Education should be contextualized with Kyle Oliphint

02/20/24 • 55 min

Kyle Oliphint (WTS '99) joins this Presbyterian and Reformed Texas episode. Kyle is the Senior Pastor at Grace Community Presbyterian Church Fort Worth, about 15 miles north of downtown Fort Worth. Kyle shares the story of Grace Community and his own story of coming to Christ. We also spend some time talking about education choices for our children. Should we as Christians home school our kids or send them to private schools? Can Christians send their kids to public schools? Is there a one-size-fits-all answer?
Kyle and Eric are married to public school teachers and each sent their children through public schools. Now, their children are teaching in public schools as well.
We also talk sports and celebrate the World Champion Texas Rangers and close the episode talking about evening worship.
Mentioned

Grace Community Presbyterian Church Fort Worth (PCA)
Fort Worth Presbyterian Church (PCA)
Southwest Church Planting Network
K. Scott Oliphint
Kyle’s Testimony
YoungLife
Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church of Amarillo (OPC)
CCEF
Greystone Fort Worth/Dallas
Keller ISD
Grace Community’s Worship Matters series
KyleOliphint.com
@KyleOliphint on Twitter / X

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Grace Community Presbyterian Church Fort Worth (PCA)
Fort Worth Presbyterian Church (PCA)
Southwest Church Planting Network
K. Scott Oliphint
Kyle’s Testimony
YoungLife
Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church of Amarillo (OPC)
CCEF
Greystone Fort Worth/Dallas
Keller ISD
Grace Community’s Worship Matters series
KyleOliphint.com
@KyleOliphint on Twitter / X

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Talking Background Checks within Grassroots Presbyterianism with Joshua Torrey and Jason Piland

Joshua Torrey returns with special guest Jason Piland to discuss the latest developments within the PCA related to mandatory background checks. Joshua and Jason co-labored to perfect overtures that will be considered by the General Assembly in 2024 requiring background checks of ordained officers. We discuss the grassroots presbyterian nature of these overtures versus a more top-down approach that will also be considered. We also discuss for the need for churches to carry out church discipline.
Mentioned

Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA), Austin, TX
Redeemer Church (PCA), Hudson, OH
Episode 2: I’m not saying Tex-Mex is bad with Joshua Torrey
Scott Edburg AKA Mr. Spreadsheet
2023 BCO Amendments Tracker
Regeneration and Redemptive History: A Biblical-Theological Consideration of Regeneration by Scott R. Wright
PCA’s Book of Church Order (BCO)
The original Overture 6 to the 2023 General Assembly “To Require Criminal Background Checks of all Minister and Officer Candidates”
Overtures to the 2024 General Assembly
Overture 6, Susquehanna Valley Presbytery to the 2024 General Assembly
The Westminster Standard podcast: RE Joshua Torrey talks Background Checks
New Background Check Overture as passed by South Texas Presbytery
South Texas Presbytery, PCA
The Ohio Presbytery (TOP), PCA
PCA Report of the Ad Interim Committee on Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault AKA the DASA Report
Polity Matters podcast
@JoshuaTorrey on Twitter / X
@JasonPiland on Twitter / X

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A First for the Presbyterian Church in America with Hamid Hatami

On Sunday evening, February 11, when most of America was settling in to watch the Super Bowl a historic evening service was taking place in Richardson Texas, in the life of the PCA, and Christ’s church. This ordination and installation service, with over 240 in attendance had prayers, the sermon text, and signing done in both English and Farsi. PCA Stated Clerk Dr. Bryan Chappell delivered the sermon. This night was unique in that Hamid Hatami (RTS Dallas ’22) became the first Teaching Elder of Iranian descent and Muslim background believer to be ordained as a Teaching Elder in the PCA.

Rev. Hatami was installed as the President of Middle East Heritage Reformed Ministries (“MEHR”). MEHR is a reformed ministry training and equipping servants of Christ to plant biblically faithful churches throughout the Middle East.

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