PCA Pastors Josh Owen, Aaron Garriott, and Robert Rothwell discuss the office of Elder.

Topics considered include:

· Titles: Bishop, Elder, Pastor

· Duties: Oversight, Counsel, Teaching, Leading

· What about divorce? Youth/Novice/Maturity? Unruly/unbelieving children? Marital Status?

· How do we measure ability to teach? Theological preparation?

Resources and comments:

· PCA Book of Church Order Chapter 8 – “The Elder”

· Sinclair B. Ferguson, Some Pastors and Teachers

Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

Music by: RE James Powers

Logo design: Beth Cragg

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL. If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Sunday School is at 10:00 AM and we have a church planting prayer meeting every Lord's Day at 4:30 PM.

www.Sprucecreekpca.org

** The audio is a bit wonky on this episode. It's audible but does sound a bit robotic from time to time. The content is still top notch so we hope you find it edifying.

PCA Pastors Josh Owen, Aaron Garriott, and Robert Rothwell discuss how SCPCA nominates and elects Ruling Elders and Deacons.

Topics considered include

• Calling
• Character
• Competency

Resources and comments:

• PCA Book of Church Order
• John 10:11-14
• 1 Timothy 3:1-13
• Titus 1:7-11
• 1 Peter 5:1-4
• Matthew 8:9

Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

Music by: RE James Powers

Logo design: Beth Cragg

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL. If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Sunday School is at 10:00 AM and we have a church planting prayer meeting every Lord's Day at 4:30 PM.

www.Sprucecreekpca.org

PCA Pastors Josh Owen, Aaron Garriott, and Robert Rothwell discuss baptism and, ask specifically, can we improve upon our baptism? What does that even mean?

Topics considered include:

• The Meaning of Baptism
• The Purpose of Baptism
• The Comfort of Baptism

Resources and comments:

• Westminster Larger Catechism 167
• When? (1) during temptation and (2) during the administration of baptism
• Romans 6
• How Can I Benefit from My Baptism? (Ian Macleod)
• Luther: "Depart from me. I am baptized."

Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

Music by: RE James Powers

Logo design: Beth Cragg

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL. If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Sunday School is at 10:00 AM and we have a church planting prayer meeting every Lord's Day at 4:30 PM.

www.Sprucecreekpca.org

During this episode Teaching Elders Josh Owen, Aaron Garriott, and Robert Rothwell discuss the book Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier.

Topics from the book include:

• Healers Can Harm: Treating the Healthy with Procedures for the Sick
• Therapy Goes Airborne: Turning Teachers & Parents into Therapists
• Full of Empathy & Mean as Hell
• Spare the Rod, Drug the Child

Resources and comments:

• Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up
• Jeremiah 6:14-16
• We are not just broken or messy. We are sinners in need of salvation.
• Ephesians 2:1-6

Produced by: RE Gabe Williams

Music by: RE James Powers

Logo design: Beth Cragg

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL. If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Sunday School is at 10:00 AM and we have a church planting prayer meeting every Lord's Day at 4:30 PM.

www.Sprucecreekpca.org

During this episode Teaching Elders Josh Owen, Aaron Garriott, and Robert Rothwell discuss family worship. They look at the biblical command for parents (especially fathers) to lead their families in this practice and discuss some of the ways they lead their own families. Helpful resources mentioned during the show include:

The Family Worship Bible edited by Michael Barrett & Joel Beeke

A Neglected Grace: Family Worship in the Christian Home by Jason Helopoulos

The Family Worship Book: A Resource Book for Family Devotions by Terry L. Johnson

Understanding Family Worship: Its History, Theology, and Practice by Terry L. Johnson

Scripture references:

Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Genesis 18:19

Ephesians 6:4

Psalm 78:4

The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL. If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Sunday School is at 10:00 AM and we have a church planting prayer meeting every Lord's Day at 4:30 PM. www.Sprucecreekpca.org