Bobby Griffith

I wordled it. haha

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My friend, Sam, a pastor in Pittsburgh, blogged about why he enjoys our denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America.

I find myself inspired by them and wish to mention a few of my own.

1. I love the connectional aspect of our denomination. I think Presbyterianism is biblical and provides a great deal of safety for churches, members and leaders.
2. I love the missional mindset which manifests itself in great church planting works, both domestic and foreign.
3. I think that Covenant Seminary is a tremendous asset, particularly since the faculty are both scholars in the best sense, and ministers as well. It really kills the notion that seminary is cemetery.
4. I like the freedom we have in the denomination. There are churches with contemporary music, hymn music, boring music, hip music and everywhere in between. No one calls you a heretic for it, even if they disagree.
5. I love the fact that PCA pastors must pass a rigorous ordination process. It’s not 100% fullproof, but there is a sense that you can go to any PCA church and know the pastor will be solid.
6. I love the committment to expository teaching.

Anyway, that’s it for now…

So much is happening right now and there is short time to take it all in and decide the best course of action.

What do you do when this comes up, especially when there may not be a “wrong” decision?

I was listening to a sermon by Dr. Bryan Chapell this morning and he commented that sometimes we can get too caught up in the richness of the words in a particular text that we forget how it pertains to real life. As a self-professed “big picture” guy, I appreciated the comment.