Dead Presbyterians Society

Is all change really progress? In an age obsessed with innovation and advancement, how can Christians distinguish true progress from mere change? In this episode of the Dead Presbyterians Society Podcast, we explore Lyman H. Atwater's 1852 essay, The True Progress of Society. Atwater argues that genuine progress doesn't come from abandoning the past, but from holding fast to what is true and good. Discover why steadfastness in biblical truth is essential to genuine growth—in the church, in society, and in the Christian life.Learn more about the Dead Presbyterians Society at ⁠⁠confessional.org⁠Download your free audiobook Pastoral Theology at gpts.edu/pastoraltheology

What can the missionary vision of Old Princeton teach the church today? In this episode of the Dead Presbyterians Society Podcast, we welcome Chad Vegas to discuss the new Log College Press book Princeton and Missions, exploring the missionary convictions, theological foundations, and enduring legacy of old Princeton Seminary.Learn more about the Dead Presbyterians Society at ⁠⁠confessional.org⁠We're giving away 10 copies of Princeton and Missions - giveaway ends on 10/27. Enter the giveaway here.

In this episode of the Dead Presbyterians Society Podcast, we take up Archibald Alexander’s Missionary Sermon, preached in 1814 from Mark 16:15. Alexander presses the church’s duty to feed the flocks already gathered and still carry the gospel to the nations. A searching word for any congregation tempted to grow comfortable while the world remains in darkness.Learn more about the Dead Presbyterians Society at ⁠confessional.org⁠Join us on October 14-16 in Dallas/Forth Worth for the Missionary conference. Learn more or register for the conference at ⁠gpts.edu/events⁠

In this episode of the Dead Presbyterians Society Podcast, Jonathan Master walks through the opening chapter of John Witherspoon’s A Practical Treatise on Regeneration. From John 3:3, Witherspoon presses the necessity of a true new birth; great, universal, inward, and the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit. A searching pastoral word for anyone tempted to rest in outward religion rather than a heart made new.Learn more about the Dead Presbyterians Society at confessional.orgJoin us on October 14-16 in Dallas/Forth Worth for the Missionary conference. Learn more or register for the conference at gpts.edu/events

In this episode of the Dead Presbyterians Society Podcast, we explore William B. Sprague’s sermon The Danger of Being Overwise. Drawing from Ecclesiastes 7:16, Sprague warns against the subtle temptation to refine, improve, or go beyond what God has revealed in His Word. True wisdom, he insists, is not found in human innovation or good intentions, but in humble submission to Scripture—believing neither too little nor too much, but exactly what God has spoken.Learn more about the Dead Presbyterians Society at confessional.org