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A podcast encouraging Texans in historic Christianity best expressed in Presbyterian & Reformed theology. A resource for officers and members in NAPARC (PCA, OPC, ARP, RPCNA, et al.) churches as well as those curious about Reformed theology and practice. What are the goals for this podcast? Encourage Presbyterian & Reformed (NAPARC) churches in Texas. Help more Texans (and those coming to Texas) become familiar with our churches. Help everyone become familiar with our great God and Savior, J ...
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Teaching Elders Mark Trigsted (Redeemer McKinney) and Matt Wood (Grace & Peace Anna) join the show to discuss evening services. The pastors share the experience at their churches and offer advice to churches considering offering them. “So my exhortation is just do it, you know, go for it.” says Pastor Wood. To our sister churches in the PCA and thr…
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Ruling Elder Scott Hatch discusses his new book entitled "Van Til and the Foundation of Christian Ethics: A God Centered Approach to Moral Philosophy." Most people view Van Til through the lens of presuppositional apologetics and Philosophy, but much of Van Til's career was dedicated to Christian Ethics in very applicable ways to the Church today. …
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Meet Yegor (Greg) Zhelezny a Russian-speaking Ukrainian now living in North Texas. Born in Kiev to parents of an atheistic-jewish background, Greg knew guilt well. Hear the testimony of God’s saving work as the Spirit led a young man to receive the gospel of grace and move to America so he could turn and reach Russians with the Gospel. Greg is a ca…
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Teaching Elder Victor Martinez serves as Redeemer San Antonio’s (PCA) Associate Pastor of Mission & Cultural Engagement. He joins us to today to speak about missions, mercy ministry, and the upcoming Restore 2024: MNA Mercy Conference. We pray that you consider attending the conference. Mentioned: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary O. Palmer…
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Mark Casson, MNA Ministry Engagement Director discusses his dramatic story of God's Grace in his life, his time in prison, His work with MNA's Metanoia Prison Ministries, and his current role promoting the various ministries of MNA. He also discusses with Pastor George MNA's goal for 1000 new PCA Churches in 10 years and practical ways presbyteries…
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Mark Becker, Ruling Elder, (Christ Church Katy, TX PCA) joins us today where he serves on the Session with Teaching Elder Fred Greco. Mark came to Christ Church in 2013 and returned from the Beaumont area after living there for a couple of years. He is a former paper mill engineer and now on staff with the PCA’s Mission to North America Disaster Re…
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On Sunday evening, February 11, when most of America was settling in to watch the Super Bowl a historic evening service was taking place in Richardson Texas, in the life of the PCA, and Christ’s church. This ordination and installation service, with over 240 in attendance had prayers, the sermon text, and signing done in both English and Farsi. PCA…
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Kyle Oliphint (WTS '99) joins this Presbyterian and Reformed Texas episode. Kyle is the Senior Pastor at Grace Community Presbyterian Church Fort Worth, about 15 miles north of downtown Fort Worth. Kyle shares the story of Grace Community and his own story of coming to Christ. We also spend some time talking about education choices for our children…
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Joshua Torrey returns with special guest Jason Piland to discuss the latest developments within the PCA related to mandatory background checks. Joshua and Jason co-labored to perfect overtures that will be considered by the General Assembly in 2024 requiring background checks of ordained officers. We discuss the grassroots presbyterian nature of th…
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RE Mel Duncan and Pastor George discuss the challenges, joys, and best practices of being a Church Administrator as well as advice for Churches who don't have the position. Mel Duncan currently serves as the Church Administrator for Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, NC. He is also the Clerk of Calvary Presbytery and the Executive Director f…
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Sound the Machen-horn, the OPC is here! Rev Jim Cassidy Pastor at South Austin Presbyterian Church joins us today to discuss growing biblical churches in dispensational country. In addition to serving SAPC, Jim serves as President of the Board of Directors and Teaching Fellow at Reformed Forum. Topics covered: Jim’s story of how he came to the refo…
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Rich Leino, Rebecca Fender, and Rick Hutton, all members of the 2024 PCA General Assembly host committee speak with Pastor George about the plans and what to expect in Richmond, VA this June 10-12. RE Rich Leino is Co-Chair of the Host Committee, RE Rick Hutton is the Chair of the Worship sub-committee and Rebecca Fender is the Chair of the sub-com…
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An explanation and Reading of the Statement the PCA has sent to President Biden, members of Congress, and the Federal and State Governments regarding Gender Reassignment Surgeries. The Statement can be read here: https://byfaithonline.com/general-assembly-commission-petitions-government-officials-to-protect-children/…
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Mr. Moderator Returns. Teaching Elder, Fred Greco, of Christ Church Katy, delivered a message today at RTS Dallas' 2024 Spring Luncheon Series on "The Promises and Predicaments of Presbyterianism in the Present Moment." He touches on three main areas: 1. Concerns about abuse. 2. Concerns about the size of the PCA as we grow. 3. Maintaining Presbyte…
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Man of the people, Ruling Elder, Brian Heise of Grace and Peace Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Anna, Texas joins us today. Learn about the history of Grace and Peace PC and God’s provision for his church. We revisit his appearance on Prebsycast at the General Assembly in 2021. Brian shares his thoughts on the state of the PCA as we talk about the nee…
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It's the start of a new year. Bible reading plans are trendy right now. What should you expect to find as you dive into the Word of God? Ruling Elder, Eric Wallace had the opportunity to exhort the congregation at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Plano, TX on January 2, 2022. The text of the sermon is Luke 24:13-49 in which Jesus explains that He is th…
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A Special Edition to end 2023, a brief episode on the "why" behind this podcast with your host Eric Wallace. Links NEW: Presbyterian and Reformed Texas Podcast Thankful as the PCA turns 50 today Like and subscribe, rate and review, and spread the word far and wide. Reformed Texas (@reformedtexas) on Twitter/X Eric Wallace (@ecrosstexas) on Twitter/…
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A historic podcast with members of the Vanguard Presbyterian Church and the PCA. Ryan Denton is an open-air preacher and evangelist. He also serves as the organizing pastor of church plants in Lubbock, Midland, and coming in March 2024 San Angelo. We talk about Vanguard, church planting (especially in more blue-collar areas), the need for robust th…
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Why is it good to be a member of a Presbyterian Church? Teaching Elder, Fred Greco, of Christ Church Katy, joins us today to answer that question and discuss Presbyterianism. We walkthrough: 1) Why be a member of a church? 2) Brief overview of the models of church government. 3) Why choose a presbyterian church? (particularly conservative, confessi…
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Pastor George speaks with RE Dr. Trevor Laurence, one of the authors of this New Version of Overture 1 for the 2024 PCA General Assembly. The first Overture 1, dealing with witness eligibility, was submitted in August and replaced with this one in Nov. Dr. Laurence is the author of "Cursing With God: The Imprecatory Psalms and the Ethics of Christi…
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Mark Trigsted, Associate Pastor at Redeemer McKinney (PCA) joins us to talk about worship in the PCA and the recent online dustup over the Directory of Public Worship. We also talk about the Dallas Cowboys, Mark's football career, Thai food, and get a review of the Lakewood's conference that we heard about in Episode 1. Links: Mark Trigsted (@MTrig…
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The PCA is 50! On December 4, 1973, the PCA turned 50 years old! Here is Moderator Ruling Elder Jack Williamson's Moderator's Address to the Assembly. This was provided by the PCA Historical Center. https://pca50.org/resources/ https://www.pcahistory.org/ https://www.pcahistory.org/pca/ga/1st_pcaga_addresses_Williamson.pdf…
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This is a Crossover Episode from the Westminster Standard Podcast hosted by Ryan Biese. Here, Ryan, David Strain, and myself discuss how progressivism shows up in the PCA and how it affects our view of Subscription to the Westminster Standards. The Westminster Standard Podcast - https://youtu.be/tVg3QaM3ofg?si=ifxHnLkz7vtKy0ow…
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Get to know Joshua Torrey, Ruling Elder at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Austin, Texas. We talk hockey, life in Austin, spreadsheets, BCO overtures, Tex-Mex, and more! Links: Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA), Austin, TX Texas Stars Keep Austin Weird Scott Edburg AKA Mr. Spreadsheet 2021 BCO Amendments Tracker - the original spreadsheet 20…
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Ruling Elder John Hargett speaks at Meadowview's men's breakfast about the Sovereignty of God amid the tragedies he's faced in his life. John lost his father when he was a child, he lost his 1st wife in a car accident when his kids were 5 and 7, he's battled cancer, and just last year had a stroke which killed his lifelong dream. Yet, through it al…
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Get to know Teaching Elder Brad Denton, Senior Pastor of Dallas' Lakewood Presbyterian Church (PCA), and hear about their upcoming conference "What Can the Righteous Do?" November 17-18, 2023. Registration closes on November 12. Conference Details & FAQ | Registration Mentioned: Lakewood Presbyterian Presbycast North Texas Presbytery RTS Dallas PCA…
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RE Bob Allen was the media voice of Coral Ridge Ministries on the radio with D. James Kennedy. He went on be the same with John Piper and Desiring God. He currently is a Producer & the Network Voice at NRBTV. George & Bob discuss Coral Ridge, Dr. Kennedy, Evangelism Explosion, Multi-Media, and what NRBTV has to offer Christians. https://nrbtv.org/…
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REs Brad Isbell & Rich Leino discuss the recent article entitled "Departure: Why I Left the Church," what it says about how to view the ministry, and how they look to Shepherd their TEs. Here's the article we discuss - https://www.restorativefaith.org/post/departure-why-i-left-the-church Here's that Pastor's Response to the reactions to the article…
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REs Matt Fender and Brandon Robbins discuss doing Apologetics for the Glory of God with Pastor George. They discuss relationships, apologetic encounters and different apologetic methodologies with particular focus placed on Presuppositional Apologetics. Here are Matt Fender's Apologetics Classes at his Church: https://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp…
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Ruling Elder Kevin Miller explains an Overture that Piedmont Triad Presbytery just passed to allow Atheists to Testify in Church Courts. This replaces 2023's Overture 13. Here is a great article by our friend Pastor James Bruce on Atheists & Oaths: https://jamesebruce.com/of-atheists-and-oaths/By George Sayour & Kevin Miller
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Pastor George has a conversation with Ruling Elder Dr. Scott Shidemantle of Geneva College about his Call to the Ministry, Geneva College, and Christian Post-Secondary Education. Scott's Page at Geneva: https://www.geneva.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/bible-philosophy/faculty_scott_shidemantle Here is the article by Scott that is mentioned in this epis…
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This recording is from the 2023 Gospel Reformation Network Conference held in Charlotte, NC in May. Mel Duncan moderates the Q&A Panel between Pastors Jon Payne, Jonathan Master, Harry Reeder, David Strain, Kevin DeYoung, Rick Philips, and Christopher Gordon. This Q&A took place 1 month prior to General Assembly and just weeks before our friend, me…
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This is a replay of the full interview with Dr. O. Palmer Robertson from September 2022. Previously on this podcast only half was aired. Dr. Robertson talks about his latest Book "Christ of the Consummation," his heart for missions, Ruling Elders and the Founding of the PCA, and encouragement to Christians today.…
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A discussion with RE Matt Fender about a lot of things PCA, many of which center on the concept of "Review and Control." Matt served on the Overtures Committee, the Committee on Constitutional Business, and the Review of Presbytery Records Committee for this past GA. Last year he was the presenter of the O15 Minority Report which sent the Overture …
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RE Kevin Miller and Pastor George Discuss the 20 key decisions and events that occurred at the 50th General Assembly in Memphis, TN. This is a Summary for Meadowview Reformed Presbyterian Church where Kevin and George serve. The document they are discussing that enumerates the 20 Key Events they are discussing is on: https://irreverentreverend.org/…
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The PCA GA Pre-Assembly Work has begun. This episode is the talk that Stated Clerk Bryan Chapell gave to the Commissioners (Voters) at the General Assembly who are serving on the various Committee of Commissioners (CoC). The purpose of the talk is to explain the role and functions of the CoCs and the Commissioners on them. Pastor George intros and …
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