1/ The pastor referenced here is a Presbyterian Church in America pastor. I know I will never be able to do enough to repent and make restitution for my 35+ years in the PCA and the part I played to grow and expand a system built on a foundation of racism and misogyny.
2/ But one thing I can do is pray for & appeal to the brothers and sisters of good faith still in that denomination.
3/ The PCA pastors that welcomed me in and helped train me for ministry either are (I know because I have talked to them) or would be (I am confident in saying, though they have passed into glory) ASHAMED of who the #pcaga has become.
4/ We all make mistakes, and the Lord (and my friends and family) know how often I am senseless or unkind. The pastor who interacted with @Nelba_MG is a good man. I too think this is a moment that the Lord can use for good for white male Presbyterian evangelical pastors like me.
5/ Robin describes me here. Lord, have mercy. I am trying to repent. I am thankful for fields of green where I am free to and encouraged to repent of my own racism and misogyny.
6/ The PCA I entered into, while limiting ordination to men, otherwise empowered women for ministry.
The *current* PCA banned their women missionaries from serving in any leadership role, and will soon be considering a ban upon any woman reading Scripture publicly in worship.
7/ The PCA I entered into cheered when George H. W. Bush resigned his membership from the NRA.
In the *current* PCA, powers that be are in bed with the NRA, or at best silently complicit.
8/ The PCA I entered into welcomed and empowered black men like @JemarTisby and @MalcolmBFoley.
The *current* PCA silences, expels, and demonizes them.
10/ The PCA I entered into was (rightly) aghast at President Clinton’s betrayal of his marriage vows.
The *current* PCA is full of pastors and leaders who condone, play the corrupt “what about” game, or remain complicity silent in the face of Donald Trump’s multiple betrayals.
11/ The PCA I entered into had signatories of The Lausanne Covenant, which has powerful words committing us to the pursuit of Social Justice.
The *current* PCA is full of white male pastors and elders who use the words “social justice” as a slur.
lausanne.org/content/covena…
12/ The PCA I entered into was a faithful, supportive, & participating member of the @NAEvangelicals.
The *current* PCA voiced its hostility towards the NAE’s support of racial justice & environmental stewardship; and voted to dissolve its relationship with the NAE last Summer.
13/ I entered into the PCA because of amazing men like this, who took a Junior Officer like me under his wing and modeled godliness, both on our deployments together and as an elder in the first PCA church I joined. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Timoth…
14/ Meanwhile, the *current* PCA is full of men like the White Christian Nationalist Stephen Wolfe, who are regularly promoted and platformed, with “thoughtful theologians” like Kevin DeYoung “engaging with him respectfully.”
15/ The PCA I was first exposed to held Rev. MLK Jr. and his Principles of Nonviolence in the highest regard. (I was dumbfounded when I later learned of the hostility towards the Civil Rights movement that characterized so many of the PCA’s founders.) faithfullymagazine.com/church-leaders…
16/ Meanwhile, the *current* PCA voted, by an 80%-20% margin last Summer, to REFUSE TO CONDEMN THE USE OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE.
17/ Read this article; how is it possible that so few present day PCA pastors and elders share the moral & theological HORROR that PCA pastor David Coffin gives voice to, as he grieves the failure of that wise and critically necessary overture. christianitytoday.com/news/2022/nove…
18/ Here’s an example of the two very different PCA’s playing out in real time. One godly and reasonable pastor, the other not so much. #ThereAreTwoPCAs
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20/ Disturbing (but sadly unsurprising) 🧵 about PCA member-in-good-standing Stephen Wolfe.
#pcaga
21/ Another sobering example of the PCA I once knew vs. what the PCA is becoming.
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