by Andy Patton | Oct 13, 2025 | PCA, Pinned Post
At this year’s PCA General Assembly, the Alliance for Mission and Renewal (AMR) hosted a candid and hopeful conversation on the state of the denomination. Led by Joel St. Clair and joined by Jenilyn Swett, Sean Lucas, and David Cassidy, the panel explored the health...
by Andy Patton | Oct 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Tensions were high in the elector states of Germany. At the Second Diet of Speyer in April 1529, elector princes loyal to Martin Luther’s insights issued a protest, a document that would give them the name “Protestants.” Philip of Hesse, the landgrave who was one of...
by Andy Patton | Sep 25, 2025 | Culture, Pinned Post
Many churches emphasize either reaching the lost or growing the saved, but few churches do both well. In this seminar, pastor Aaron Chung (Exilic Church, NYC) walks us through ways even the ordinary rhythms of church can be extraordinary means of outreach, shaping the...
by Andy Patton | Sep 18, 2025 | Church
Pastors are not ‘professionals.’ Or are we? When you consider that your average congregant now sees a specialist for everything from mental health to diet to career coaching, how do you think they approach the pastoral relationship? Apart from your preaching ministry,...
by Andy Patton | Sep 9, 2025 | The Christian Life
Francis Grimké pastored for fifty years through racism and division, holding fast to the gospel while speaking to the injustices of his time. Drew Martin, in his new book, reflects on Grimké’s vision of the church’s spiritual mission and how it can steady us in...
