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This year the #PCAGA meets in Louisville, KY and the denomination has the healthiest, most verdant and involved Grassroots that she has had in generations. This is because elders, sessions, and members are involved and interested in the Church courts. rfbwcf.substack.com/p/the-pcas-gra…

Hymn sing and supper tonight at the house! The Kingdom of God prevails.

@brothernelson this sounds divisive?

There’s too much talk from the flanks of the PCA about a split. The middle 80-90% is pretty content living with each other.

A man who is unpopular in his presbytery, but qualified & appreciated by others in the #PCAGA would have no chance of ever being considered by the GA. Likewise - as was the case in my former presbytery - if a presbytery clerk was incompetent, he might forget to send the nomination.

Not sure about this one, brothers. As a member of the NC, and all of the work and research we have to do to vet candidates, this suggestion from TE Lucas, if I'm reading it correctly, makes sense. I was personally frustrated last year (my first year on the NC) by the fact that any name could be offered from the floor of GA, and then that candidate could be elected. My sense at the time was that since that's how things are, we just do away with the NC (and save me/us tons of time, and the PCA thousands of dollars in traveling expenses). Requiring that only candidates that were in fact nominated by their presbytery (and thus vetted by them) and submitted to the NC (and vetted by them) does not undermine grassroots, but would seem to protect it. What am I missing, brothers? The other way (random names from the floor) seems to be a great way to “smuggle in” someone without having had any vetting whatsoever—it would perpetuate the very thing you’re concerned about.

The #PCAGA grassroots are the healthiest they have been in a decade! Large numbers of overtures, podcast, sustained GA turnout, floor nominees & resignation of key prog coordinators all indicate healthy grassroots! Attempts by @a4mrofficial folx to stymie grassroots verify this!

Happy Birthday, America! On this date Benjamin Franklin founded Jamestown after discovering electricity!!

It's all about power. The NV, OVM, and now A4M strategy was/is to pack presbytery committees so that they controlled nominees, policy, etc. Grassroots waking up derailed/bypassed that strategy to some extent. Now they want to limit commissioners' rights to nominate from the floor, thereby attempting to funnel folks through their strategy. I'm shocked to see the "elites" trying to usurp the rights of the little people. Shocked, I tell you.

Presbys in Bristol. Take note.

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I appreciate the spirit of the overture (surely a jest)! But in all seriousness, the large number of overtures to #PCAGA this year is a sign of the HEALTH of our GRASSROOTS.

@presbycast good thing we punch above our weight. Or something

Factoid: The membership of all US NAPARC (presby & Reformed) churches combined makes up about 0.17%* of the US population (600,000/345M). Conservative presby church membership in Scotland comprises no more than .3%** of the population. (16,500/5.5M). (see notes in reply)

Guess who delivered a commencement speech on AI and optimism at Grove City College and was met with cheers instead of jeers?

@kevinjtwit @ZacharyGarris Where would such a view be in disagreement with our confessional standards (BCO 29-1)? It may surprise some folx, but you’re allowed to disagree with people on issues not addressed by the #pcaga constitution. You can’t be lawfully charged for having an opinion that is unpopular.

@ZacharyGarris Maybe you could make a tshirt with your quote “Keep Women Out Of Seminary” and wear it at GA this year. Come on Zach. Too bad your presbytery didn’t ask you about your views on this when you were ordained…

Another point about RTS advertising to women. We’ve witnessed the demise of men-only (& women-only) spaces. If we can’t even keep women out of seminary (which is to train male pastors), then we really can’t have anywhere just for men.

Sabbath keeping is a Presbyterian distinctive. That is not to say there aren't other churches who Sabbath keep, however to be Presbyterian is to be Sabbatarian. If you are not, then you are not Presbyterian.

Confessional Men Read "Should" in our Constitution and say, "I need to submit to this wisdom we've agreed on for the sake of unity." Progressive Men Read "Should" in our Constitution and cheerfully say, "Great, so we don't have to!" Which are you?

@ThomasERickard @WojoKen Don’t we baptise after they take the vows?

@WojoKen @RFBWCF If baptism, via profession of faith, makes you a church member, wouldn't you be baptizing non-members? 🤔

Free. Always free.

@_mattesrj @nateshurden @JoelStClair indeed.

@RFBWCF @nateshurden @JoelStClair But by another silence, it leaves Scripture reading during worship open to women. Remember that Joel was one of the leaders of the NP, so I expected nothing less.

I hope to say more about the proposed DPW authored by @nateshurden, @JoelStClair, and others for the #PCAGA. People are concerned it doesn't specify only men may preach. But that's not necessary, since - remember - BCO 12-5e already states this.