Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ruling Elders are called to stand for the peace and purity of the Church when controversy arises. “[An Elder] must hold firmly to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict...Feb 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our mission is to encourage REs to attend General Assembly and Presbytery so they can weigh in on the issues confronting the denomination. Overture 7 would directly advance our mission by capping the registration fee for REs at $100. (The current registration fee is...Feb 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
https://www.theaquilareport.com/pca-foundation-urging-pca-ruling-elders-attend-general-assemblies/Feb 20, 2018 | RE Motivation
Old Princeton’s Samuel Miller wrote about the role REs ought to play in the Church’s courts and his thoughts ought to be read at length: The functions of the Ruling Elder are not confined to the congregation of which he is one of the rulers. It is his duty...Feb 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our mission is to encourage REs to become more active in the courts of the PCA. That definitely includes going to General Assembly and voting. So we tweet about issues that might come up at General Assembly. We do that so REs will know what kind of issues are...Jan 3, 2018 | RE Motivation
Just in case you were wondering how you transform yourself from ordinary, workaday Ruling Elder into General Assembly Commissioner, here’s what you need to know: First you need to understand some of the rules. Anyone can go to General Assembly and observe. But...Jan 2, 2018 | GA Overtures
The 2017 General Assembly received a report from the Ad Interim Committee on Women Serving in the Ministry of the Church. After modifying some of the recommendations, each of them was adopted by the General Assembly as a whole. In early 2017, there was a lot of...Nov 14, 2017 | Covenant Seminary, Racial Reconciliation, RE Motivation
The PCA is engaged in a “racial reconciliation” process but, to date, I haven’t seen anyone explain what that means exactly. (If anyone has seen some explanations or specifics, please let me know. I know there must be a lot of things I miss.) Over...Nov 8, 2017 | Racial Reconciliation, RE Motivation
I have never been to a Reformation Day service until this year, the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. I was expecting a sermon on the significance of the Reformation and that’s pretty much what I got. But PCA parishioners in Charleston, SC got what the Rev....Nov 7, 2017 | RE Motivation
REs are different from TEs. Of course, the BCO provides that “Elders being of one class of office, ruling elders possess the same authority and eligibility to office in the courts of the Church as teaching elders.” (BCO § 8-9) But we also...
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