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Here are links to some of the items referenced in this episode:
Previous episodes on General Assembly and Overtures: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Overtures to the 2026 General Assembly (post summarizing all of this year's Overtures) Highlights of the 2026 General Assembly (timestamped links to each major debate or report) Actions of the Overtures Committee (collection of X live-posted threads about Overtures Committee debates) The "American Cheeseburger" speech by TE Jackson Lee Podcast Episode with Adair Evans, MTW Missionary to victims of sex trafficking in Germany Acapella Singing of Psalm 133 (video from the floor) NEW: Presbyterian Pew Shop Donate to General Assembly 2027 TravelStories from the Presbyterian Pew depends on financial support from listeners. To contribute to the costs of producing and hosting the podcast, please visit https://presbyterianpew.org/donate/
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Presbyterian Church General Assembly 101 (free course from Presbyterian Pew) Overtures to the 2026 General Assembly Polity Matters Podcast Episode on the 2026 Overtures Alliance for Mission and Renewal Round Table Discussion on 2026 Overtures: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 Overtures Library (commentary from four PCA Elders) Eternal Subordination of the Son and CBMW by Rachel Green Miller Stated Clerk's Report on the 2008 General Assembly by L. Roy Taylor A History of the Title Deaconess in Southern PresbyterianismStories from the Presbyterian Pew depends on financial support from listeners. To contribute to the costs of producing and hosting the podcast, please visit https://presbyterianpew.org/donate/
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Here are some of the resources mentioned in this episode:
Presbyterian Church General Assembly 101 (free course from Presbyterian Pew) Report of the Ad Interim Committee on the Directory for Worship Partial Report of the Ad Interim Committee on Christian Nationalism Overtures to the 2026 General Assembly Polity Matters Podcast Episode on the 2026 Overtures Alliance for Mission and Renewal Round Table Discussion on 2026 Overtures: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 (coming soon) Overtures Library (commentary from four PCA Elders) Current Members of General Assembly Committees Article on Overture 56: Protecting Options for RepresentationStories from the Presbyterian Pew depends on financial support from listeners. To contribute to the costs of producing and hosting the podcast, please visit https://presbyterianpew.org/donate/
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Welcome to the first episode about PCA General Assembly in 2026. I'll be traveling to Louisville, KY to observe and share about the business that happens there. But beforehand, I want to give you an overview of what happens at General Assembly and the Overtures up for consideration this time around.
Note: When I recorded this episode, I noted that it was possible the Assembly would not hear from the Study Committee on the Directory for Public Worship. That is now certain. You can read more about that decision here. I still recommend digging into the proposed report and listening to the interviews with its authors.
Here are some of the resources mentioned in this episode:
Presbyterian Church General Assembly 101 (free course from Presbyterian Pew) 2026 General Assembly Docket (will almost certain change before it is adopted) Gifts and Graces Podcast (recording of past General Assembly seminars) Report of the Study Committee to revise the Directory for Worship Interview with members of the Directory for Worship Study Committee with Polity Matters and with Alliance for Mission and Renewal byFaith Article on the work of the Review of Presbytery Records Committee Overtures to the 2026 General Assembly Polity Matters Podcast Episode on the 2026 Overtures Alliance for Mission and Renewal Round Table Discussion on 2026 Overtures: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 (coming soon) Overtures Library (commentary from four PCA Elders)Stories from the Presbyterian Pew depends on financial support from listeners. To contribute to the costs of producing and hosting the podcast, please visit https://presbyterianpew.org/donate/
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The word "grooming" has become a household term and is tossed around in common conversation about everything from politics to reading lists. But what does grooming really mean? What does it actually look like? And would you be able to recognize it?
This episode of the Stories from the Presbyterian Pew podcast is based roughly on this article of the same title.
Recommended resources:
Presbyterian Church Abuse Response 101 - free online course on our site, walking through the PCA's DASA Report and interviews with DASA authors. You Are Safe Now by Tricia Lott Williford and Jana Richardson MA LPC EMDR (For a summary overview of these concepts, see this interview with the authors.) Something's Not Right by Wade Mullen Bully Pulpit by Michael J. KrugerStories from the Presbyterian Pew depends on financial support from listeners. To contribute to the costs of producing and hosting the podcast, please visit https://presbyterianpew.org/donate/
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In the first two parts of Becky's story, we heard about the crisis in her marriage and the involvement of the Presbytery. In this episode, Becky shares some practical and personal details about what it looked like to restore trust in the marriage as well as with other organizations.
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Today's episode picks up with the second part of Becky's story as her family returns from the mission field and the Presbytery begins the process of church discipline with her husband.
You'll hear a lot of terms related to PCA church government in this episode. We'll define them for you in the introduction, but you can learn more in our free online course, Presbyterian Church Discipline 101.
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We begin Season 2 of the podcast with Becky's story - a story that includes pain and betrayal, but also hope and the triumph of the Gospel in the face of sin and brokenness.
Becky and her husband were missionaries with the PCA's international missions organization, Mission to the World (MTW). You can find the MTW website here.
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For an understanding of the purpose behind the Stories from the Presbyterian Pew Podcast, we recommend the first episode from Season 1. You can find that here or on your favorite podcast app.
A year ago, I wrote "Why I Refuse to Pick Good Guys and Bad Guys in the PCA". Today's episode covers similar ideas.
The live Zoom conversations from our DASA Discussion Facebook group can now be found in our free online course, Presbyterian Church Abuse Response 101.
To volunteer or find out more about the opportunities, visit our Volunteer page.
If you would like to be a Presbytery Companion, you can find the details here.
Here is a link to the full episode of Dr. Russell Moore's interview with Dr. Diane Langberg.
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Sign up to be a Presbytery Companion: https://presbyterianpew.org/companion/
Donate to send Lynna to General Assembly next year and get a "I Support BCO Education for Everyone" sticker: https://presbyterianpew.org/send-me-to-ga/
A collection of X updates about the Overtures Committee business: https://presbyterianpew.org/2025-overtures-committee-actions/
Timestamped links to all major debates and decisions during the main meetings of General Assembly: https://presbyterianpew.org/highlights-2025-general-assembly/
Speech in support of Item 3 (expanded representation for accused): https://www.youtube.com/live/W8LQRTMDFzk?t=12317s
Minority Report on Overture 12 (limiting distribution of communion to officers only): https://www.youtube.com/live/oOBNhKlbWXs?si=KntYYNtOcs_c8h3U&t=5483
The Importance of Administrative Suspension During a Trial: The Problems with Overture 31 - https://presbyterianpew.org/administrative-suspension-overture-31/
Statement by Moderator Steve Dowling and MNA Coordinator Dr. Irwyn Ince regarding affinity troups (link in post to MNA statement): https://byfaithonline.com/gospel-priorities-statement/
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Learn more about Adair's work, sign up for her newsletter, and support her financially on her MTW profile here.
You can also email her at [email protected]
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Here is the text of Book of Church Order chapter 40, paragraph 5 (BCO 40-5)
When any court having appellate jurisdiction shall receive a credible report with respect to the court next below of any important delinquency or grossly unconstitutional proceedings of such court, the first step shall be to cite the court alleged to have offended to appear before the court having appellate jurisdiction, or its commission, by representative or in writing, at a specified time and place, and to show what the lower court has done or failed to do in the case in question.
The court thus issuing the citation may reverse or redress the proceedings of the court below in other than judicial cases; or it may censure the delinquent court; or it may remit the whole matter to the delinquent court with an injunction to take it up and dispose of it in a constitutional manner; or it may stay all further proceedings in the case; as circumstances may require.If you believe you may need to submit a 40-5 to a Presbytery or to the General Assembly, please contact us for information and support.
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Today is our final episode about Overtures to the 2025 PCAGeneral Assembly.
Here is a link to the article written by the family of Sarah Young, author of Jesus Calling.
Here is the post with a summary of all 2025 Overtures to General Assembly.
Join our free Facebook Group to discuss and ask questions about General Assembly.
Download the 2025 Overtures Tracking Sheet here.
Listen to the Polity Matters guys talk about Overtures for elevating a censure and the court case behind it here (minute marker 16:54)
Article on Overture 31 - The Importance of Administrative Suspension During a Trial: Problems with Overture 31
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In our third episode about Overtures to the 2025 General Assembly we discuss Overtures related to various committees and agencies of the General Assembly.
Here are some diagrams that show the difference between how slots on most of the committees and agencies of the General Assembly are filled vs how slots on the Administrative Committee are filled.
Here is a link to an article about a PCA pastor whose Temporary Protected Status was removed.
The Refugee and Immigrant Ministry is under the umbrella of MNA (Mission to North America).
Here is a link to the apology by TE Irwyn Ince after the webpage with links to third-party organizations giving legal advice to undocumented people was taken down.
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This is Part 2 of our special series on 2025 PCA General Assembly Overtures.
Here is a link to the MASSIVE post we published summarizing all the Overtures.
And for discussion and questions, join our Facebook Group here.
You can find the article about the MTW and CDM reports on Jesus Calling here.
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Today, we're doing something a bit different. Instead of hearing from one of our storytellers, we'll take a few episodes to talk about the upcoming PCA General Assembly.
You can find an article describing all of this year's Overtures here.
And if you'd like a space to ask questions and learn more about how General Assembly operates, you can join our free Facebook Group.
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Lane joins us for Part 2 of her story and shares what she discovered when she and her husband requested the session minutes.
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In this story, Lane talks about filing a complaint with the session of their church. Chapter 43 of the Book of Church Order covers complaints, but the only explicit information about what a complaint includes are these two sentences from 43-1 and 43-2:
"A complaint is a written representation made against some act or decision of a court of the Church. It is the right of any communing member of the Church in good standing to make complaint against any action of a court to whose jurisdiction he is subject, except that no complaint is allowable in a judicial case in which an appeal is pending...Written notice of complaint, with supporting reasons, shall be filed with the clerk of the court within sixty (60) days following the meeting of the court."
For more information on PCA church discipline and accountability, you can access our free course Presbyterian Church Discipline 101.
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One aspect of this part of Ashley's story is the difficulty she had being released from her membership in a PCA church after she had been harmed there and was struggling to find a safe place to worship. Ashley is very much not alone in this struggle. If you are facing that difficulty, please reach out to us through the form on our website. We can help you to navigate all of the factors involved in your decision and to understand your options.
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Here are some relevant sections from the Book of Church Order about teaching elders serving "out of bounds".
8-7. A Presbytery may, at its discretion, approve the call of a teaching elder to work with an organization outside the jurisdiction of the Presbyterian Church in America, provided that he be engaged in preaching and teaching the Word, that the Presbytery be assured he will have full freedom to maintain and teach the doctrine of our Church, and that he report at least annually on his work. As far as possible, such a teaching elder shall be a member of the Presbytery within whose bounds he labors. (See BCO 20-1.) 13-2. A minister shall be required to hold his membership in the Presbytery within whose geographical bounds he resides, unless there are reasons which are satisfactory to his Presbytery why he should not do so. When a minister labors outside the geographical bounds of, or in a work not under the jurisdiction of his Presbytery, at home or abroad, it shall be only with the full concurrence of and under circumstances agreeable to his Presbytery, and to the Presbytery within whose geographical bounds he labors, if one exists. When a minister shall continue on the rolls of his Presbytery without a call to a particular work for a prolonged period, not exceeding three years, the procedure as set forth in BCO 34-10 shall be followed. A minister without call shall make or file a report to his Presbytery at least once each year.Stories from the Presbyterian Pew depends on financial support from listeners. To contribute to the costs of producing and hosting the podcast, please visit https://presbyterianpew.org/donate/
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