPC. The first GA met June 11, 1936. This GA meets from Wednesday to Tuesday (9th-14th) but with a lighter load and a shorter work time. They actually finished Monday afternoon. In celebration, Saturday, June 11th was a day of relaxation and presentation with an evening banquet. Thursday [...]
A Surprising Result from the ARP Synod
Saturday, June 11, 2011The ARP moved strongly in a conservative direction at this past week’s Synod.
Machen’s Legacy: The OPC at 75
Saturday, June 11, 2011By Shawn Mathis Although the Church today is no longer part of the redemptive history of God in the same sense as before the closing of the canon, she can, and must, celebrate the wondrousness works of the Triune God. Like the feast of Purim, today’s celebrations are not commanded by God per se, yet [...]
Orthodox Presbyterian Church to celebrate 75th anniversay
Saturday, May 21, 2011By Shawn Mathis This summer marks God’s faithfulness for sustaining the Orthodox Presbyterian Church for 75 years. The official celebration time will be during the meeting of the General Assembly, the week of June 8th to the 14th. There will be a banquet celebration on Saturday, June 11 at 5:00 pm at the Sandy Cove [...]
Happy Birthday, Belgic Confession
Tuesday, May 3, 2011Top-ranked Canadian Reformed Pastor Wes Bredenhof has brought to our attention that this year is the 450th anniversary of the Belgic Confession, which was the first confession of the Dutch Reformed Churches. You can read it here. The author of the Belgic Confession was Guido de Brès. URC Pastor Bill Boekestein has recently written a [...]
Erskine faculty members call on administration to deal decisively with deviations from the doctrine of inerrancy
Sunday, April 24, 2011Over the past couple years, there has been a controversy over the doctrine of Scripture’s inerrancy at Erskine Theological Seminary and College. Over the past few months, I have published a summary of the issues between the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP) and Erskine here. I also highlighted the inerrancy issue here. We continue our [...]
URC Psalter Hymnal Committee: “no feminist agenda”
Friday, April 15, 2011I have removed this post at the request of a member of the Psalter Hymnal Committee. It seems they are going to try to come to a private agreement with The Outlook over the disputed points.
A gender-neutral URC Psalter Hymnal proposed?
Tuesday, April 5, 2011The United Reformed Churches of North America are considering a new Psalter Hymnal. One problem. One of its major features is that it many of the hymns contain gender-inclusive language. The URC was started as a denomination in large part because of opposition to feminism. I think this new Psalter Hymnal is dead in the [...]
“Hyper-Precise” Inerrancy & Erskine Seminary
Tuesday, March 29, 2011One of the key issues in the Erskine Seminary controversy is the issue of the inerrancy of Holy Scripture. In 2008, the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (which governs Erskine Seminary) made a statement affirming inerrancy: That the 2008 General Synod go on record by stating that the position of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church on [...]
Valentin Alpuche: Planting a Reformed, Spanish-speaking Church in the Chicago Area
Thursday, March 24, 2011Glenda Mathes recently interviewed Valentin Alpuche, a Mexican who is working with Reformed Churches in the Chicago area to plant a Spanish-speaking Reformed Church. She asked: Where are you from and how did you hear about Mid-America Reformed Seminary? My wife and I are from the Southeast of Mexico, the state of Campeche, in the [...]
Updated: All OPC, PCA missionaries accounted for
Monday, March 14, 2011Update (3/14/11, 10:32 a.m., MST): R. Scott Clark has posted an update from OPC missionary Woody Lauer here. Update 11:11 a.m. (MST): Murray Uomoto has also communicated with the U.S. Please pray for him and his family as they deal with lack of electricity and water. Update, 8:11 a.m. (MST): The OPC is now in [...]
Report on Classis Western Canada (URCNA)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011Glenda Mathes is a reporter for the magazine Christian Renewal. She does a great job covering the United Reformed Churches. She also works for Mid-America Reformed Seminary and does a great job publishing their newsletter. I had the privilege of meeting her while I was a student there. She has written a new article reporting [...]
The ARP, Erskine Seminary, and Inerrancy
Thursday, February 24, 2011Last week I published an article on the issue of inerrancy at Erskine Theological Seminary. You can read it here. Ken Pierce has written a follow-up article on the issue on The Aquila Report with a strong challenge to Erskine Seminary. He writes: Dr. Burnett wants to take refuge in the word “evangelical.” Erskine has [...]
Opportunities budding as the Presbytery of the Pacific Coast (RPCNA) nears 100th anniversary
Monday, February 21, 2011by Pastor Nathan Eshelman The Presbytery of the Pacific Coast met in San Diego this weekend to hold the annual spring meeting. Ruling Elder Hal Reyburn was elected Moderator and commented that he was thankful to be elected and that the agenda of this meeting “could be the most exciting agenda” he has seen in [...]
Erskine PCUSA Theology Professor on Inerrancy
Friday, February 18, 2011Last month, I published an overview of the Erskine Theological Seminary controversy in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP) by Seth Stark. I am still trying to wrap my mind around the issues. This week, the controversy flared up again. The controversy surrounds a statement made in 2008 by the ARP Synod. The statement reads: [...]
Immigration and North American church unions
Thursday, February 10, 2011For all the illegal immigration in our country, I have been amazed at how hard it is for Canadian pastors to come and serve churches in our country. Most NAPARC churches have union with churches in Canada, but it can be difficult to call a Canadian pastor to a U.S. congregation. I have been surprised [...]