Polity Matters
By Edburg, Nelson, Ratliff
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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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136. Christian Nationalism with David Strain
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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135. AI AIC?
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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134. Nacho Libre Style (BCO 59)
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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133. One Big Beautiful Directory
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May 26, 2026 |
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132. Overtures 2026
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May 15, 2026 |
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131. Dinner Call (BCO 58 Part Two)
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May 12, 2026 |
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130. OPE (BCO 58 Part One)
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May 05, 2026 |
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129. This is a Very Good Vow (BCO 57 Part Two)
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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128. The Water Must Be Wetted (BCO 57 Part One)
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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127. Biblical and Adorable (BCO 56 Part Two)
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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126. Celsius Shaped Hole (BCO 56 Part One)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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125. Baptists Maybe (BCO 55)
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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124. Pearls of Wisdom From Rick Warren (BCO 54)
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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123. Loose Extemporary Harangues (BCO 53)
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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122. Polity Nerds Stick Together
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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121. Put the Cookies on the Bottom Shelf (BCO 52)
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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120. In the Shower or at Church (BCO 51)
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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119. Lead My Sheep
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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118. In Your Vulgar Tongue (BCO 50)
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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117. They May Have a Crock Pot On (BCO 49)
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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116. I Like Pulpits Too (BCO 48)
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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115. Worship Vibes (BCO 47)
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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114. Temporary Episode
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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113. Worship in the EPC
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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112. Worship in the OPC with Jonathan Cruse
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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111. Directories and the ARP
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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110. Clarity is Part of Our Job
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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109. Women in the PCA
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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108. Instead of Ben a Loud Italian
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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107. Welcome Per Almquist
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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106. Just Let Them Go (BCO 46)
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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105. Rise Out of the Taco Sauce (BCO 45)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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104. Officer Training w/David Hall
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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103. Vacated (BCO 44)
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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102. We Do Have a Time Limit (BCO 43)
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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101. Black Jeans & a Navy Blazer (BCO 42 Part 2)
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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100. Happy Birthday
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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99. Never Know When a Party Breaks Out (BCO 42 Part 1)
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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98. Pastor Could Ask His Dad (BCO 41)
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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97. Inept to Do This Alone (BCO 40)
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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96. Nothing of Substance (RPR w/Thomas Rickard)
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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95. Put Me Out of My Misery (BCO 39)
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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94. A Good Church, A Bad Church, and Nowhere (BCO 38)
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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93. BCO Amendments Are Coming!
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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92. Regarding Paul Settle
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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91. 52nd PCAGA Recap
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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90. Revisiting RPR
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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89. Crash Course on the PCA General Assembly
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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88. Some Sense of Order (Overtures 2025 Part Two)
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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87. It's Almost GA, Where's Our Controversy? (Overtures 2025 Part One)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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86. Orderly Meeting
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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85. BCO 37: The Removal of Censure
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May 27, 2025 |
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84. BCO 36 The Infliction of Church Censures
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May 13, 2025 |
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83. Bigger Problems Than Testifying in a PCA Court (BCO 35 part two)
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May 06, 2025 |
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82. An Out of Date Bunch of Malarkey (BCO 35 part one)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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81. All of My Secrets Have Been Exposed (BCO 34)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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80. Until I Read Them Out Loud (BCO 33)
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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75. The People I Lied to Are Dead: Part Three (BCO 32 part two)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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74. The People I Lied to Are Dead (BCO 32 Part One)
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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73. Best Host Ever (BCO 31 part two)
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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72. Story Time with Steve (BCO 31 part one)
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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71. Pure Hypothetical (BCO 30)
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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70. Just Give Me Another Hour (BCO 29)
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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69. The Jared Nelson Memorial Episode (BCO 28)
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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68. Chapter 27 is Chiastic (BCO 27)
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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67. Procedural Checklist (w/T. David Gordon)
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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66. Motion to Reconsider: Assistant Pastors
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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65. The Sherlocking of Scott Edburg
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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64. Potentially Edifying (Ordination Questions with Groff)
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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63. A Heightened Sense of Americana (BCO 26)
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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62. No Authority Over Your Assets (BCO 25)
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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61. Ten Pages of Minor Scruples (BCO 24)
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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60. Edburgs Don't Live A Long Time (BCO 23)
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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59. Mercenary of the Session (BCO 22)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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58. Good Faith Subscription with David Strain
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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57. Listener Comment on BCO 21
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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56. As the Prayer Goes Longer and Longer (BCO 21 Part 2)
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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55. [Insert Title Here] (BCO 21 Part 1)
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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54. Your Ruling Elders Will Be Taxed Further (BCO 20 Part Two)
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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53. 🇺🇸 (BCO 20 Part 1)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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52. Jared's Mythical Intern Checklist (BCO 19 Part 2)
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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52. The Whole Thing Is A Chonk (BCO 19 Part 1)
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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51. Fantasy Presbytery (BCO 18)
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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50. The Backslap of Fellowship (BCO 17)
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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49. Just Meant to Shovel Manure (BCO 16)
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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48. I Feel Lost and Alone (BCO 15)
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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47. Happy Birthday!
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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46. RPCNA Roundup
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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45. CRC Roundup
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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44. OPC Roundup
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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43. EPC Roundup
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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42. Bill Clerk for Another Year (ARP Roundup)
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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41. GA Debrief 2024
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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40. Beside the GA Business
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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39. Just Up Your Nerd Alley (NomCom Deep Dive)
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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38. Sausage & a Bible & Probably a Cask of Wine (RPR Deep Dive)
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May 31, 2024 |
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37. GA Overtures Committee
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May 28, 2024 |
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36. 2024 GA Overtures Overview
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May 21, 2024 |
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35. GA Committee Reports
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May 14, 2024 |
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34. Opening of Assembly
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May 07, 2024 |
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33. Before the Gavel
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Called Meeting: Everybody Has a Voice
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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32. Live-Action BCO Interpretation (BCO 14)
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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31. A Single Semicolon (BCO 13 Part 2)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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30. Presbytery Altar Call (BCO 13 pt 1)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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29. Another Roll Floating Around (BCO 12 Part 2)
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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30. Legs Plural? (BCO 12)
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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29. It's Not Allowed in the Church Courts (BCO 11)
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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28. Presbytery of Moderator (BCO 10)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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27. Animated By Our Apathy (Witherow's Practical Lessons)
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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26. I'm a Generous Grader (Application of the Test)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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25. Christian Nationalism (Witherow's 6th Principle)
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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24. Sloth Pelican (Witherow's 5th Principle)
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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23. You’re Not Smart Enough, Ben (Witherow’s 4th Principle)
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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22. You're Not Alone (Witherow's 3rd Principle)
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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21. A Dungeon No One Would Ever Want to Be In (Witherow's 2nd Principle)
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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20. Trying to Claim Apostolic Authority (Witherow's 1st Principle)
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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19. Before the Book (Witherow's Statement of the Question)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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18. Interview with Jonny Gibson
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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17. Called Meeting: TE Adam Parker
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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16. Some Godly Dudes (BCO 9)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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15. Interlopers or Conflicts, Etc. (BCO 8.5-8.10)
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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14. I'm Very Interested In Plumbing (BCO 8.1-8.4)
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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13. Called Meeting: RE Howie Donahoe
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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12. Who's the Half? (BCO 7)
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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11. Not This Timeline (BCO 6)
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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10. You're a Church (BCO 5.9-5.10)
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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9. Big Ole Spreadsheet (BCO 5.1-5.8)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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8. So We're Taking A Stance On That (BCO 4)
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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7. The Church is the Arena (BCO 3)
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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6. No One Wanted To Be On My Team (BCO 2)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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5. I Am the Question Asker (BCO 1)
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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4. Intentionally Cumbersome (BCO Preface III)
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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3. I Thought This Would Be About Polity (BCO Preface II.4-8)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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2. You're Going to Hate Sausage Forever (BCO Preface II.1-3)
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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1. I Tend to Skip the Preface (BCO Preface I)
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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0. How to Ruin This Meeting Decently & In Order (Podcast Introduction)
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Teaser
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Jul 31, 2023 |