The last week of January / first week of February is when the annual meetings of various committees of the Presbyterian Church of Australia are held in Sydney. As a pastor from one of the smaller state churches I back up and attend a few and make a week of it. Today I’ll be meeting …

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Originally posted on The Chief End of Man (Old Site):
While you were winding down for the weekend, a group of Presbyterians were winding up in Orlando.  This past weekend, a new Presbyterian denomination was formed.  From January 18-20 approximately 2,100 Presbyterians gathered at the Fellowship of Presbyterians Covenanting Conference.  Over 500 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)…

In addition to the material in this morning’s post about the newly constituted Evangelical Covenant Order Of Presbyterians in the USA, here’s a first hand report from Samuel Logan courtesy of the World Reformed Fellowship website. Also, a report from The Layman which includes this summary of a keynote address by John Ortberg: After reciting …

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In the USA the establishment of The Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians has just been announced. The new denomination hopes to be more faithful to Scripture than has been their experience in the Presbyterian Church (USA). From the press release: Approximately 2,150 Presbyterians representing more than 500 congregations from 49 states are gathered for The …

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