presbycast

presbycast

Presbycast is the podcast of Chortles Weakly and Wresbyterian. We're Presbyterian, and we take lots of umbrage. Decently and in order, of course.

Episodes

October 2, 2025 97 mins

Two PCA pastors and two ruling elders join us to examine the sometimes controversial  issues of office and ordination in the Presbyterian Church in America. Our panel included teaching elders Wilson Van Hooser and Reed DePace and ruling elders Dave Cias and Noel Henley. 

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNSQsLe49PI

Recent article: https://presbycast.substack.com/p/office-and-ordination-matter

Collection of articles: https://...

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The hiatus is over—Sarah and Zoe are talking about personal, national, and denominational news as only they can. 

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-yN95oqboE

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Kerry talks to Sandy Robbins about life in the church. Sandy is married to Carl Robbins, Senior Pastor of Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. 
 
Friends, we invite you to the 2026 Confessional Conference with Greenville Seminary. This year, our topic is on The Church: The Bride of Christ. Our speakers this year include Scott Aniol, Rhett Dodson, David Irving, Ian Hamilton, He...

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Pastors Sean Morris, Nick Bullock, and James Ritchey join us to talk about the blessing, delights, and challenges of the Lord's Day according to Reformed confessional piety and practice. 

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPk_UOzP7UY

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Dr. Charlie Wingard has been a faithful minister of the gospel, serving PCA & OPC congregations in North Carolina, Massachusetts, Alabama, and Mississippi. He is the Minister of Shepherding at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi, and serves as Professor of Pastoral Theology & Dean of Students at RTS in Jackson. He is the author of Help for the New Pastor: Practical Advice For Your First Year of...

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September 8, 2025 97 mins

An international panel discusses the Reformed and Rome, triggered by a recent PCA defection to the Catholic Church. Dr. Darryl Hart of Hillsdale College, PCA ministers Dr. Sean Morris, Derrick Brite, and Wilson Van Hooser, and Natan Cerqueira of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil joined our panel.

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Seth Miller preaches about the Lord's Day from Exodus 20: 8-11 recently at Immanuel Presbyerian Church in Post Falls, ID.

https://immanuelpca.org/

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/live/AoIyLiiPHj0

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OPC pastor Christopher Drew guides us through the monumental 20th chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UzQzFMXyKA

Text:

CHAPTER 20
Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience

1. The liberty which Christ hath purchased for believers under the gospel consists in their freedom from the guilt of sin, the condemning wrath of God, the curse of the moral law; and, in their be...

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New to the Presbycast feed: Mothers & Sisters! Host Kerry Anderson interviews Lynda Duncan about life and ministry in the church. Kerry is the wife of Scotty Anderson, a PCA associate pastor and previous guest on Fathers & Brothers, and Lynda is the wife of ruling elder and friend of the show Mel Duncan, and serves as administrative assistant at a PCA church. 
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Dr. D. Ralph Davis, one of the finest preachers, expositors, and commentators of our day, preached the gospel from the narrative of events involving Elisha, Naaman, and Gehazi in 2 Kings 5 at Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Oak Ridge, TN. You may view it here: https://youtu.be/cmY-WkB1k1I?t=1831

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Author and designer Joshua Barzon joins our panel as we delve into the complex world of Bible translation and versions. Thanks to Sean Morris, Kevin White, and Derrick Brite for joining us as well. 

https://www.barzondesign.com/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8PZRLTGuO4

Literal Word app: https://nasb.literalword.com/mobile/index.html

BibleHub: https://biblehub.com/

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Live from the Presbaru on a rainy afternoon, Brad talks about the content of the article linked below—The Casualties of Contemporary Worship.

https://presbycast.substack.com/p/the-casualties-of-contemporary-worship

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Ruling elders Kerry Gilliard and Josh Torrey and teaching elders Jackson Lin, Ryan Biese, and Zack Groff joined us to talk about issues raised at the recent PCA General Assembly. 

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7tcz90_5TM

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Ministers from the ARP and OPC, Ben Glaser and Chris Drew, join us for reports about their recent synod and assembly. We also discussed issues of kinism and race realism on the margins of the presbyterian and Reformed world and Glaser's statement on these issues, which was commended by both the RPCNA and the PCA.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhYcXIHf8g8

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AI enhancement helped us overcome an audio disaster (which we explain in the intro and allows us to share this conversaton with long-time ruling elder Melton Duncan and pastor Nick Bullock, who joined us for a review of the just-completed PCA in Chattanooga, TN and for a preview of the PCA study committees just instituted, including one on Christian Nationalism. Special thanks to Stephen Spinnenweber for allowing us to turn his lux...

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RE Matt Fender discussses the actions of the overtures and assesses the tone and tenor of the proceedings on day zero of the PCA General Assembly, which officially opens on 6/24/2025.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq5FzYbaOng

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Live from the Presbaru—commentary on a former PCA minister's appeal to undo the action of accepting the Stated Clerk's retirement...and it comes at a very bad time, just days before the opening of the PCA General Assembly. Here's the article: https://theaquilareport.com/an-open-letter-to-my-beloved-presbyterian-church-in-america/

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Dr. Neil Stewart has served churches in the ARP and PCA for the last 22 years and is currently the pastor of the historic Frist Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC. He has contributed to a handful of theological magazines and books including A Pastor’s Heart, the Life and Ministry of Harry Reeder. You can access his excellent sermons here

If you like this show, you’ll love Greenville Seminary’s new podcast,...

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Four PCA ministers join us to discuss the scintillating practices of minute-keeping, records review, and confessional subscription....and it was a hundred times more exciting than that sounds! Thanks to pastors Matt Adams, Jonathan Brooks, Ryan Biese, and Jason Piland. 

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzVZT9Hx1tU

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This sermon was preached on 6/8/2025 by Dr. C.N. "Nick" Willborn, senior pastor at Covenant PCA, Oak Ridge, TN. We love to share teaching on worship, the church, and the offices since sermons on these subjects are somewhat rare. Dr. Willborn is widely considered to be an authority on the office of deacon and has written extensively on the subject. The opening music is an a capella verse of Psalm 150C from the Trinity Psalter Hymnal...

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