Category: Church Order
Engaged Presbyters are Essential to Properly Functioning Church Courts
Whether by ignorance or dereliction, when presbyters fail, the local church suffers…...
The Never Ending Trial: No End in Sight!
Each instance of a secret trial deepens Midway’s open wounds…...
Is your pastor planning a hasty withdrawal from the PCA?
Warning signs that calls for withdrawal may be disguising the leadership’s true purpose…...
Is Hypocrisy Minimizing the Power of the Gospel at Midway?
Dr. Sinclair Ferguson rightly identifies how ‘play actors’ inhibit the power of the Gospel…....
Flashback: RE Tippins Warned Midway Congregation This Would Happen…
RE Tippins publicly predicted Midway’s current situation. He’s said more since. Shouldn’t we listen?...
Prescient Thoughts: Did Recent Overtures Predict Secret Trials Returning to Midway?
Remembering the recent past, proposed overtures may have predicted an unfolding future…...
Pride & Prejudice in the Pulpit? Comparing Recent Messages From 3 Midway-Affiliated Pastors
An instructive comparison…...
Discrepancy Plagues Session Majority Response to Credible Report
A major inconsistency has been uncovered in the Session’s May resolution…...
RE Whitaker Circulates Motion to Strip Elders James Scott, Don Barnett, and Clay David From Their Duties of Sacred Office
Elder Bob Whitaker appeared to ask the Midway Session to consider stripping these respected elders of their duties without process…...
Public Response is Sometimes Necessary to Expose Error and Restore Peace
When is it appropriate to confront fellow Christians publicly? When purity is at stake…...
Make This Your General Rule of Thumb When Binding the Conscience of Others
Pastor Steven Kneale of Oldham Bethel Church in the United Kingdom recently shared his thoughts about the binding of consciences....
“Elders Are to Rule and Pastors Are to Preach”
Reverend Benjamin Glase recently authored an article in which he argues that “the church is weak, because she has failed to deal vigorously with...
Good Pastors Know That God Has Given Them Power for Serving the Church, Not Self
“The question is not whether pastors have power, but what kind, how much, and how they use it”...
Michael Kruger Authors Series on “Spiritual Abuse”
Michael J. Kruger, President and Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) Charlotte, North Carolina has...
Teaching Elder at Midway Calls for “Spiritual Abusers” to be Confronted and Called to Repent
Teaching Elder Mic Knox spoke on the topic of spiritual abuse on his Spiritual Fitness Show…...
After Unfavorable Ruling, Midway Session Insists Questionable Installation of Pastors “Cannot be Annulled”
In a letter dated January 22, 2021 and mailed to the members of Midway Presbyterian Church, the Session disclosed that there exist “honest differences”...
Teaching Elder at Midway Warns Shepherds To Not Drive the Flock by Fear and Force
A timely message and warning to Midway elders and the people under their care…...
Midway Ruling Elder Authors Overture Seeking Retroactive Relief for his Session’s Alleged Unconstitutional Actions
The timing of an overture about pulpit committees for Associate Pastors is in question, as the original author made a motion to do that...
Moderator Refuses to Invoke Unifying Statute During Divisive Midway Congregational Meeting
With a large minority of opposition like on July 19, the BCO directs the moderator to push for unity…...
The Pulpit Committee: A Constitutional Safeguard for the Church
Chapter 20 of the PCA Book of Church Order (BCO) titled “The Election of Pastors” outlines the proper procedures for PCA congregations wishing to...