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A podcast on the foundations of Presbyterian Church government. Hosted by Scott Edburg, Jared Nelson, and Ben Ratliff.
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FAQ w/Fred Greco Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
Scott and Jared spend some time with Per Almquist, a famliar name to the show. Buy Per's BCO Commentary Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
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Jared and Scott are joined by Art Sartorius to discuss Complaints. Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
Scott and Ben finish up BCO 42 (with a fair amount of help from Dr. Guy Waters). Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
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Scott and Ben are joined Dr. Guy Waters to discuss the first five sections of BCO 42. Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
Ben, Steve, and Jared discuss BCO 41. Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
A Ben and Fred duo episode--all about Review and Control. Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
Scott and Jared are joined by Thomas Rickard to have (another) discussion about Review of Presbytery Records. Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
It's all about the modes! Join Scott, Jared, and Fred as the discuss the BCO chapter with the longest title: Modes in Which the Proceedings of Lower Courts Come Under the Supervision of Higher Courts. Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
He's never introduced, but you can't deny the dulcet tones of RE Howie Donahoe, who joins Scott and Jared to get into BCO 38. Presbytery Clerks Download Page Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
Scott leads us through the BCO amendments sent down from this years General Assembly. https://pcapolity.com/2025/07/22/thirteen-proposed-amendments-in-2025/ Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
Jared sits down with Mel Duncan and Jason Helopolous to discuss the influential ministry of Rev. Paul Settle. Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
Ben and Jared hit a few highlights of the 52nd General Assembly, and then Jared is joined by the PCA Archivist Wayne Sparkman for a brief interview. To win a signed copy of Our Bond of Union by Per Almquist, email us and tell how Polity Matters has been a help to you since we started in 2023. Winner will be selected by the three hosts toward the end of July 2025. Check out the following GA roundups that are already published: Presbyterian and Reformed Churchman Podcast George Sayour's summa...
Our AI substitute wasn't able to record an episode, so it seem like it generated an introduction with NotebookLM and then aired our RPR Deep Dive from last year. Enjoy. Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
Jared, Scott, and Ben spend time with friend of the show Steve Dowling, discussing the week of General Assembly and what we might expect at the 52nd. Fred Greco's Overtures Roundup Jacob Gerber's Parliamentary Procedure for Presbyters https://pcaga.org Send us a text message! (but bear in mind the we can't see who sends it unless you tell us...) Support the show Scott's Twitter Jared's Twitter Ben's Twitter
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