by Andy Patton | Sep 11, 2026 | Life Issues, Pinned Post
“Most of your friendships are helping relationships,” my counselor declared one day. “You mean there’s another kind?” Friend-bullying and back-stabbing betrayal have been repeated themes since childhood, so I’m skittish around females. I learned to armor up, read the...
by Andy Patton | Sep 2, 2026 | Women in Ministry
Admittedly, I tend to be an optimist. I’m a glass-half-full, “look at this from a different angle” kind of person. I know that can be annoying at times, especially to my more pragmatic friends. So when I recently read yet another article on women’s limitations in...
by Andy Patton | Aug 27, 2026 | PCA
I didn’t even notice them the first time I walked to the shed. We’d finally had our last spring freeze and I was eager to put summer flower bulbs in the ground before the rains began. I scurried into the gray shed in the corner of my yard, passing the redbud with its...
by Andy Patton | Aug 12, 2026 | PCA
A Culture of Equipping Perhaps the greatest challenge facing the PCA is not deciding who may do which task. It is becoming churches where every member actually ministers. Many congregations affirm the priesthood of all believers while functioning as though ministry...
by Andy Patton | Aug 5, 2026 | PCA
“Because, as the gospel creates new church communities, Christ the Chief Shepherd pastors his people through elders, We commit to diligently training and carefully ordaining elders from various languages and cultures whose ministry, rule, and care reflect the strength...
